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Board narrows MTA exemption for bus rapid transit after Geary shuttle controversy
Summary
The Board amended transportation code language to expand supervisors' limited review of certain Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) decisions, specifically to allow review when a bus rapid transit (BRT) project authorizes preferential access for non‑Muni vehicles. The change follows debate over private shuttles using BRT lanes.
The Board of Supervisors accepted an amendment to the city’s transportation code on Nov. 13 that slightly narrows an earlier exemption for board review of Municipal Transportation Agency decisions related to bus rapid transit (BRT) projects.
What changed: The original code language exempted certain BRT decisions from board review. After the Geary BRT controversy earlier in the year — when the MTA allowed preferential access for private commuter shuttles on a BRT corridor — Supervisor Aaron Peskin…
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