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Board delays vote on SFMTA budget after heated debate over fare hikes and parking revenue
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors debated the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's proposed fiscal year 2009–2010 budget and voted to continue consideration to a special meeting after supervisors and community advocates pressed the agency for alternatives to fare increases and service cuts.
San Francisco supervisors on the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday debated whether to reject the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s proposed fiscal year 2009–2010 budget, ultimately voting to continue the item to a special meeting to allow more negotiations and information-gathering.
Supervisor Avalos urged the board to reject the budget, saying the proposal “has been balanced disproportionately on the backs of riders” and urging the board to press the MTA for alternatives to fare increases and service cuts. He said community groups across the city had helped craft an alternate package that would reduce the burden on transit-dependent riders.
The debate centered on how to cover an approximate $13 million shortfall that SFMTA staff and the agency’s executive director described. Nathaniel Ford, SFMTA executive director, told the…
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