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SFMTA briefs SFUSD on phased Muni restoration for August; students and parents warn about capacity and safety
Summary
SFMTA told the school board it will restore most Muni routes by August to support school reopening, prioritizing coverage in equity neighborhoods and using transit ambassadors (MTAP) to help students. Students and parents raised urgent concerns about frequency, pass‑ups on busy routes, the fate of the M Ocean View line and youth safety on buses.
Julie Kirschbaum, SFMTA transit director, told the School Board on June 8 that Muni service restoration will align with SFUSD’s planned mid‑August resumption of in‑person instruction. The agency plans to restore many routes and to modify some lines temporarily to maximize coverage; it said 98% of residents and 100% of equity neighborhoods will be within a two‑ or three‑block walk of transit with the August changes.
Kirschbaum described three kinds of responses: (1) route restoration and temporary realignments to close service gaps, (2) a school‑tripper strategy (empty buses starting at school dismissal to pick up students…
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