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Supervisors advance 3‑month Free Muni pilot with added paratransit funding; MTA urges caution on crowding
Summary
The Budget & Appropriations Committee advanced two measures to fund a three‑month Free Muni pilot starting July 1, 2021, and approved amendments increasing the supplemental appropriation to cover paratransit and higher ridership estimates. SFMTA officials warned the board about operator shortages and potential crowding effects; the measures were continued for further consideration.
Chair Matt Haney convened the Budget & Appropriations Committee on May 12, 2021, and the panel called items 1 and 2 — an ordinance to appropriate $9.3 million from the city’s COVID response reserve for a three‑month free Muni pilot and an administrative‑code amendment creating a special fund to govern the pilot’s use.
Supervisor Dean Preston, the lead author, said the pilot would run July 1 through Sept. 30, 2021, and proposed two substantive amendments: explicitly extend the fare‑free pilot to paratransit services (SF Access, group van, and intercounty paratransit) so the program complies with federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements, and increase the appropriation to cover higher ridership projections. “Free Muni will put money back…
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