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SFMTA outlines service restoration costs and warns of long‑term structural deficit
Summary
SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin said COVID forced repeated service rebuilds and equity‑driven reallocations; the agency estimates the first 15% of service restoration will cost about $74 million and a second 15% about $85 million, and cautioned federal operating relief is time‑limited.
SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin told the Budget & Appropriations Committee on May 5 that the agency has reorganized service four times during the pandemic, prioritizing routes that serve essential workers and historically underserved neighborhoods. "The most powerful statement of any organization's values is its budget," Tumlin said as he framed SFMTA’s decisions.
Tumlin and staff…
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