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Supervisors press Muni to fix $420M in deferred maintenance as $6.7M ridership grant draws debate
Summary
At a committee hearing, Supervisor Scott Wiener urged Muni to dedicate Regional Transit Performance Initiative funds to vehicle rehabilitation and maintenance, citing roughly $420 million in deferred fleet repairs. MTA Director Ed Ryskin said most of the $6.7 million grant would go to LRV rehabs but defended allocating a portion to a 12‑month low‑income youth fare pilot.
Supervisor Scott Wiener convened the Government Audit and Oversight Committee hearing and urged an urgent shift in how the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency spends limited capital and operating dollars. "Muni has $420,000,000 in deferred maintenance on its fleet," Wiener said, arguing that investment in rehabilitation and spare vehicles is the most direct way to improve reliability for transit‑dependent San Franciscans.
The MTATransportation Director Ed Ryskin told the committee his agency has been mapping a long‑term capital program to restore the system to a ‘‘state of good repair’’ and identified roughly $250 million a year in mission‑critical investment needs.…
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