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Committee urges SFMTA to pause fare increases during pandemic; committee adopts resolution 3–0
Summary
The committee passed a resolution urging the Municipal Transportation Agency to refrain from Muni fare increases for fiscal 2021–22, after hearing SFMTA staff present alternatives that freeze cash fares but shift costs to monthly or electronic fares and noting projected shortfalls and potential federal relief.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Land Use and Transportation Committee unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to refrain from any Muni fare increases during the fiscal 2021–22 budget cycle, saying now is not the time to add costs to riders amid the COVID‑19 economic emergency.
Supervisor Dean Preston, who sponsored the resolution, thanked Muni operators and emergency workers and argued a fare increase would add hardship for residents facing job and income loss. "We are in a period of particularly extreme financial uncertainty," Preston said, arguing that fare hikes would disproportionately affect riders during the pandemic.
SFMTA staff, represented in the meeting by Jonathan Ruers, outlined two alternatives developed after public outreach: an…
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