This was the scene last night when San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi hosted a Transportation Town Hall with MTA Director Nat Ford at the County Fair Building near 9th Avenue. About 50 nearby residents had their say about the nuts and bolts of traffic issues.
One surprising bogeyman for the locals is the popular California Academy of Sciences - some in the audience probably wish it never reopened.
Others are threatening legal action over any changes to the 6 Parnasus line, but the whole point of the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) is to change things for the better overall. At this point, there’s every reason to think that TEP, like the federal government’s Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) program, will be beneficial.
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A visual aid showing tourists attracted to Golden Gate Park:
On it goes. Last night’s meeting appeared to be Your Government at Work, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
District 5 Transportation Townhall Meeting
When: December 3, 2008 – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: San Francisco County Fair Building main auditorium in Golden Gate Park, S.F. (at 9th Ave. and Lincoln)
What: Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi invites you to attend a District 5 town hall meeting to discuss all aspects of transportation issues with the MTA. Topics will include:
- pedestrian safety issues, including an update on crosswalks in Golden Gate Park
- the current state of Muni
- traffic calming
- bicycle issues
- whatever issues you want to talk about, specific to the Inner Sunset, District 5 or city wide
Supervisor Mirkarimi will be joined by Nathaniel Ford, Sr., Director of the MTA.
Information:mirkarimistaff@sfgov.org
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