After more than six hours of debate Tuesday, San Francisco’s commuter shuttle program cleared an environmental challenge intended to address complaints about gentrification, but ultimately a Superior Court judge may have the final say.
While the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency in January approved an 18-month pilot program charging commuter shuttles to use Muni stops, critics filed an appeal arguing The City needs to first address an array of shuttle impacts ranging from pollution to displacement. The program places a $1 per stop per day fee for use of up to 200 of Muni’s several thousand stops.
The Board of Supervisors voted 8 to 2 to reject a more extensive review of the pilot.…
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