"I just took the M Line from Church Street. It was packed with high school students, people going to work, it felt alive in there."
"They experience that it's safe and reliable and clean and run by the most incredible staff in this city. 500,000 people board Muni every day. I want to get that number even higher."
"Half of our greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation; if we want to fix that, we have to get people on public transportation,"
Transit Month was launched on the steps of San Francisco City Hall to promote increased use and funding of public transportation. A morning M Line ride was described as packed with high school students and commuters, conveying transit vitality. Muni cleanliness and reliability have improved, prompting growing ridership. Daily Muni boardings total about 500,000 with goals to increase that number. Transportation accounts for roughly half of local greenhouse gas emissions, motivating a push to shift riders to public transit. Funding proposals include a parcel tax to address a $322 million Muni budget shortfall and a region-wide ballot measure to support regional transit agencies. City supervisors emphasized transit's role in economic recovery and quality of life, while questions remain about inconsistent stances on bicycle improvements.
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