Just after the departure of the supervisor of state senate transportation, Scott Wiener, the experts of the Bay Area are looking for a vacuum in San Francisco.
During his working tenure, Wiener formed a Late Night Transit Working Group which aims to low-wage workers.
According to a report, “During his time as supervisor, Wiener, a staunch transit advocate, formed a Late Night Transit Working Group aimed at low-wage workers, ushered in Proposition B in 2014 to tie local transportation funding to population growth, tried to get a vehicle license fee that Mayor Ed Lee opposed on the ballot, brought back the Castro shuttle, authored the Subway Master Plan urging San Francisco to continuously build subways and helped (along with other politicians) usher in the Gator Pass, a transit pass for San Francisco State University students”.
The entire conversation highlights a question that “Who will be the next transportation-centric supervisor?
Here are the nominations along with their views on the recent transit in SF.
The first nomination is Sandra Fewer, District 1
“We’re in the far reaches,” Fewer said. “We need connections that are much more direct, not just to downtown.”
Jeff Sheehy, District 8
“I haven’t had my [12-year-old] daughter get on a bike and ride around The City’s streets,” Sheehy said. “I think there’s another level of safety” needed.
Hillary Ronen, District 9
“There’s flooding under the [Alemany Boulevard] bridge, there’s massive potholes,” Ronen said. “It’s as big of a mess as you can imagine. That’s a priority for me.”
Ahsha Safai, District 11
He said “We have real issues with traffic calming and pedestrian safety and parking congestion”.