[NFBSF] NFBSF Digest, Vol 228, Issue 10

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>    1. Info re the 5-county Regional Transit Measure (Sheela Gunn)
>    2. Re: [SFCL] Info re the 5-county Regional Transit Measure
>       (Daveed Mandell)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:27:15 -0700
> From: Sheela Gunn <sheela at topgunntet.com>
> To: "NFB of San Francisco, California List" <nfbsf at nfbnet.org>,
>         sfcl at ccblists.groups.io, "Bayview chapter, CCB"
>         <Bayview at ccblists.groups.io>, oakland-disabled at googlegroups.com
> Subject: [NFBSF] Info re the 5-county Regional Transit Measure
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> Hi, All, please share widely, but *do not* reply to all. There are 4
> lists being sent to, here. Thanks for helping to amplify. :)
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> Do you ride BART, AC Transit, Muni, Caltrain, Paratransit or other
> public transit in the San Francisco Bay Area?
>
> Petitions to put "Connect Bay Area," a regional measure, on the 2026
> ballot are being gathered.
> You must be registered to vote in:
> * Alameda
> * Contra Costa
> * San Francisco
> * San Mateo or
> * Santa Clara county to sign one. Petition signing events are happening
> near you *right now!*
>
> Every day, people throughout the Bay Area take nearly 1 million trips on
> public transit. But our communities are at risk of losing massive
> amounts of transit service that we depend on. This would be a disaster
> for families, businesses, and our entire community.
> Two ballot measures will prevent cuts and improve service (one for San
> Francisco County, and one for the five largest bay area counties listed
> above), but only if voters pass them in November 2026. To get the two
> measures on the ballot, and secure victories for both, we need 200,000
> signatures of registered voters in the five counties, and we're halfway
> there! There is a *signing party* scheduled at the *East Bay Center for
> the Blind* on *Wednesday, May 6th* from *1:00 PM - 2:30 PM*. An
> educational event may be coming to the Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley
> soon, and, if getting an event going at the San Francisco Lighthouse for
> the Blind is logistically feasible, we'll have an event there, as well.
>
> Here's the home page of the Bay Connect campaign:
> https://www.transbaycoalition.org/regional-transit-measure/
> Here's the calendar of where petition takers will be collecting signatures.
> https://luma.com/connectbayarea?k=c
> * Possible inaccessibility alert. I had trouble with the calendar using
> NVDA.
>
> The situation will become dire if we don’t take action.
> •
> BART would be forced to close up to 15 stations, shut the Blue Line
> (Dublin/Pleasanton) down entirely and reduce other lines to only peak
> hour service or shortening routes, cut train service hours by 70%, and
> cut 25% of the miles off the system.
> •
> Muni would be forced to cut 50% of all bus and Metro lines, including
> eliminating entire neighborhood routes, ending regular service at 9pm
> (with only bare-bones late-night service), and removing San Francisco’s
> iconic historic cable cars and trolleys.
> •
> AC Transit would be forced to cut up to 37% of its service which would
> also mean entire routes eliminated and worse service on the remaining
> routes. This would bring transit service down to half of pre-pandemic
> levels
> •
> Caltrain would be forced to run service only once an hour, provide no
> weekend service, eliminate weekday service after 9pm, and close 10
> stations.
> •
> VTA and SamTrans are also looking at significant upcoming budget
> deficits which would force similarly devastating cuts.
> Public transit is the lifeblood of the Bay Area. Without the bus, train,
> and ferry service our communities depend on, older folks, families, and
> people with disabilities will not be able to get where we need to go for
> work, school, visiting family and friends, medical appointments, and
> worship.
>
> freeways would become clogged, our economy would stall, our air would be
> dirtier, and people who drive, or can afford to use ride sharing
> services would have to shell out thousands of dollars more each year on
> transportation network companies, or car payments, gas, electricity (for
> electric vehicles), and insurance.
> However, there is a way we can save families money on transportation,
> unsnarl traffic, grow the economy, clean our air, and create a more
> equitable and affordable Bay Area.
>
> "But how can *I* help fix it?"
>
> Sign a petition to get this regional transit measure on the ballot, then
> vote "Yes" on it in November, and tell all your friends to do the same!
>
> This 2026 regional transit ballot measure will raise $1 billion per year
> to prevent cuts and improve service.
> Bay Area residents in the big 5 counties – Alameda, Contra Costa, San
> Francisco, Santa Clara, and San Mateo – will have the chance to save
> transit at the November 2026 election.
> But first, we must gather over 200,000 signatures to get the measure
> *on* the ballot.
> Not only will this measure save our communities from disastrous cuts,
> but it will make service easier, faster, more efficient, and affordable
> for all by funding rider-focused improvements like:
> •
> Free/reduced priced transfers between systems.
> •
> Standardized regional maps and signs to help riders easily navigate
> transit.
> •
> Infrastructure upgrades to make transit faster and more reliable.
> •
> Programs for low-income riders and riders with disabilities.
>
> ***Get involved in the fight to save Bay Area transit!***
>
> Contact Warren Cushman
> 510-971-0959 or <porpie5472 at gmail.com>
> for details.
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:02:35 -0700
> From: Daveed Mandell <daveedmandell at gmail.com>
> To: sheela at topgunntet.com
> Cc: of San Francisco California List NFB <nfbsf at nfbnet.org>,
>         sfcl at ccblists.groups.io, Bayview at ccblists.groups.io,
>         oakland-disabled at googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: [NFBSF] [SFCL] Info re the 5-county Regional Transit
>         Measure
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> ************************************** can anyone send me a link on the
> exact legislative peace for the Transit legislation that signatures are
> trying to be gathered for? I would like to help out, but I don’t want to do
> so if I don’t know what I what exactly I am supporting. Does anyone here
> know exact details on where the financing for this would be coming from? I
> saw some information regarding the funding for the Muni legislation, but I
> was having a harder time finding information on that legislation for the
> five counties one which is the legislation more relevant to me since I am
> in San Mateo County and I regularly ride Sam trans. If anyone has any
> further information on any of this, then I would love to be referred to
> further reading. Thank you.
>