About The Community Transit Act
The ComMUNIty Transit Act is a proposed ballot initiative to add a new gross receipts tax on ride-hail platform corporations like Uber, Lyft and Waymo. The funds will be used to prevent Muni service cuts; improve access to public schools, libraries, and parks; and continue fare discount programs like Free Muni for Youth. We’ll be gathering 10,000 signatures of San Francisco voters in order to get this on the ballot.
At its core, this campaign is a community-led initiative. While we believe in the power of a robust, affordable, and accessible public transportation system in San Francisco, we are not affiliated with Muni, the SFMTA, or any other part of the city government. We are residents of San Francisco, standing up to say, “It’s time to fund public transit!”
Prior to writing this measure, we conducted extensive outreach to a breadth of community organizations from all across the city to identify an equitable, progressive funding source that can help fund the transit services and programs that San Franciscans rely on the most. By taxing the large ride-hail corporations, which divert resources from public transit by competing for riders, and contribute to a large portion of San Francisco’s congestion and greenhouse gas emissions, we can fund transit in a way that is in line with our city’s values of equity and climate resilience.
You can read the full text of the measure on the Department of Elections' website, and stay up-to-date on our updates page.
The ComMUNIty Transit Act is an effort by a coalition of advocates and allies in support of safe and sustainable transportation in San Francisco. The ballot measure’s proponents include Chris Arvin, Vice Chair of the SFMTA Citizens' Advisory Council; Kat Siegal, Chair of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority’s Community Advisory Committee; and Lian Chang, whose previous advocacy includes supporting Vision Zero at Walk San Francisco. All affiliations are shared for identification purposes only.