April 22, 2020 – Melanie Curry of StreetsBlog SF reports on the meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission which today failed to set aside funds for worker and rider protections from the $1.3 billion that Bay Area transit agencies will receive as part of the $2 trillion federal pandemic relief bill. Advocates urged the commission to help provide COVID-19 protective equipment and sanitation for transit workers and the essential workers who rely on transit right now. Public Advocates’ Richard Marcantonio is quoted in the article.
Read the article in its entirety, here.
Read the letter sent to the MTC by advocates here.
