SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — San Francisco Municipal Railway has a long way to go to meet the transportation needs of the future, according to population growth projections presented at Monday’s Board of Supervisors hearing.
Without a major influx of money into the city, Muni faces meltdown in less than two decades, said San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Director Ed Reiskin.
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Reiskin testified at the hearing called by Supervisor Scott Wiener to get up to speed on the growing transportation needs.
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