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The SFMTA’s ultimate purchase of 260 light rail vehicles may be one of the largest purchases of light rail vehicles in North America in modern history, and will increase Muni’s light rail vehicle fleet by 50%.
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The CIG Program is the nation’s primary grant program for funding major transit capital investments. Projects accepted into the program must go through a multi-year, multi-step process.
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Valued at nearly $153 million, it includes orders for 98 40-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses and 69 (138 EU) 60-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses.
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The alleged attacker who took over Muni’s computer systems has demanded 100 bitcoin, equivalent to $73,000, in ransom for stolen city data. The SFMTA has said it refuses to pay the ransom.
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WIRED said American public transit systems, which make daily life possible for millions, are an easy target, since many are aging and underfunded, with barely enough money to keep the trains running, let alone invest in IT security upgrades.
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Meanwhile, a person who may have spread the malware that disabled Muni computers said they want $73,000 as ransom in exchange for captured transit agency data.
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Nolan was first appointed to the SFMTA’s board in 2006, before being elected chairman in 2009.
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The contract also includes providing paratransit services using 112 SFTMA vehicles. Transdev employs more than 200 people in San Francisco and the Brisbane Operations Center located south of the city.
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The plan is intended to help prevent pedestrian deaths by reducing speeding and encouraging safe driving. Recently, a paratransit bus struck and killed an 86-year-old woman.
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The goal of the fee, which is also described as a discount for Clipper card users, is to persuade more riders to use Clipper or a Muni fare app, speeding boarding times and cutting costs.
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