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Stand Up 4 Transportation Press Conference

Ed Resikin, director of transportation for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Ed Resikin, director of transportation for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency speaks at the event.
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Noah Berger
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San Mateo County Transportation Authority Executive Director Jim Hartnett
San Mateo County Transportation Authority Executive Director Jim Hartnett addresses the needs of both SamTrans and Caltrain.
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Brenda Kahn
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a Valley Transportation Authority bus wrapped in the SU4T signature brandin
Transit staff and supporters emerge from a Valley Transportation Authority bus wrapped in the campaign’s signature branding.
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Noah Berger
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MTC Chair Dave Cortese signing the wrapped VTA bus
MTC Chair Dave Cortese shows his solidarity with the campaign by signing the wrapped VTA bus.
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Noah Berger
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SU4T speakers and supporters group photo
Speakers and supporters gather for a group photo at the end of the event.
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Noah Berger
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The wrapped VTA bus at the SU4T event
The wrapped VTA bus as viewed through the window of one of the other buses that also converged on the Temporary Transbay Terminal.
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Noah Berger
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San Francisco supervisor and MTC commissioner Scott Wiener
Scott Wiener, a San Francisco supervisor as well as MTC commissioner, highlights San Francisco’s needs.
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Noah Berger
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Satnam Gil, recording and financial secretary for Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265
Satnam Gil, recording and financial secretary for Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265, was among the supporters at the event.
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Noah Berger
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MTC Chair Dave Cortese (at the podium) serving as the SU4T event MC
Top staff and board members from 14 local and state agencies spoke at the event, with MTC Chair Dave Cortese (at the podium) serving as the MC.
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Noah Berger
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MTC Chair Dave Cortese
MTC Chair Dave Cortese engaged the crowd in a series of calls and responses.
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Noah Berger
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Group photo of SU4T speakers
Speakers included (L-R): Randell Iwasaki; Jeff Morales; Bijan Sartipi; Nick Josefowitz; Arthur L. Dao; H.E. Christian Peeples; MTC Chair Dave Cortese.
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Noah Berger
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Contra Costa Transportation Authority Executive Director Randell Iwasaki
Contra Costa Transportation Authority Executive Director Randell Iwasaki adds his signature to the side of the wrapped bus.
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Noah Berger
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Nuria Fernandez, general manager, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Nuria Fernandez, general manager, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
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Noah Berger
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Tilly Chang, executive director, San Francisco County Transportation Authority
Tilly Chang, executive director, San Francisco County Transportation Authority
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Noah Berger
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Arthur Dao, executive Director, Alameda County Transportation Commission
Arthur Dao, executive Director, Alameda County Transportation Commission
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Noah Berger
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H.E. Christian Peeples, president, AC Transit Board of directors
H.E. Christian Peeples, president, AC Transit Board of directors
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Noah Berger
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Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan, executive director, Transbay Joint Power Authority
Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan, executive director, Transbay Joint Power Authority
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Noah Berger
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Ed Resikin, director of transportation for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Ed Resikin, director of transportation for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (which oversees Muni), pointed out that some of the city’s infrastructure is more than 100 years old.
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Noah Berger
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Denis Mulligan, general manager and chief executive officer, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Denis Mulligan, general manager and chief executive officer, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
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Noah Berger
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Nick Josefowitz, San Francisco representative on the BART Board of Directors (left), and San Francisco Supervisor and MTC Commssioner Scott Wiener
Nick Josefowitz, San Francisco representative on the BART Board of Directors (left), and San Francisco Supervisor and MTC Commssioner Scott Wiener give a thumbs up to the campaign.
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Noah Berger
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Michael Tree, executive director of the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority
Michael Tree, executive director of the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority
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Noah Berger
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Top officials from more than a dozen local and state transportation agencies gathered at San Francisco’s Temporary Transbay Terminal yesterday to show solidarity with the national Stand Up for Transportation campaign.