Mayor Ed Lee, (starting from far left) AC Transit President Chris Peeples, Karen Heisler, MTC Commissioner Scott Wiener, SFMTA Director John Haley, Muni bus drivers and SamTrans Boardmember Jeff Gee introduce the AllNighter campaign.
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"There is a significant workforce that doesn't keep the traditional 9-5 hours, and they are vital to the everyday operations and economic well-being of the San Francisco Bay Area region." - Mayor Ed Lee
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MTC Commissioner Scott Wiener talks about the importance of making sure workers get to and from work safely everyday.
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MTC Commissioner Scott Wiener started the Late Night Transportation Working Group, a group that includes workers, nightlife advocates and transit advocates, to craft a plan to expand late night regional bus service.
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President of the AC Transit Board Chris Peeples is excited to bring more late-night transit service to the residents of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
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Karen Heisler, owner of Mission Pie and member of the Late Night Working Group, emphasized the importance of designing a unified transportation system for people of all classes and sectors.
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"Today service sector workers are traveling longer distances to their workplaces because of affordability in cities." - Karen Heisler
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MTC Commissioner Scott Wiener is pictured with two of the many bus drivers who will be driving late at night to make sure people get home safely.
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The Allnighter service was made possible by the leadership of Commissioner Scott Wiener, Mayor Ed Lee, City and County of SF Staff Yves Louis-Jacques and Benjamin Van Houten, and Bay Area regional transportation agencies.
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From left to right: SFMTA Director of Transit John Haley, City and County of SF Benjamin Van Houten and Yves Louis-Jacques, Mayor Ed Lee, MTC Commissioner Scott Wiener and a Muni driver joined together to celebrate the new Allnighter Service
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MTC Commissioner Scott Wiener and President of the AC Transit Board Chris Peeples brought together transit agencies to plan routes and coordinate transfers between transit agencies for the AllNighter Service.
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MTC Commissioner Scott Wiener and San Francisco's Office of Economic & Workforce Development Yves Louis-Jacques brought together local business owners, workers and transit agencies to create the AllNighter campaign.
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AC Transit Board President Chris Peeples answers the media's questions about the new multi-lingual campaign.
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Mayor Ed Lee responded to the media's questions about the AllNighter campaign at the end of the press event.
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SFMTA's Paul Rose shares with the media how Muni will participate in the AllNighter campaign.
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The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, AC Transit, SamTrans, Golden Gate Transit and Bay Area elected officials announce the Allnighter Service, a late-night and early-morning bus network that serves SF, the East Bay and Peninsula from 12 - 5 a.m. More details via 511.org