Early Retirement Blog

 Save Bus 39 North Beach Telegraph Hill

If you are a retired senior living in North Beach or Telegraph Hill, or you know someone who lives in the neighborhood, it is imperative that you act now to save bus route 39 service.   Your ability to continue living in the North Beach Telegraph Hill area is threatened.

The SFMTA will  hold a public hearing on Tuesday September 16th at 3:30 p.m and 5:30 p.m. . Please try to attend. If you cannot make the hearing, you can also email the board, to register your concerns.

info@sftep.com or phone 415.701.2323

Link to map showing route elimination: http://www.sfmta.com/cms/mtep/documents/rte_039.pdf

The following letter has been emailed to the SFMTA Board of Director.

Dear Directors:

I was alarmed to learn that the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP), is recommending that part of Bus Route 39 be eliminated, to conserve resources.   While noble in purpose, the impact of this recommendation, may have the reverse effect.   Seniors and retired people may be forced to purchase automobiles, causing even more pollution and congestion in our neighborhood and city.

Worse, and the primary reason for my   letter, is my concern for the livability and diversity of our community.   This recommendation, if followed, may result in the exodus of seniors, retired people,  the handicapped, and low income citizens from our community.  Permanently changing the diversity of our community.   No longer will we have the pleasure of listening to elderly neighbors order biscotti in Italian. A community is a community when it includes all generations.