That's because you have.

MUNI’s on-time rate fell to 71.1% during the second quarter (October through December) of the current fiscal year. This marks the lowest on-time rate in the past five reporting periods and is a .9% drop from the previous quarter. In 1999, voters approved a mandate for MUNI to maintain a minimum on-time rate of 85%  – which has never been achieved.

In the same quarter, MUNI also reported a 1% increase in the unexplained absence rate of its transit operators. The agency recorded a 13.7% unexplained absence rate, well above its goal of 10.5%. Read More
 

By: Phil Ting

Would the government work better if you had more say?

At Reset San Francisco – we think the answer to that question is absolutely yes, which is why we were so excited when the folks behind the movement for Participatory Budgeting paid a visit to City Hall last week.

Don’t let the boring name fool you – this is really powerful stuff. At its core, Participatory Budgeting is about educating and engaging everyday residents to make important decisions about government priorities.

The movement is winning headlines for experiments in China, where a provincial town educated and empanelled a representative sample of residents to make important budget decisions. It has been tried in Chicago’s 49th Ward - led by Alderman Joe Moore - to make decisions about how to spend more than $1 million in discretionary infrastructure funds. We think it is time to try it here in San Francisco.

Watch the compelling video and read more here.

Since one of the fundamental principles of Government 2.0 is responding to data and facts, Reset San Francisco is always tracking how governments are gathering and using information.

Here’s what could be a breakthrough practice – Sommerville, Massachusetts is now tracking a “happiness” index on its yearly census to voters. The idea is that government should be taking steps to make residents happier, and the best way to figure out what’s working best is to ask the question directly. Read More

It's not a coincidence that parking in the city is always a hot topic on Reset San Francisco. Whether it's our unfair ticket plan petition or our latest post on the SFPark app, parking issues have no problem finding a spot in our daily conversations. Which is why, when we read this 7x7 article, we were inspired to create a parking infographic for San Francisco’s curious, hill-scaling drivers. Read More