Joél Ramos Nominated for Muni Board!

We’re excited to announce that Reset ally and transit advocate Joél Ramos has been nominated to serve on the city’s Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors!

Joél was one of our expert panelists at our Muni Townhall in August, where nearly 300 San Franciscans joined the conversation with Reset San Francisco founder Phil Ting on how to make Muni faster and more reliable. Congrats, Joél!

Read the article from SFGate.com below.

Mayor Lee makes pick for Muni board

By: Rachel Gordon

Mayor Ed Lee late this afternoon nominated transit activist Joél Ramos to serve on the Municipal Transportation Agency board of directors.

The high-profile agency oversees Muni and San Francisco’s parking, traffic control and taxi operations. The seven-member governing board currently has its work cut out for it — directing management in contract negotiations with Muni operators, securing an agreement with the federal government to fund the Central Subway project and deciding whether to keep the agency’s executive director, Nathaniel Ford, on the job.

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Ramos works as a community planner for TransForm, a regional organization advocating for affordable and accessible public transportation that focuses on low-income and minority communities. Ramos’ online work bio says his work is rooted in social justice principals.

“He will bring his experience and passion for transportation issues to the board, and as a regular transit rider and daily bicyclist, Joél will bring a valuable perspective to the SFMTA board,” Lee said of Ramos. ”Known as a team builder who actively engages the community, he is focused on a transit-oriented city.”

Ramos, a 40-year-old native of Pittsburg in the East Bay, lives in the Inner Sunset. He doesn’t own a car. ”I ride Muni every day,” he told the City Insider. His regular lines include the N-Judah, the 28-19th Avenue and the 6-Parnassus.

In San Francisco, Ramos has been working with city transportation officials on establishing a special bus corridor along Geary Boulevard aimed at speeding travel for transit riders.

The Board of Supervisors still must approve the mayor’s nominee. Confirmation is expected. Ramos would replace Director Cameron Beach, who died last month and whose term had expired.

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