Google bus backlash: S.F. to impose fees on tech shuttles

[marmar]

San Francisco's transportation agency on Tuesday imposed fees and restrictions on Google buses and other corporate commuter shuttles, but the move is unlikely to stop the protests or quell the animosity fueled by the sleek private buses.

The Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors voted 5-0 with one member absent to charge the corporate shuttles a fee of $1 per day per stop, prevent them from using some of the busiest Muni bus stops and require them to yield to public transit vehicles.

The vote came after a hearing that lasted more than three hours, with dozens of people lining up to speak. More than 100 people filled a City Hall meeting room and a spillover room where the hearing was broadcast.

The directors approved the 18-month test, which will begin in July, while acknowledging it won't satisfy many of those who blame the buses for boosting housing prices or changing the culture of San Francisco. ...................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-to-impose-fees-restrictions-on-Google-buses-5163759.php

[legcramp]

1. Just shows to go ya

No good deed will go unpunished.

And how moronic is it that the $1 per stop per day charge will just cover the cost of administrating and auditing the fee?

Way to look extra stupid Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors.

[nxylas]

2. I don't understand what the problem is

Why would employers providing shuttle buses for their employees provoke such violent protests?