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The SFMTA may have known about its inflated on-time reports as early as two years ago but did not address the issues, according to a new report in The Bay Citizen. Earlier in May, The Bay Citizen asserted that the SFMTA had “redefined time” (my favorite comment in our comments section: “MUnits are related to minutes because they are both a measure of time. A minute is ALWAYS 60 seconds long. A MUnit can last from 30 seconds to 260 seconds or much much longer.”). Today’s report basically says that the SFMTA knew about it longer than we thought.

In a memo to top executives, including the CEO, Muni’s chief information officer detailed the accounting maneuvers, called “quirks,” that were boosting the numbers reported to the public by as much as 18 percent.

Muni has been under pressure to improve timeliness since 1999, when San Francisco residents voted to require the transit agency to be on time at least 85 percent of the time. For years, bonuses for the Muni chief have also been tied to performance measures, including on-time performance.

There you have it. You can read the rest of the report at The Bay Citizen.

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Yep, July is right around the corner, folks. For Muni, that means two changes are about to take place: All-door boarding on all Muni vehicles and a slight fare increase for most passes.

The SFMTA website has details on both changes.

Under all all-door boarding, customers with valid prepaid Proof of Payment may enter through any door of any Muni bus or streetcar. — SFMTA

The fare increase affects passes only, not the fare for individual rides.

Muni passes increase in price effective with the July 2012 passes. Muni single-ride fares and Passports are not increasing at this time. — SFMTA