As a 501(c)(4), the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition* makes political endorsements, helping to ensure San Francisco is a better place to live, work, and bike. Our endorsements process is led by our 15-person board of directors that is directly elected by our membership.
It’s always a pleasure to have multiple qualified candidates bringing experience and good ideas to the table. In this case we have been presented with two fantastic choices for BART D9, Joe Sangirardi and Edward Wright. Edward Wright’s work with SFMTA and deep understanding of transportation systems and the inequalities of it are impressive, and we appreciated his thoughtfulness and thoroughness.
The Board has decided to award our endorsement to Joe Sangirardi. Joe understands the levers of power that lead to enacting change not just within the BART system but the many interconnecting systems in San Francisco. Joe’s prioritization of increasing accessibility to our D9 stations, specifically for people on bicycles, became a highlight of his questionnaire; his level of knowledge over the routes needing improvement is particularly impressive.
For those reasons, we’re endorsing Joe Sangirardi and look forward to working with him to bring BART into the future.
You can read the answers from all candidates to our questionnaire here. For any questions regarding our endorsements, please reach out to the SF Bicycle Coalition Board of Directors at board@sfbike.org.
*The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Education Fund is a distinct 501(c)(3) entity that operates most of our engagement and programmatic work.
