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  • Rail lines: F, L, N, all cable cars.
  • Bus routes: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 8X, 9, 10, 12, 14, 14L, 21, 30, 31, 38, 38L, 45, 71, 108.
  • Area Affected: Downtown, Chinatown.
  • Date: Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012.
  • Time: 10 a.m. until 9:30 p.m.

Updated February 9, 2012 1:27 PM

Safety info for 2012

Powell Station is under construction. For your safety, use Montgomery Station or Embarcadero Station to get to and from the parade.

Service info

  • The parade starts at 5:15 p.m. and continues until about 8 p.m.
  • There will be extra service on the L Taraval and N Judah lines before and after.
  • Reroute starting times vary; see table below. All reroutes continue until as late as 9:30 p.m.
  • Buses may not wait for their time at the downtown end due to traffic conditions, so be at your stop ahead of the schedule.
  • Northbound 8, 8X, 30 and 45 routes make wide detours around Chinatown. See table below for stop details, which depend upon your destination. You may need to transfer in North Beach from a northbound bus to a southbound bus in order to get close to your destination in Chinatown.
  • The 1, 30 and 45 routes use motor coaches in place of trolley buses.
  • Expect major traffic delays. Please allow extra time to reach your destination.
  • The parade starts at Market and 2nd, turns onto Geary, then Powell, back on Post and north on Kearny to Jackson.
  • To plan a bus trip for during these hours, do not use the Trip Planner. Contact the San Francisco 311 Customer Service Center, or 511 from outside San Francisco. 311 is open 24/7.
  • The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) suggests that you use the Muni Metro to enter or leave the downtown area. The subway will remain open until nearly 1 a.m. For 2012 use Montgomery or Embarcadero station.

Most downtown surface routes will need to re-route as follows:

Line

Hours Affected

Missed Stops or Service

Alternate Stops

F Market and Wharves

3 p.m. until clear

No service between 11th and Ferry Terminal

Use Muni Metro subway lines from Van Ness Station to Embarcadero Station

California cable car to Financial District

3 p.m. until clear

No Service

Use Route 1 on Clay St.

California cable car to Van Ness

3 p.m. until clear

No Service

Use Route 1 on Sacramento at any stop except Montgomery, Kearny, Grant, or Stockton.

Powell cable cars

3 p.m. until clear

No Service south of Washington
  • Powell-Hyde customers: use Route 27 or 30 to get near Market and Powell.
  • Powell-Mason customers: use Route 30 to get near Market and Powell.

1 California to Downtown

 3 p.m. until clear
  • Clay and Grant.
  • Clay and Kearny.
  • Clay and Montgomery.
  • Clay and Sansome.
  • Clay and Stockton.
  • Clay and Front.

1 California to Richmond District

3 p.m. until clear
  • Sacramento and Sansome.
  • Sacramento and Montgomery.
  • Sacramento and Kearny.
  • Sacramento and Grant.
  • Sacramento and Stockton.
  • Sacramento and Battery.
  • Stockton at Sacramento, 30 Route stop.
2 Clement to Downtown 3 p.m. until clear
  • Post and: Taylor. Powell, Grant, Montgomery.
  • All Market Street stops.
  • Spear and Market.
  • Post and Jones.
  • Sutter and Taylor.
  • For downtown, take 47 or 49 route south at Van Ness and transfer to the Muni Metro subway at Market.

2 Clement to Richmond District

3 p.m. until clear
  • All Market Street stops.
  • Sutter and: Sansome, Kearny, Stockton, Powell, Mason
  • Sutter and Taylor.
  • From downtown, take the Muni Metro subway to Van Ness, then take 47 or 49 route north to Sutter and transfer to the 2 Route.
3 Jackson to Downtown 3 p.m. until clear
  • Post and: Larkin, Hyde, Leavenworth, Jones, Taylor, Powell, Grant.
  • Kearny and Sutter.
  • Bush and Montgomery.
  • Sansome and Sutter.
  • Sutter and Sansome.
  • Post and Polk.
  • Sutter and Larkin.
  • For lower Nob Hill, transfer to the 2 Clement.
  • For downtown, take 47 or 49 route south at Van Ness and transfer to the Muni Metro subway at Market.

3 Jackson to Richmond District

3 p.m. until clear

Sutter and: Sansome, Kearny, Stockton, Powell, Mason, Taylor, Jones, Leavenworth, Hyde.

  • Sutter and Larkin.
  • From lower Nob Hill, take the 2 Clement from Sutter and Taylor, then transfer to 3 at Larkin.
  • From downtown, take the Muni Metro subway to Van Ness, then take 47 or 49 route north to Sutter and transfer to the 3 Route.

5 Fulton to Downtown

 10 a.m. until clear
  • Market between 4th and 3rd.
  • Market and 3rd.
  • Market and 1st.
  • Beale and Mission.
  • Howard and Main.
  • Market between 5th and 4th.
  • Take Muni Metro subway to Montgomery or Embarcadero Stations.

5 Fulton to Ocean Beach

10 a.m. until clear
  • Howard and Main.
  • Market and: Front, Sansome, Montgomery.
  • Take Muni Metro subway to Powell, then transfer.
  • Market after Grant.

6 Parnassus to Downtown

3 p.m. until clear

All stops east of Page and Market

Take inbound Metro subway lines from Van Ness Station

6 Parnassus to Sunset District

 3 p.m. until clear

All stops east of Page and Market

Take any outbound Metro subway line to Van Ness Station and transfer to Route 6 on Page at Market, west corner, inbound stop.

8 Shuttle inbound toward North Beach

 3 p.m. until clear No stops on regular route between Folsom and Broadway
  • Folsom and 4th.
  • Embarcadero at Ferry Building, opposite Market Street, temporary stop.Columbus and Broadway.
  • Take outbound 8 and loop around if necessary.

8 Shuttle outbound toward SoMa

 2 p.m. until clear

Stockton at Geary

  • Stockton at Sutter.
  • 4th after Market.

8X Bayshore Express to North Beach

3 p.m. until clear No stops on regular route between Folsom and Broadway
  • 3rd between Harrison and Bryant.
  • Embarcadero at Ferry Building, opposite Market Street, temporary stop.Columbus and Broadway.

8X Bayshore Express to City College

 2 p.m. until clear

Stockton at Geary

  • Stockton at Sutter.
  • 4th after Market.

9 San Bruno Away from Downtown

10 a.m. until clear

2nd St. and: Market, Stevenson
Market and Kearny

Mission and 2nd St.

10 Townsend and 12 Folsom/Pacificto Russian Hill 10 a.m. until clear
  • 2nd and: Folsom, Howard. Stevenson.
  • Sansome and: Sutter, Pine, Sacramento, Washington.
  • Pacific and: Sansome, Montgomery, Kearny, Grant, Stockton.
  • Pacific and Powell.
  • Before 10 a.m. and after the parade, see the reroute for the Chinese Community Street Fair.

 

  • 2nd and Harrison (10 Route only).
  • Folsom and 3rd (12 Route only).
  • Embarcadero at Ferry Building, opposite Market Street, temporary stop.
  • Pacific after Stockton (at Cordelia Alley).
10 Townsend to San Francisco General Hospital and 12 Folsom/Pacific to the Mission District 10 a.m. until clear
  • Battery and Broadway.
  • Sansome and: Clay, California, Sutter.
  • 2nd and Stevenson, Howard, Folsom.
  • Broadway and Sansome.
  • Embarcadero at Market, Justin Herman Plaza, temporary stop.
  • 2nd and Harrison.
14/14L Mission/Mission Limited to Ferry 10 a.m. until clear
  • Mission and: 4th, 3rd, 2nd, Fremont.
  • Main and Market.
  • Market and Steuart.
  • Steuart and Mission, 14 only.
  • Mission and Main, 14 only.
  • Mission and 5th.
  • Walk to Market and take Muni Metro subway to Montgomery or Embarcadero Stations.
14/14L Mission/Mission Limited to Daly City 10 a.m. until clear
  • Steuart and Mission, 14 only.
  • Mission and Spear, 14 only.
  • Mission and Main, 14L only.
  • Mission and: Beale, 1st, 2nd.
  • Mission after 3rd.
  • Take Muni Metro subway from Embarcadero to Montgomery and transfer to 14 or 14L at Mission and 3rd.

21 Hayes inbound toward downtown

3 p.m. until clear
  • Market and: 4th, 3rd, New Montgomery, 1st.
  • Spear and Market.
  • Steuart and Mission.
  • Market and 5th.
  • Take Muni Metro subway to Montgomery or Embarcadero Stations.
21 Hayes outbound toward Golden Gate Park 3 p.m. until clear
  • Steuart and Mission.
  • Steuart and Market.
  • Market and: Drumm, Front, Sansome, Montgomery.
  • Market after Grant.
  • Take Muni Metro subway to Powell, then transfer.

30 Stockton to Caltrain

 None None None

30 Stockton to Marina District

 3 p.m. until clear

No stops on regular route between Folsom and Columbus/Stockton
  • 3rd between Harrison and Bryant.
  • Embarcadero at Ferry Building, opposite Market Street, temporary stop.
  • Columbus at Stockton.
  • Transfer to southbound 8X, 30 or 45 at Columbus and Stockton to get closer to Chinatown or Union Square destinations.

31 Balboa to Ocean Beach

3 p.m. until clear

Mission and Main

Turk and Taylor

38/38L Geary/Geary Limited to Downtown

 3 p.m. until clear
  • O'Farrell and Powell.
  • O'Farrell and Grant.
  • Market and 3rd.
  • Market and 1st.
  • Beale between Market and Mission.
  • Mason and Ellis, 27 Route stop.
  • Mission and: 4th, 3rd, 2nd, Fremont; 14 Route stops toward Ferry.
  • Beale at Howard.

38/38L Geary/Geary Limited early reroute to Richmond District

10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Main and Howard

 Beale and Howard, inbound stop island

38/38L Geary/Geary Limited late reroute to Richmond District

3 p.m. until clear
  • Main and Howard.
  • Fremont and Market.
  • Market and: Sansome, Montgomery.
  • Geary and: Kearny, Stockton, Powell.
  • Beale at Howard, inbound 38 stop island.
  • Cyril Magnin after Market, 27 Route stop.
  • Ellis and Mason, 27 Route stop.
  • Geary and Taylor, 38 only.
  • Geary and Leavenworth, 38 and 38L.

45 Union/Stockton to Caltrain

 None None None

45 Union/Stockton to the Presidio

 3 p.m. until clear

No stops on regular route between Folsom and Columbus/Stockton
  • 3rd between Harrison and Bryant.
  • Embarcadero at Ferry Building, opposite Market Street, temporary stop.
  • Columbus at Stockton.
  • Transfer to southbound 8X, 30 or 45 at Columbus and Stockton to get closer to Chinatown or Union Square destinations.
71 Haight/Noriega to Downtown 10 a.m. until clear
  • Market between 4th and 3rd.
  • Market and 3rd.
  • Market and 1st.
  • Beale between Market and Mission.
  • Market between 5th and 4th,.
  • Mission and: 4th, 3rd, 2nd, Fremont; 14 Route stops toward Ferry.
  • Beale at Howard, stop island.

71 Haight/Noriega to Sunset District

 10 a.m. until clear
  • Main and Howard.
  • Market and: Battery, 2nd, Kearny, Stockton, Cyril Magnin.
  • Beale at Howard, inbound stop island.
  • Market at Stockton, stop island.
108 Treasure Island to SoMa 10 a.m. until clear Beale at Howard, stop island Beale between Howard and Folsom, 108 outbound stop
108 Treasure Island to Treasure Island 10 a.m. until clear None None

 

Note: Muni vehicles stop only at existing marked Muni stops. Reroutes over streets not normally served by Muni will operate non-stop over those streets. Exceptions to this policy, if any, would be noted above as "temporary stop."

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