With BART shutting down service between San Francisco and the East Bay over Labor Day weekend and several other large event and construction shutdowns planned, we think it’s a perfect time to dust off...
The last weekend of August will be a quiet affair while we eagerly await Labor Day weekend--and two major projects to improve San Francisco's public transit system. Looking for something to do? Check...
This week, SFMTA crews started work to create a better, safer bikeway on 13th Street from Bryant to Folsom. The work is done in support of Vision Zero, the city’s goal to eliminate all traffic deaths...
We’re at it again. For the second time this year, get ready for more Muni service, better Muni routes, new buses and expanded service hours. All this and more is hitting the streets of San Francisco...
Mopeds like these are completely electric and take up little space, helping reduce emissions and parking strain. Photo credit: Marcin Wichary/Flickr . San Francisco’s a compact place. Just seven miles...
Have you ever found yourself on Muni or at a stop overhearing a juicy conversation? Or sitting on a vehicle across from a person with a blue and yellow macaw resting on their shoulder? How about...
While most three day weekends are a time for rest and relaxation, this Labor Day weekend will be a true test of patience and stamina as the city will see a hectic influx of traffic congestion. Due to...
New train tracks will take the T Third Line straight up 4th Street when the Central Subway opens. This weekend we start the work to build the tracks at 4th and King, shown here. We’re working through...
Big trucks, buses and other large vehicles play an important role in San Francisco’s economy, delivering goods, moving people and providing necessary services citywide. But these vehicles create extra...
This month marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of service on the F Line, one of Muni's most popular lines among visitors and locals alike. On September 1, 1995, Muni launched historic streetcar...
Here at the SFMTA Photo Dept. & Archive we’ve been hard at work! After more than four years of intensive scanning, we're pausing to take a breath and take stock of what we've achieved. With the help...
Round two in this month's Muni Lines blog series focuses on a true legacy of a line, what Muni riders today know as the 14 Mission and 14R Mission Rapid. Not only is the 14 one of the oldest lines in...
Balboa Park BART/Muni Station is one of the busiest transit hubs in the region, serving more than 24,000 people daily. After launching the Balboa Park Area Plan 16 years ago to identify the needed...
Holiday Service Schedule and Enforcement Reminder : This Monday, Presidents Day, Muni will operate on a Saturday schedule. Also on Monday, seven-day street sweeping and parking meters (including those...
Last year, we told you about the 2.5 miles of transit improvements coming to Mission Street. Now, the pieces are in place to get one of Muni’s busiest bus corridors moving and make it safer for...
Today's SFMTA Board of Directors meeting covered a lot of ground and included the approval of a new five-year contract for vehicle towing. The new contract reduces tow fees by five percent and expands...
While Lunar New Year festivities began two weeks ago, this weekend celebrations culminate in Chinatown with a two day community street fair and the traditional Chinese New Year Parade. By the...
The SFMTA Photo Archive has been spending the past few weeks diving into the history of some of San Francisco's most historic transit routes. Last week we took a look at the 14 Mission Yesterday...
This won’t be news to anyone who has squeezed onto a packed N Judah car at Van Ness Station for the evening commute or crammed onto an M Ocean View car at Castro Station to get to work in the morning...
Page Street commuters may have noticed a green center-running bike lane installed this week near Octavia Boulevard to help bike commuters get downtown safely. The idea of this one-block bike lane is...
SFMTA crew cleans overhead wires after a World Series parade. Photo taken Oct. 31, 2014. A new SFMTA apprenticeship program will help jump-start meaningful careers for local residents while developing...
First Residential Parking Permit Evaluation Project Open House: 6 – 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 23James Lick Middle School1220 Noe Street x. 25th Street Nearby Muni Routes: 24, 29, 35, 48, J Church to...
For this Thursday’s “Throwback” blog, the SFMTA Photo Archive is taking a trip to the sunny, “bay side” of San Francisco, where today’s 3rd Street, now home of the “T” end of the “K-Ingleside / T...
Our weekly historical series featuring Muni routes finishes up with the 22 Fillmore, a hard working line that has provided crosstown service for over a century. Also, don’t forget to join us at “SF...
Lots of interesting transit and transportation news in the headlines recently. Today, we bring you a sampling of local, regional and national stories that shed light on current and coming changes to...