As we head into a week of celebrations with families and friends, we wish you and yours a festive and safe holiday. In our 2016 annual report, Delivering Progress, we reflect on this year's...
Sponsored by 76, Ride Muni Free New Year’s Eve, now in its 17th year, includes all Muni routes and lines – even the cable car lines. Faregates will be set for “fare-free” until early Sunday morning...
Runners at the starting line of the Hot Chocolate run on Jan. 11, 2015. Photo credit: Nicki Dugan Pogue /Flickr . Hot Chocolate 15K/5K Sunday, 7:30 a.m. Golden Gate Park This weekend, “America’s...
This week, we take a look back 102 years to a muddy winter scene on Bayshore Boulevard at Oakdale Avenue on January 1915. This view looks north on modern day Bayshore Boulevard (then San Bruno Avenue)...
Due to a technical issue that started this week, long wait times shown on NextMuni signs may not be accurate. Photo: Michael Ocampo/Flickr Wednesday, Feb. 22 Update: All Muni arrival predictions have...
A rendering of Geary Bus Rapid Transit improvements at Fillmore Street. For the 52,000 people who ride Muni’s Geary bus routes daily, improvements to make the ride less crowded and more reliable just...
Marchers gather for the 2016 MLK march from the San Francisco Caltrain station. Photo: Chris Henderson Next Monday marks the annual celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday and San Francisco’s...
Dr. King Holiday: Muni Service and Parking Enforcement Schedule This Monday, in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Muni will operate on a Saturday schedule. Parking meters and...
If you’re a regular Muni rider, you may have noticed: Muni Art is back. The artwork of five winning artists started rolling out in December and will be displayed on 100 buses within the next few weeks...
Updated Jan. 22 with a video from the event at the bottom of the post. It’s here, and it’s real: The first of a new generation of Muni Metro trains arrived today, marking a huge milestone for the...
Muni Subway Shutdowns for New Train Testing Muni Metro subway closures for tests on new Muni trains start this Saturday, July 22 until Sunday, Aug. 20, except for Aug. 11 - 13. Subway service will...
A late night arrival of a new Muni LRV is attended with excitement. Earlier this year, Muni's new light-rail vehicles (LRVs) started arriving and undergoing testing on city streets to go into revenue...
Last month, we unveiled the latest street design upgrade for SF — a protected intersection at 9th and Division streets. A protected intersection uses simple features like concrete islands to make...
Facing eastbound on Market Street on April 20, 2011. SFMTA Photo Archive Events Chinese Flower Market Saturday and Sunday Grant Ave. in Chinatown On the weekend before Chinese New Year Day, the...
We recently passed a major milestone: The SFMTA Photo Archive now has over 8,000 photos, spanning 50 years of San Francisco transit history, digitized and published online for you to explore. For...
A lot of San Franciscans only need to drive sometimes. If you can mostly get around by foot, bike and transit, you might not need to own a car, but would like to still have a convenient option to...
Geneva Avenue shows some of the recent Balboa Park area improvements, including a bus-and-taxi-only lane and new median plantings. Balboa Park Station Community Advisory Committee: 6 – 8 p.m., Tuesday...
Muni’s Kirkland bus division has a storied history with the Fisherman’s Wharf district. Located near Pier 39, Kirkland is one of San Francisco’s smallest and oldest bus yards — but also one of the...
To people who feel underprivileged and out of sync: rising to the top can happen to those who persevere and compete. - Curtis E. Green Those were the encouraging words of Curtis Green in 1982, when he...
In light of findings on raised bike lanes on Market Street (shown here before it was raised), Polk Street's northbound bike lane will now look similar to this. With construction on Polk Street’s two...
Mansell Street in McLaren Park, before (top) and after (bottom). Top photo: SF Rec and Park. Bottom photo: SF Public Works/Twitter. Half of Mansell Street in McLaren Park is now a beautiful path for...
Automated speed enforcement is a proven way to reduce traffic injuries caused by speeding. Police can’t be everywhere at once to enforce against dangerous speeding. That's why the SFMTA joined...
The SFMTA Chinese New Year Parade contingent stepped off Saturday evening with firecrackers, pounding drums and the ring of a cable car bell. Aboard an authentic cable car, operated on a bus chassis...
Within our vast historic photo archive are a handful of panoramic gems – sets of images that were composed so to be placed side-by-side and form a wide view. Thanks to modern digital imaging...
Chairman Brinkman pedals in front of City Hall during Bike to Work Day last spring. Photo taken May 12, 2016. As the new chairman of the SFMTA Board of Directors, Cheryl Brinkman is happy to use the...