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‘Tis the season for shopping districts to take a break from around-the-clock construction. It’s also time for a little more open space to relax and enjoy a Union Square-area holiday transformation...

Holiday revelers lined up to see the Holiday Train on December 3, 2006. Photo credit: Marcel Marchon/Flickr. Events: If you’re still enjoying Thanksgiving left overs and are in need of something to...

Today, we are celebrating a milestone in advocacy: the 23rd International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a day dedicated to promoting awareness and support for critical issues relating to the...

If you’ve been on streets like John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park or 13th Street in SoMa, you’ve seen that a bike lane doesn’t always have to be on the side of driver’s door. In the right...

While waiting for a train in a Muni Metro station, you may have wondered: How did our five remaining streetcar lines get the letters J through N? Muni’s rail lines did start at the beginning of the...

Today’s Throwback Thursday is one for all of the “rambling and ambling” historians: a self-guided winter stroll through the Jackson Square Historic District with then-and-now views selected from the...

What a relief ― Congress finally passed a federal transportation bill last week, promising five years of much-needed funding for transit projects around the country. The Fixing America’s Surface...

For all of you Mission Street transit riders, we have good news to share. Mission Street is on track to get a big makeover, which means your commute is going to get a lot quicker, and much more...

Improvements like new, more fuel-efficient buses are reducing the impact of transportation on the environment in a big way. Here at the SFMTA, a big part of our job is to make sure transportation in...

You may have noticed that we’re big fans of The Atlantic’s City Lab blog. We’ve recently spotlighted their efforts here and here. Today we are lucky to share a recent piece from them, “ Why Buses...

After two consecutive weekends of major Muni re-routes, this weekend will be much calmer. Spring officially arrives this Friday with the spring (vernal) equinox. Couple that with some beautiful...

When discussing railroads owned by the City of San Francisco most people only think of the Municipal Railway (Muni) that we're all so familiar with. But did you know that there was another railroad...

It’s a simple pedestrian safety measure with a memorable nickname: “daylighting.” And it’s a solution that will help San Francisco move the needle on our Vision Zero goal of zero traffic deaths by...

Over the next two weeks, staff from the Twin Peaks Tunnel Trackway Improvement Project will host three community town halls in the neighborhoods affected by upcoming construction to provide an...

The American Public Transportation Association releases monthly updates on how much money Americans save by taking transit. They recently reported that riding transit saves the average American $9,238...

Construction of California Pacific Medical Center’s new medical campus on Van Ness Avenue is progressing on schedule. The next big step is construction of a subterranean pedestrian tunnel that will...

This weekend thousands of runners will rock n' roll 13.1 miles around the city, and we'll continue work in the Sunset Tunnel to improve the N Judah. Here's what you need to know about getting to, from...

San Francisco is a town that loves its food, with new restaurants popping up frequently and almost any cuisine imaginable being doled out somewhere in town. Today's trip back in time (and "under the...

As some have already noticed (like San Francisco Public Work’s @MrCleanSF), crews began construction to install a traffic signal in front of City Hall yesterday. @MrCleanSF was there to capture...

Tourism and San Francisco go together like bread and butter. With all the spectacular views the city has to offer and year-round mild weather, it's no wonder so many people flock here to visit. Even...

Many drivers avoid Downtown San Francisco as much as possible, but that still seems to leave plenty of folks driving through our congested streets. Clogged streets not only seriously damage a driver's...

Every now and then we like to pause and enjoy the beauty of our city and its infrastructure. Photos that circulated last year remind us of the simple aesthetic attraction of urban architecture. The...

Warm spring weather means more weekend events, and this weekend will be no exception. Easter Sunday in San Francisco can range from the solemn, Sunrise Service on Mount Davidson* to over the top fun...