Northbound Valencia, from Duncan to Cesar Chavez Street. Note: Only khaki-colored paint will be added to the “load” area. Green and yellow paint will not be added. People biking on the south end of...
To prevent runaway vehicles, local law requires drivers to curb their wheels when parking on a grade greater than 3 percent (1.72 degrees). Since most of us don’t carry a level to measure how steep a...
If you walk, bike, drive or take Muni through the intersection of Geneva and San Jose avenues, next to the Balboa Park Muni/BART Station, you've probably noticed how busy and, at times, confusing it...
San Francisco was once home to many graveyards, but there's one that typically escapes notice in the story of our long-lost burial grounds - the streetcar "graveyard" in the Inner Sunset District. The...
Today, the Board of Supervisors approved a resolution authorizing the SFMTA to proceed with the plan to extend BART's existing underground cellular network to Muni's subway from Embarcadero to West...
With Halloween falling on a Monday, it will certainly be an unofficial three-day weekend filled with ghosts, ghoulies, zombies, witches and more. Children of all ages will be taking to the streets...
We know that each day SFMTA employees help San Francisco residents and visitors as they travel our 49 square miles, but sometimes the circumstances surrounding that assistance are extraordinary...
In an ideal world, making effective and lasting safety improvements on our streets would be as simple as planting plastic “safe-hit” posts along every bike lane and painted safety zone. But the...
Events: Springtime in the city usually means that weekends are brimming with activities, events and even more reasons to be out and about. This week things kick off as Giants baseball returns to AT&T...
Second Street is getting some early improvements as we gear up for its makeover. We’re implementing near-term safety upgrades for walking and biking prior to the start of construction on the full 2nd...
Time to lace up your Chuck Taylors. Thursday, April 7 is Walk to Work Day and there’s never been a better time to experience San Francisco one foot at a time. The fourth annual Walk to Work Day...
San Francisco’s investments in safer streets and a better Muni have never been sounder. The SFMTA continues to be the safest bet in the nation, according to the major credit-rating firm Standard &...
Any ideal family friendly home needs a calm, safe street outside its front door. More San Franciscans than ever seem to agree. Our annual traffic calming program has received a record-high surge of...
The March 3 Van Ness public walking tours included the Civic Center area and City Hall. Board of Directors Meeting: 1 p.m., Tuesday, April 5 City Hall, Room 400 Nearby Muni Routes: 5, 19, 21, 47, 49...
The entire agency came out last Saturday morning to focus on the skills that keep Muni's buses and the Go-4 vehicles used by parking control officers operating safely on our streets. Operators and...
Subway Service Alert: Due to overnight work for our Radio Replacement project, the subway will open up one hour later this weekend: Saturday at 7 a.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m. Early morning bus service...
This Throwback Thursday (#TBT) happens to be Walk to Work Day, so we kicked up some of the most "pedestrian" photographs in the SFMTA Photo Archive to take you on a walking tour backwards through time...
To request the installation of a transit shelter in a new location, open the Muni feedback form, complete the required fields, and be certain to select "Services - Service Planning" in the Category...
At its meeting yesterday, the SFMTA Board of Directors approved a two-year budget well ahead of its May 1 deadline. The budget includes strong investments in our strategic goals: Making streets safer...
The intersection of Folsom and Essex streets is now safer and saner for everyone. Last week, we installed a curbside bike lane and bike signal on eastbound on Folsom, between 2nd and 1st streets. That...
Sunday Streets will kick off its ninth season in the Mission this weekend, once again opening up 14 blocks of Valencia Street for physical activity, community and play. We’ll be out at the event with...
Malcolm Heinicke and Cristina Rubke, two accomplished SFMTA board members who bring unique perspectives to the agency’s governing body, had their reappointments confirmed by the San Francisco Board of...
Cash is slow. In fact, Muni's buses and trains spend about 10 to 15 percent of the time stopped to board passengers, and some of that is due to the time it takes to process cash fares. We’re making...
One year after Muni’s biggest service increase in decades, we’re proud to roll out a fourth round of service improvements on April 23. These Muni Forward improvements will reach customers in every...
The U.S. presidential campaign is rocketing through the primary season with conflicts and controversies that hurl past with each news cycle. As Daniel McGraw at Next City pointed out yesterday, public...