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8-6-24 MTAB Item 7 CAC Report
How Automatic Train Control Keeps Muni Metro Running
Automatic Train Control System (ATCS) Technology Muni Metro is the third busiest light rail system in the U.S. But it’s the last to funnel five lines into one tunnel, making automatic train control...
Computers and Cables: The Tech Behind Train Control
Computers All of the computers that run the subway ATCS today are 1990s-era computers that would be replaced by modern computers serving the same functions. These new computers are several generations...
Train Control Upgrade Project: Benefits
Why do we need modern train control? We will modernize Muni Metro to meet San Francisco’s transit needs well into the future with a new, cutting-edge train control system. The Train Control Upgrade...
Train Control Upgrade Project: Applying Lessons Learned
How we're learning from past projects and doing things differently The Train Control Upgrade Project (TCUP) is carefully envisioned, planned and managed to maximize lessons learned from past SFMTA...
Train Control Upgrade Project: Project Phasing
Phase 1: Initial Technology Demonstration We will install the new Communications-Based Train Control at street level along the Embarcadero and Third Street corridors to test and validate the new...
Train Control Upgrade Project: Understanding Train Control
What is a train control system? A train control system is the technology that controls the automatic movement of light rail vehicles, such as Muni Metro. Without it, Muni Metro cannot operate...
Potential New Revenue Sources
Transportation Special Tax Dedicated tax for transportation, providing a predictable stable source for transit service and maintenance. May be bonded against for near-term capital infrastructure...
Investing Equitably
How to Help Our Most Vulnerable Public transportation is a vital part of our community and essential to making San Francisco an equitable and just city. Seniors, people with disabilities, people of...
Improving Safety and Access
Improving Safety Everyone in San Francisco deserves to feel safe. Yet each year, about 30 people lose their lives and over 500 more are severely injured while traveling on city streets. These deaths...
More Repairs and Maintenance
Over the last decade, SFMTA has invested in maintaining Muni’s bus fleet, significantly reducing delays from bus breakdowns. We now operate the greenest fleet in North America, one of the most...
Powell Street Open House, Oct 8
Join us at an open house to learn about safety and sidewalk improvements proposed for Powell Street! The Powell Street Safety and Sidewalk Improvement Pilot will test the effectiveness of vehicle...
Fast and Convenient Transit
Transit is essential to keeping the city moving, managing congestion and rebuilding our economy. In order to create a system that is faster, more reliable and more accessible, we will need to invest...
Financial Challenges
Financial Challenges For years San Francisco's transportation system has been battered by traffic and the demands of a growing economy. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the SFMTA had a growing budget...
Outside Lands 2024
Handlery Hotel
Renewal of Color Scheme and Dispatch Service Permits
Renewal of Color Scheme and Dispatch Service Permits
Why Twin Peaks Tunnel Will Be Closed This Weekend
A worker inspects infrastructure in Twin Peaks Tunnel. For over a century, Twin Peaks Tunnel has helped people zip across the heart of San Francisco. And with all these years of service under its belt...