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Commuter Shuttle Program FAQs
What is the Commuter Shuttle Program? The Commuter Shuttle Program regulates employer-provided shuttles in San Francisco, charging a fee and requiring shuttle operators to adhere to a set of rules and...
Matrix 4 Movie Premiere at the Castro Theatre: December 18, 2021
The world premiere of Matrix 4 will take place at the Castro Theatre on Saturday, December 18, 2021 from approximately 4pm-midnight. Street closures will begin Friday, December 17 and last until...
Proposed Bond Introduced to the City’s Capital Planning Committee and the Board of Supervisors
The demands on San Francisco’s transportation system have grown and revenues from transit fares and parking fees have not kept up. The COVID-19 pandemic worsened this problem. New revenue sources to...
Central Embarcadero Safety Project – Quick-Build Implementation Update
Happy Holidays from the SFMTA! The Central Embarcadero project team has an update to share on the implementation of the quick-build project and plans for evaluation. Implementation schedule You may...
How We Made San Francisco Streets Safer In 2021
As 2021 comes to an end, we're reflecting on everything SFMTA has done to make San Francisco streets safer for all. But first, let’s wind back 50 years ago to 1971: the year the first bike lanes went...
Safe Driver Awards 2021
Navigating any type of vehicle, no matter the size, through miles of hilly San Francisco terrain and sharing the roadway with others is no easy feat. Add Ubers, private and commercial vehicles, taxis...
Changes Coming Soon for the South Van Ness Avenue Quick-Build Project
Construction starting soon Following the conclusion of the combined Virtual Open House and Engineering Public Hearing held October 13-27, 2021, all public comments received were reviewed and the South...
2021 Muni Art
The 2021 theme, “San Francisco United” is the sixth year that the SFMTA, San Francisco Beautiful and The Poetry Society of America (sponsors of Poetry in Motion ®) have collaborated to bring art and...
Year-End Review of History Uncovered in 2021
As the year comes to an end, we are excited to present a selection of historic photos that were preserved in the SFMTA Photo Archive this year. Archive staff have been scanning and cataloguing...
Upcoming Chase Center Events Dec - Jan
Central Subway Revenue Service Update
Central Subway Finishes Year on a High Note As we say goodbye to 2021 and bring in the new year, construction crews for the Central Subway remain laser-focused on the finish line and are working...
Continental Crosswalks
What are they? Continental crosswalks are longitudinal stripes designated where to walk across the road. These high visibility markings provide a visual cue for people who drive and bike of where to...
Advanced Limit Lines
What are they? Advanced limit lines are solid white lines extending across all approach lanes to indicate where vehicles must stop in compliance with a stop sign or signal. How do they work? Advanced...
Raised Crosswalks
What are they? Raised crosswalks are roadway crossings where the pavement is raised no higher than the level of the sidewalk, providing a demarcated path of travel for pedestrians from curb to curb...
Painted Safety Zones
What are they? Painted safety zones are painted road areas that wrap around sidewalk corners to make pedestrian crossing intersections more visible to people driving. Painted safety zones are often...
Bulb-outs
What are they? Bulb-outs (also called curb extensions) extend the sidewalk into the parking lane to narrow the roadway and provide additional pedestrian space and visibility at key locations. They can...
Pedestrian Refuges
What are they? Pedestrian refuges are protected areas where people may safely pause or wait while crossing a street. A pedestrian refuge or traffic island is used at intersections, and can also...
Flashing Beacons
What are they? Flashing beacons are safety enhancements added at crossings, typically under the pedestrian sign. When a pedestrian crosses the street, the lights flash, alerting drivers to yield...
Pedestrian Signal Improvements
What are they? SFMTA has implemented a range of improvements to pedestrian signals at intersection, including: pedestrian countdown signals, leading pedestrian intervals, and increased crossing times...
Left Turn Safety
What is it? Left turn safety treatments consist of installing waist-high vertical delineator posts, small rubber speed bumps, and paint to create enhanced center lane lines and painted safety zones to...
Pedestrian Scramble
What are they? A pedestrian scramble, sometimes called a Barnes Dance, is a type of signal treatment at an intersection that stops all traffic and allows people to cross from all corners at the same...
Muni Art 2022 - Tan Sirinumas Artist Page
This page is part of Muni Art 2022. Originally from Thailand, I have been a proud resident of the Tenderloin for the past twelve years making art with and about my growing community in San Francisco...
Muni Art 2022 - Krithika Sengottaiyan Artist Page
This page is part of Muni Art 2022. Hi! I’m Krithika Sengottaiyan a textile designer attending the Academy of Art University. I’ve been living in San Francisco for the past 4 years and I absolutely...
Muni Art 2022 - Richard Louis Perri Artist Page
This page is part of Muni Art 2022. Born in Rockville Centre, NY in 1944. After studying in the Southwest, I came to San Francisco in 1967 with “flowers in my hair.” My main focus is making art as a...