If you think packing up your moving boxes is a laborious affair, check out this time-lapse video of the disassembly of the Central Subway’s twin tunnel boring machines (TBMs), affectionately known as...
Since the very first horse-drawn streetcars rolled down Market Street way back in the mid-19th century, San Francisco's transit system has remained almost entirely above ground. With this surface...
Balboa Park Station Community Advisory Committee: 6:30p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 24 City College Multi-Use Building 55 Phelan Avenue Nearby Muni Routes: 8X, 8BX, 29, 43, 49, 54, J/M/K Muni and BART to Balboa...
Last week we talked about San Francisco’s Vision Zero policy, the new website and the city’s efforts to make our streets safer as well as a popular, yet comparatively small, Vision Zero initiative to...
While preparations are underway for the annual Chinese New Year Parade early next month, don’t forget that Lunar New Year festivities are still taking place throughout the city. Check out...
Twice a month we share some of our favorite destinations in the city and the Muni routes and lines that will take you there. The latest incarnation of the Cliff House. Photo taken Feb. 25, 2015...
This week we’re sharing an informative piece from The Atlantic’s CityLab blog on a recent study that looked at how city planners define what is and isn’t “close to transit.” How far will commuters...
The first big event weekend of the year is here, and it’s a doozy. Lunar New Year festivities continue in Chinatown with the Chinese Community Street Fair & Parade. Little League Baseball kicks off...
This week's photo excursion takes us deep under the streets of San Francisco for a sight seen by very few eyes. One of the biggest transportation projects of the 1960s and '70s in the Bay Area was the...
You can be forgiven for not watching all of yesterday's 7-hour (plus!) SFMTA Board of Directors meeting. That's a lot of transportation talk even for us. The long day, though, meant that a lot got...
This week we bring out a rare shot from the archives that gives an overview of one little "patch" of San Francisco. One of only a handful of aerial photos in our collections, this 4x5" negative was...
Happy Lunar New Year! It’s been called the Year of the Ram, Sheep and Goat—different translations meaning the same thing: time to kick off the largest celebration of Asian culture outside of Asia, the...
“Go play in the street!” This isn’t a directive you usually hear from us, but when it comes to Sunday Streets, that’s exactly what we want you to do on The Embarcadero this Sunday. Sunday Streets is...
ISCOTT Meeting: 9a.m., Thursday, March 12 SFMTA Offices, 7 th Floor, Room 7080 Nearby Muni Routes: 9, 9L, 47, 49, F Market, Metro—Van Ness Station The Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and...
Will you be among the throngs on the streets this weekend, painting the town green and hollering Erin Go Bragh? The parade and festival at Civic Center and downtown will be at the center of...
If you read about Bay Area transportation, sooner or later you’re apt to come across “Mr. Roadshow,” Gary Richards, of the San Jose Mercury News. We are long-time fans of his readers’ questions and...
Reflections on the recent traffic fatalities on Geary Boulevard and on Lincoln Way led this morning’s press conference to announce 33 new crosswalks on Geary and a speed limit reduction on Fulton...
Open to the public in 1879, the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park is the home to over 1,700 plant species. Photo taken May 6, 2013. Severe structural damage caused by a 100-mile-an-hour...
With this Wednesday being Transit Driver Appreciation Day, we want to give a tip of our caps to the men and women of Muni who provide more than just a steady hand on the steering wheel as they ferry...
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...