SFMTA staff were honored for their work to keep the city moving during the San Francisco Transit Riders’ Rider First Awards last Friday. The nonprofit organization that aims to better transit in San...
This blog is co-authored by SFMTA Director of Transportation Jeffrey Tumlin and San Francisco Public Works Acting Director Alaric Degrafinried. Less than a year after c ar-free Market Street closed...
More than 1,800 individual operators and counting are making the Shared Spaces Program a successful part of San Francisco’s economic recovery. Permits originally set to expire at the end of December...
As part of the 19th Avenue Combined City Project, the SFMTA will implement transit priority and safety improvements for people walking along the route of the 28 19th Avenue. The improvements will make...
The Twin Peaks Boulevard gates were closed early in the pandemic to reduce crowding at Christmas Tree Point lookout parking lot. Since then, Twin Peaks Park use has increased significantly among...
In San Francisco, left-turns are one of the top three crash factors in severe and fatal collisions for people walking and biking. In 2019, almost 40% of all traffic fatalities in the city involved a...
The Central Subway is a transformational transportation project that will extend the T Third underground to Chinatown through some of the busiest and densest parts of our city. While this mega-project...
View from inside the Twin Peaks Tunnel that was first opened 102 years ago in 1918 The Eureka Curve is a section of the Twin Peaks tunnel that connects downtown San Francisco to West Portal and beyond...
The Shared Spaces program has imagined new ways to utilize public spaces around the city. Skybridge on Stevenson, a unique partnership between SFMTA, OEWD, the San Francisco Parks Alliance, the Mid...
Potrero Yard Modernization Project - Upcoming Community Conversations Conceptual design sketch of Potrero Yard at Mariposa and Hampshire streets. This has been an unprecedented year for so many...
Over the summer, the SFMTA and Port of San Francisco broke ground on the Embarcadero Quick-Build Projects, bringing protected bikeways to the Embarcadero between Bay and North Point streets and...
Graphic: Updated core service map, effective December 19, showing the temporary J Church surface rail route. On Saturday, December 19, the SFMTA will gradually start to bring back Muni Metro service...
Beginning on Saturday, January 23, the 27 Bryant will return to service with a route realignment that will improve service reliability by using temporary emergency transit lanes. The 27 Bryant makes...
COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted people who live and work in the Tenderloin. As a result, the SFMTA has been working closely with District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney’s office, other city...
The SFMTA’s Equity Toolkit helps us improve Muni service for San Francisco’s most transit-dependent residents and essential workers. Using data layered with mapping we are able to improve access to...
Do you want to make a change in 2021 that reaps rewards? An easy way to do that is to pick an active travel option for your trips around town. Sticking to a New Year’s resolution can be hard to do...
Starting Saturday, January 23, the eastern section of the 22 Fillmore will shift its route to begin serving Mission Bay. Utilizing the new transit and street amenities along 16th Street, the 22...
Tired of construction in San Francisco? You are not alone. With so many city projects and private developments raising dust across the city, our iconic skyline can more closely resemble a giant...
Crowds surround streetcars during their inaugural day of service, December 28, 1912 (SFMTA Photo Archives) The SFMTA recently celebrated Muni’s 108th Anniversary on December 28, the date when...
In response to budget constraints and challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Better Market Street project team released updated design proposals for Market Street between 5th and 8th...
Upcoming Fourth of July Holiday Reminders: Next Wednesday is Independence Day and there will be the annual fireworks display in the Bay that evening beginning at 9:30 PM. During the holiday, there...
Welcome to the June edition of our Vision Zero Monthly Highlights! Vision Zero SF is the City’s road safety policy that will build safety and livability into our streets, protecting the one million...
Do you know the way to Osaka? What about Sydney? Or Barcelona? In the city’s Hallidie Plaza, just steps away from our iconic Powell Street Cable Car turnaround, we’ve unveiled a cluster of new street...
They are shiny, they are low, and they'll be hopping and cruising this Saturday beginning at City College. Photo: mary.francille/Flickr King of the Streets Saturday, 11 AM to 5 PMCity College Hop on...
This Friday the left turn on northbound Van Ness Avenue at Hayes Street will be permanently removed as part of the Van Ness Improvement Project. As the construction zone extends south, traffic lanes...