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...
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...
Monday, April 18, marks the 110-year anniversary of one of the nation's worst natural disasters - the 1906 earthquake and fire that destroyed most of San Francisco, leaving thousands without water...
Construction Alert: Sunset Tunnel construction continues this Friday beginning at 8 p.m. and will run until 3:30 a.m. Monday. Beginning around 7 p.m. on Friday night, bus shuttles will provide service...
Perhaps you’ve noticed the growing platoon of commuters biking down Market Street. The streams of people riding on popular biking corridors like the Embarcadero and Fell, Oak and Valencia streets look...
Twin Peaks, that miniature mountain range that offers naturally gorgeous views in the middle of San Francisco, is a must-see spot for locals and tourists alike. But the transportation options on the...
Get all the way across the city from SF State to the Embarcadero in a straight shot underground? Improve the capacity of four different Muni Metro lines with one project? It’s all possible through a...
We announced our plans last week to launch our biggest set of service improvements yet to boost frequency, reduce crowding, and connect people to more destinations. There’s a lot of information to...
People drive more if more parking is provided. As intuitive as that may sound, until recently there wasn’t definitive research showing the link between available parking and driving. And through most...
Board of Directors Meeting: 1 p.m., Tuesday, April 19 City Hall, Room 400 Nearby Muni Routes: 5, 19, 21, 47, 49, F Market, Metro-Civic Center Station Tomorrow’s Board of Directors meeting will include...
Before the 1906 Earthquake, San Francisco was known as a bawdy and bohemian town with only about 400,000 residents (smaller than Fresno today). The city managed to be a major hub of the wild American...
For this "Throwback Thursday," we'll share a view of life in San Francisco from today’s date, April 28, in 1931. This photo shows a bustle of activity in the roadway during streetcar track...