Last week we were excited to announce a plan for working with BART to bring cellular service to the approximately five miles of Muni subway that stretches from West Portal to Embarcadero Station...
Sunday is a busy day, and the fun gets started early along The Embarcadero with the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure. Then head on over to Cole Valley for the Cole Valley Fair, and if you’re feeling...
Fremont and Howard Streets, with the Transbay Transit Center under construction behind. Photo: Sergio Ruiz/Flickr As San Francisco grows, the city’s investments in encouraging people to take transit...
On Sept. 7, 1941, the San Francisco Municipal Railway launched its first electric trolley coach or bus route, the R Howard, marking the beginning of a long history of delivering efficient, non...
Earlier this week, we were treated to a tour of the Cable Car Carpentry Shop. Today, we're sharing some of our photographer's great shots and our videographer's take on this little-known corner of...
We want to hear from you to make Muni better. Over the past couple of years, the SFMTA has implemented changes under Muni Forward, resulting in a historically high service level, more than 250 new...
Whether it's making it easier for customers to get to neighborhood businesses using sustainable options like Muni transit, walking and biking, or providing curb zones for loading and short-term...
Street Closure Alert: Starting tomorrow night at 8 p.m., Howard Street between Third and Fourth streets will be closed until 8 p.m. Saturday, October 9 due to Salesforce’s Dreamforce convention at the...
Construction will start next month on Van Ness Avenue and Polk Street to begin the transformation of two major, parallel streets that could change how you get around San Francisco. Next week, we...
In celebration of the Muni Heritage festival this past weekend, a plethora of vintage buses and rarely-seen streetcars and cable cars made historically significant trips around San Francisco. Here's a...
An SFPD officer uses a LIDAR device to measure driver speeds on Folsom Street in SoMa. The next step in our city’s Safe Streets SF campaign starts in October with a new initiative to bring more...
This Saturday, we gathered with community members, elected officials and our partner agencies to cut the ribbon on Unity Plaza at Ocean and Phelan avenues, next to the City College Ocean Campus and a...
Board of Directors Meeting: 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 4 City Hall, Room 400 Nearby Muni Routes: 5, 19, 21, 47, 49, F Market, Metro-Civic Center Station The agenda for tomorrow’s Board of Directors meeting...
Holiday Service Schedule and Parking Enforcement Alert : Monday is Columbus Day, and Muni will operate on a regular weekday schedule. Also on Monday, seven-day street sweeping restrictions and parking...
Most of the Muni Metro’s elevators and escalators have been on the job since 1973. Over the next four years, we will replace 17 escalators as the second phase of the Muni Metro Escalator...
Bay Street, before and after the road diet. Drivers now travel at calmer and safer speeds on a section of Bay Street in the Marina, which we reconfigured nearly a year ago with a road diet and parking...
Update: As of February, the second round of these surveys has begun and is expected to be finished in May . At its inception, Muni was dubbed the “People’s Railway” for a reason: Making Muni the best...
Everybody is a pedestrian at some point in their journey, whether walking several miles, a few blocks to the bus stop or to a parking space. Walking not only improves personal health and quality of...
Our “San Francisco Parking Tips” blog series explains some of the lesser-known rules listed in the SFMTA’s new Streets of San Francisco Parking Guide (PDF) . It’s part of the SFMTA’s effort to make it...
In addition to the Treasure Island Music Festival and Sunday Streets, the Potrero Hill Festival will take place Saturday on 20th Street between Missouri and Wisconsin streets from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m....
Everyone knows the famous cable car lines that run on Powell and California streets, but even long-time San Franciscans may be surprised to learn that there were once cable cars on Market Street...
The SFMTA and our partner agencies will receive an $11 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to use emerging technology to make transportation in San Francisco smoother and safer...
The SFMTA’s Livable Streets team leads our agency’s crucial mission of making San Francisco a better, safer place to walk and bike. As part of our efforts to share more of that work and expand the...
Using quick, cash-free payments for your Muni fare saves everyone time. Starting next year, it’ll also save you money. As part of Muni fare changes on Jan. 1, 2017, single-trip Muni fares paid with a...
Board of Directors Meeting: 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18 City Hall, Room 400 Nearby Muni Routes: 5, 19, 21, 47, 49, F Market, Metro-Civic Center Station Tomorrow's regular agenda for the SFMTA Board of...