Cable car grip Willa Johnson. Photo taken Dec. 2, 2013. Willa Johnson’s name is indelibly etched into San Francisco transportation history. With her certification as a cable car grip on April 12, 2010...
Traffic detours and crowd-drawing events may be a fact of life in downtown San Francisco, but there’s a special kind of storm brewing with major construction work and events coinciding in November...
Events : While a busy October rapidly comes to a close this weekend, it certainly will not go quietly as a costumed army of ghosts, ghoulies, witches and everything spine tingling and Internet meme...
Our legislative team works closely with partners in City Hall, Sacramento and Washington, DC to keep safer streets and stronger transit at the top of legislative agendas. In today’s Transit Tuesday...
It’s been more than two months since the turn restrictions went into effect on Market Street, but the SFMTA is still hard at work making it safer as implementation continues for the Safer Market...
SFMTA Board of Directors: 1p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 3 City Hall, Room 400 Nearby Muni Routes: 5, 19, 21, 47, 49, F Market, Metro-Civic Center Station Our Board of Directors meetings are usually held on the...
Halloween 2014. Photo credit: davitydave/Flickr Trick-or-treating in San Francisco truly is a treat -- and not just because the city has the best candy. Each Halloween, the city’s walkable...
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Construction begins tomorrow on the major track junction at 4th and King Streets, which will establish a connection between the Central Subway and the rest of the Muni Metro System. Here's a throwback...
Lots of Muni and general transit news this week. The Examiner takes a look at the Powell Street Pilot, the Chronicle outlines regional transit efforts to address the coming growth and Hoodline points...
Construction Alert and Reminder: Sunset Tunnel construction work scheduled to take place this weekend has been cancelled. Regular N Judah Line service will operate this weekend. The next construction...
Construction at 4th and King streets starts tonight and will be disruptive. You should avoid driving in the area if you can. For eight days the Central Subway work will require re-routing Muni and...
Two rehabbed Muni buses have found a way to keep contributing after a well-earned retirement. The former Muni training vehicles have been converted into one-of-a-kind “AmbuBuses,” each a hospital-on...
To paraphrase an old song: if I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning, I’d hammer in the evening…and this weekend, that’s exactly what will be happening throughout the city. Construction Alerts and...
The Van Ness Corridor Transit Improvement Project team is looking for business leaders and merchants to join a Business Advisory Committee aimed at improving conditions and creating an atmosphere that...
We've got a special treat in store for all you history and photo lovers, an exhibit of stunning photographs of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition opening today, November 12 from 4 - 8 p...
Union Square Ice Rink on Singles Night in 2014 Once a year, ice skating becomes one of the travel modes supported by the SFMTA. That’s right, walking, bicycling, transit, taxi and ice skating. ‘Tis...
Happy MuniMobile Monday! We are excited to announce the launch of MuniMobile, our new app that allows you to purchase Muni bus, rail and cable car tickets right from your phone. This morning, we...
When hopping on a bus or train in the Bay Area, it’s hard to refute the convenience of technology. The little Clipper cards can manage accounts for multiple systems, calculate transfer savings and...
A rendering shows the future Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit project. SFMTA Board of Directors: 1p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17 City Hall, Room 400 Nearby Muni Routes: 5, 19, 21, 47, 49, F Market, Metro-Civic...
Familiar signs like this show where a residential permit area has two-hour parking limits. In 1976, when San Francisco established its Residential Permit Parking program, also known as RPP, corduroy...
While last weekend looked like construction central with an array of projects taking place throughout the city, this weekend will be much less hectic as the last pre-holiday weekend looks to be a...
Super Bowl City rendering from the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee's Announcement this spring. The NFL is coming in late January for the 50th anniversary of one of the country’s biggest sporting events...
A 49 bus drives by City Hall on its route to City College. The Van Ness Corridor Transit Improvement Project will upgrade the street, including four blocks within the Civic Center Historic District...
A painted safety zone is an example of a quick and effective tool to increase pedestrian safety at intersections with a history of pedestrian collisions. Photo taken August 5, 2015. Today we were...