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Under the Loupe: A Special Toy
At the SFMTA Photo Archive, we spend some long days cataloging photos and scanning them with our loupes (a specialized magnifying glass). During these quiet hours, we come across some really great...
Holiday Schedules & Reflections
As we close 2015, we at Moving SF are grateful for your readership and comments (keep them coming!). This year brought many challenges and opportunities for transportation in SF, such as bicycle...
Safety Doesn’t Take a Holiday: Ride Muni Free on New Year’s Eve
As you finalize plans to ring in the New Year, do you know how will you get home from the party? Let us do the driving. Continuing a 16-year tradition, the SFMTA reminds you to consider letting Muni...
Amtrak: A Better Way to Get Home for the Holidays
‘Tis the season to be traveling — and for many of those headed out of the Bay Area, that means a flight or a long road trip. But many may not have considered how Amtrak, one of our regional...
SFMTA Public Meetings, Jan. 4 - 19
More bike share stations coming. The first SF workshop to decide locations is next Tuesday! SFMTA Board of Directors: 1p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 5 City Hall, Room 400 Nearby Muni Routes: 5, 19, 21, 47, 49...
Transbay Yesterday
This week, we bring you two snapshots taken on this date 77 years ago. Today marked a very special event back in 1939 — the opening of the original Transbay Terminal. Opening of Bay Bridge Terminal...
Transportation - WIRED for the Future
With San Francisco's limited 7X7-ish real estate and anticipated influx of 1.7 million new residents to the region by 2030, we need to improve the transportation options we have and explore new ones...
This Weekend: Sunset Tunnel and Hot Chocolate
Construction Alerts and Reminders: **Editor's note: Sunset Tunnel construction has been cancelled for this weekend. For more information, please visit the project page.** In advance of Super Bowl 50...
Super Bowl 50: Street Closures Coming to Downtown & SoMa
Super Bowl 50 is fast approaching and the Bay Area is gearing up to host the golden anniversary of the NFL's biggest event, but the associated traffic detours in downtown San Francisco will be here...
5 Tips for Getting Around SF During Super Bowl 50
Whether you’re a Super Bowl 50 fan, a downtown commuter or resident, getting around in San Francisco may become more challenging later this month with the start of major event-related street closures...
Winter Storms Mean Plan Ahead
More storms are coming ― specifically, later tonight and during tomorrow morning's commute. We thought this would be a good time to pause and review our storm preparations and how to get ahead of the...
MLK Weekend: An Enduring Legacy
Holiday Service Schedule and Enforcement Reminder : This Monday, the Dr. King holiday, Muni will operate on a Saturday schedule. Also on Monday, seven-day street sweeping and parking meters (including...
Super Bowl 50: Temporary Muni Changes in FiDi & SoMa
Note: The re-route description for the 38 Geary / 38R Geary Rapid route has been updated below. Commuters, residents and Super Bowl fans who use Muni’s surface routes in the Financial District and...
Super Bowl 50: Pedestrian & Bike Detours for Market & The Embarcadero
During the Super Bowl City festivities in front of the Ferry Building from January 30 to February 7, event restrictions will be in place on sections of Market Street and The Embarcadero that will have...
The Ferry Building: At the Heart of the Action Then and Now
As an icon of San Francisco's dynamic waterfront, the Ferry Building has been at the center of the action in the City by the Bay since its construction in 1875. Now, the Ferry Building and surrounding...
Sunset Tunnel, Super Bowl City Set-up, and the Walk for Life This Weekend
Construction Alerts and Reminder: After six months of early subway shutdowns for system upgrades, the Muni Metro subway will resume late night operating hours and train service this Saturday as...
Super Bowl 50: More Details to Help You Get Around
As we’ve written in recent posts, traffic detours and Muni re-routes start this Saturday for the setup of Super Bowl City in front of the Ferry Building and the NFL Experience at Moscone Center. The...
Super Bowl 50 By Taxi
If getting to the Super Bowl events by transit, walking, and bicycling doesn’t work for you, try an official San Francisco taxi. Taxis may help get you closer to the action, since they will be allowed...
Super Bowl 50: Fan Options to SF Events
When it comes to getting to San Francisco’s Super Bowl 50 events — Super Bowl City Presented by Verizon across from the Ferry Building and the NFL Experience Driven by Hyundai at Moscone Center — fans...
Kezar Stadium: San Francisco's Pro Football Roots
With all the hubbub and work going on around the upcoming "big game," we decided to take a look back to the comparably modest roots of pro football in San Francisco — Kezar Stadium. If you're in town...
SF Named a New Vision Zero Focus City
There is safety in numbers. That’s true in more ways than one, which is why we're proud to share that San Francisco is one of the 10 cities across the nation today to be named as a member of the new...
SFMTA Public Meetings, June 29 – July 10
Board of Directors meeting: 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 30th This week’s Board meeting has been cancelled. Board of Directors meeting: 1 p.m., Tuesday, July 7 City Hall, Room 400 Nearby Muni Routes: 5, 19...
Pay What You Can: Income-Based Fares for Public Transportation
This week we’d like to share an article on Seattle’s new OrcaLift program, a reduced-fare program for low-income residents who use public transportation in the Seattle area. The program aims to...