The age of steam power is long past, but its impact on our city, and the engineering prowess of those massive machines, is remarkable. As we plunge deeper into the digital age in a city that now...
The Peace Pagoda, designed by Japanese architect Yoshiro Taniguchi, rises high above the Japantown Peace Plaza. The area is home to Japanese cusine (and some Korean and Chinese) restaurants...
In celebration of Bike to Work Day, let's take a glimpse into the past and present of biking in San Francisco. As these two photos demonstrate, biking conditions in San Francisco have improved...
Did you know that not only is this Bike Month, it’s also National Transportation Week? It’s an important opportunity to recognize the people who keep the country’s transportation systems up and...
We continue highlighting the importance of good and well maintained transportation this week in honor of National Transportation Week and in the face of the MAP-21 May 31 deadline. Recently, the New...
Following a busy Mother’s Day weekend, there will be no rest for the weary as Bay To Breakers and the Asian Heritage Street Festival offer up the opportunity to gather with friends, maybe make some...
San Francisco’s Bike to Work Day is 21 years old this year, and every year we see it grow in size for one simple reason: more people are biking. More people are biking not only because biking is fun...
One thing you can't help but notice on San Francisco's streets is the growing demand for space. We know congestion slows down Muni, makes driving through the city more difficult and makes our streets...
Today's photo takes us to 1978 to commemorate tomorrow's Harvey Milk Day, which celebrates the life of one of San Francisco's most revered politicians. This photo features two city figures who really...
SFMTA Board of Directors: 1p.m., Tuesday, May 19 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...
You may have heard about our fun tour with Mayor Edwin M. Lee through the Central Subway tunnel yesterday. We appreciated the opportunity to share the progress with him and Supervisor Julie...
Service Alert: Beginning this Sunday, Muni Metro service will implement double stopping on the inbound side of Montgomery, Powell and Civic Center stations. Double stopping will allow two trains to...
In our ongoing effort to bring you the most state-of-the-art Muni fleet, the SFMTA is replacing aging vehicles with low-floor biodiesel-electric hybrid buses and New Flyer Industries electric trolley...
Twice a month we share some of our favorite vistas and destinations in the city and the Muni routes and lines that will take you there. The Fillmore Heritage Center, home of San Francisco's Jazz...
Of the thousands of negatives we have in our historic photo collections, night shots are among the rarest and every one is something special to look at. The long exposures necessary to make an image...
Two recent videos point to current and futuristic transit innovations. The first video below has been wowing viewers and inspiring future engineers while making its rounds on the web. The comments on...
Construction Project Reminder: Sunset Tunnel work continues this Friday at 7 p.m. until 2 a.m. Monday. Bus shuttles will provide N Judah Line service between Duboce Avenue and Church Street and Ocean...
Editor’s Note: Many thanks to Travis Fox, who heads our Technology & Performance shop, for this special post. We conduct a lot of surveys here at the SFMTA. We think it’s important to get specific...
SFMTA Board of Directors: 1p.m., Tuesday, June 2 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...
At today's Board of Directors meeting, our director of transit, John Haley, proudly announced that Muni's own Kevin Grady was this year's top driver of 40-foot buses at the American Public...
With the arrival of summer fast approaching, it’s that time of year when a number of the city’s biggest and most anticipated events start popping up on the calendar. This Sunday gets the ball rolling...
This week, we bring you a little piece of local history that's been long lost to the ages, a throwback to the industrial past of San Francisco. Tucked away on the northwestern tip of San Bruno...
Twice a month we share some of our favorite vistas and destinations in the city and the Muni routes and lines that will take you there. Over the past 34 years, thousands of the world’s finest athletes...
As of 2024, Muni Metro is the United States' third-busiest light rail system, operating a fleet of 151 light rail vehicles (LRV) with an average weekday ridership of 173,500 passengers. Learn more...
Muni has long strived to make innovative improvements to service while reducing the environmental impacts that come with operating a transit system. In the early 1970s, Muni decided to explore a few...