Another busy and events filled weekend is close at hand. The last full weekend of spring gets started on Friday as the Giants return to AT&T Park for a five game home stand against the Arizona...
You may have seen intersections on Howard, Polk and 6th streets with a khaki-colored painted area and flexible white posts that wrap around the sidewalk corner. We call these new treatments “painted...
This year marks the centennial of the completion and opening of our beautiful City Hall, a masterpiece of architecture and testament to the city's return from the destruction of the 1906 earthquake...
SFMTA Board of Directors: 1p.m., Tuesday, June 16 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...
Sorry if you had to spend the day indoors. We enjoyed this gorgeous day out on The Embarcadero courtesy of the good folks at the Port of SF. We were out there sharing the model of the current design...
Once the excitement dies down from the parade across the bay Friday morning, SF will fete the people's palace with a party at Civic Center Plaza. Also this weekend, the city will play host to the 83rd...
Twice a month we share some of our favorite destinations in the city and the Muni routes and lines that will take you there. Today, we highlight a view from one of the most beautiful parts of San...
The Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest is a long-standing tradition at Muni, and, once again, the time approaches for the ringing to commence at this years' 52nd contest. Tonight, hopeful contestants will...
While buses and light rail vehicles provide the lion share of Muni service in the city, it’s the oldest mode of transit that engenders the most enthusiasm and passion from locals and visitors alike...
Today we’d like to share with you some Muni music – music about Muni, recorded on Muni, by a Muni rider! Recently our friends at Muni Diaries featured “BeeBee on the Bus," created by the artist JW...
This weekend a number of major events will be taking place in the city which will require numerous street closures. For information and details on what areas will be affected and their impacts on Muni...
Today – and over the coming Pride weekend – we celebrate with our beautiful city. The historic Supreme Court ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges is sure to mean an even more effusive celebration. The...
The first big event weekend of the year is here, and it’s a doozy. Lunar New Year festivities continue in Chinatown with the Chinese Community Street Fair & Parade. Little League Baseball kicks off...
This week's photo excursion takes us deep under the streets of San Francisco for a sight seen by very few eyes. One of the biggest transportation projects of the 1960s and '70s in the Bay Area was the...
You can be forgiven for not watching all of yesterday's 7-hour (plus!) SFMTA Board of Directors meeting. That's a lot of transportation talk even for us. The long day, though, meant that a lot got...
This week we bring out a rare shot from the archives that gives an overview of one little "patch" of San Francisco. One of only a handful of aerial photos in our collections, this 4x5" negative was...
Happy Lunar New Year! It’s been called the Year of the Ram, Sheep and Goat—different translations meaning the same thing: time to kick off the largest celebration of Asian culture outside of Asia, the...
“Go play in the street!” This isn’t a directive you usually hear from us, but when it comes to Sunday Streets, that’s exactly what we want you to do on The Embarcadero this Sunday. Sunday Streets is...
Given the compactness and generally good weather of San Francisco, it is easy to see why traveling by motorcycle or motorized scooter is an increasingly popular choice in our city. Over the last few...
ISCOTT Meeting: 9a.m., Thursday, March 12 SFMTA Offices, 7 th Floor, Room 7080 Nearby Muni Routes: 9, 9L, 47, 49, F Market, Metro—Van Ness Station The Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and...
Will you be among the throngs on the streets this weekend, painting the town green and hollering Erin Go Bragh? The parade and festival at Civic Center and downtown will be at the center of...
If you read about Bay Area transportation, sooner or later you’re apt to come across “Mr. Roadshow,” Gary Richards, of the San Jose Mercury News. We are long-time fans of his readers’ questions and...
Reflections on the recent traffic fatalities on Geary Boulevard and on Lincoln Way led this morning’s press conference to announce 33 new crosswalks on Geary and a speed limit reduction on Fulton...
Open to the public in 1879, the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park is the home to over 1,700 plant species. Photo taken May 6, 2013. Severe structural damage caused by a 100-mile-an-hour...
With this Wednesday being Transit Driver Appreciation Day, we want to give a tip of our caps to the men and women of Muni who provide more than just a steady hand on the steering wheel as they ferry...