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Melvyn Henry
Melvyn Henry Jr. has been Chief Safety Officer for the SFMTA since 2012 and is responsible for the Agency’s planning and management of transit system safety programs. Mr. Henry has twenty-seven years...
Kate Toran
Kate Toran has been the Director of Taxis, Access & Mobility Services Division since 2014, after serving 15 years at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency as the Paratransit Manager. Kate...
Joél Ramos
Joél Ramos serves as the Local Government Affairs Manager for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, after having served on the agency's Board of Directors from 2011-2018. As a member of...
Board Secretary
The Secretary to the Board of Directors is responsible for administering the affairs of the SFMTA Board of Directors/Parking Authority Commission and their committees. The secretary also oversees the...
Balboa Park BART Mezzanine Level (#15448)
This stop is drop-off only.
Morning Commute Shuttles Reduce N Judah Pass-Ups 63 Percent
Today the SFMTA Board of Directors heard an update on the new N Judah shuttles that launched last month. Our extra inbound N Judah trains that start in Cole Valley reduce morning commute pass-ups by...
Visualizing More Subways for San Francisco
We asked you to draw your dream subway map, and you responded in droves. In August and September thousands of you drew maps for the Subway Vision project to let us know where you thought future...
Weekend Highlights: Superheroes, Rugby, Chowder and Art
If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, Saturday in particular, here is what’s going down in the city. The best costumed and cosplay themed event outside of Halloween takes place in...
More Muni Subway Service Coming for a Roomier Metro Ride
Photo: MuniDave/Flickr We’re bringing more subway-only train service to provide a roomier commute for Muni Metro riders. Starting Monday, November 7, two extra one-car trains will run during the...
SF’s First Raised, Parking-Protected Bike Lane in Construction on Valencia
Northbound Valencia, from Duncan to Cesar Chavez Street. Note: Only khaki-colored paint will be added to the “load” area. Green and yellow paint will not be added. People biking on the south end of...
San Francisco Parking Tips: Why Curbing Your Wheels is So Important
To prevent runaway vehicles, local law requires drivers to curb their wheels when parking on a grade greater than 3 percent (1.72 degrees). Since most of us don’t carry a level to measure how steep a...
Geneva-San Jose Study Launches with Open House
If you walk, bike, drive or take Muni through the intersection of Geneva and San Jose avenues, next to the Balboa Park Muni/BART Station, you've probably noticed how busy and, at times, confusing it...
The Inner Sunset’s Streetcar Graveyard
San Francisco was once home to many graveyards, but there's one that typically escapes notice in the story of our long-lost burial grounds - the streetcar "graveyard" in the Inner Sunset District. The...
SF Supervisors Approve Plan for Muni's Subway Cell Service
Today, the Board of Supervisors approved a resolution authorizing the SFMTA to proceed with the plan to extend BART's existing underground cellular network to Muni's subway from Embarcadero to West...
Halloween Weekend is Close at Hand
With Halloween falling on a Monday, it will certainly be an unofficial three-day weekend filled with ghosts, ghoulies, zombies, witches and more. Children of all ages will be taking to the streets...
SFMTA Engineer and Inspector React Heroically to Save a Life on Market Street
We know that each day SFMTA employees help San Francisco residents and visitors as they travel our 49 square miles, but sometimes the circumstances surrounding that assistance are extraordinary...
Beyond Safe-Hit Posts: Tackling the Challenges of Engineering Safer Streets
In an ideal world, making effective and lasting safety improvements on our streets would be as simple as planting plastic “safe-hit” posts along every bike lane and painted safety zone. But the...