As 2021 comes to an end, we're reflecting on everything SFMTA has done to make San Francisco streets safer for all. But first, let’s wind back 50 years ago to 1971: the year the first bike lanes went...
As the year comes to a close, we are grateful for our riders, customers, city partners and neighbors, whose support this past year has been invaluable. We want to take this opportunity to wish you...
Please join us for this virtual open house by digital device or telephone to learn more about Segment B construction, upgrades and equipment staging location details. Work will begin in January 2022...
This Saturday and Sunday, March 2-3, 2019, we'll once again be participating in the annual San Francisco History Days event with a special exhibit of transit photos from 1903-1978. This free event...
As we open up a new year, the SFMTA Photo Archive is looking back 40 years to 1979. Recently we launched a new scanning and archiving project to preserve more of our historic photographs for the...
As we approach the close of 2019, here's a short "year in review" of our favorite history blog posts of the year. So climb aboard and have your ticket to the past ready, 'cause this trip back in time...
As we look towards a new future for Market Street under the Better Market Street Project , here's a brief look back in history at Market Street from the 1850s to 1970s. From muddy cart tracks and...
This February for Black History Month we're highlighting one of San Francisco's most important figures in transportation, H. Welton Flynn. Flynn is best known for his key leadership at the SF Public...
Digging into our latest historic photo scanning work, we found a roll of 35mm film taken on this day, July 26, in 1974 along the California Street Cable Car Line. Take a trip back in time from Van...
Monday, February 18, 2019 marks the 80th Anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate International Exposition. The GGIE, which took place in 1939 and 1940, was a spectacular world's fair held to...
Malcolm Heinicke and Cristina Rubke, two accomplished SFMTA board members who bring unique perspectives to the agency’s governing body, had their reappointments confirmed by the San Francisco Board...
Chairman Brinkman pedals in front of City Hall during Bike to Work Day last spring. Photo taken May 12, 2016. As the new chairman of the SFMTA Board of Directors, Cheryl Brinkman is happy to use the...