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9 years ago
The history of Muni is a major thread in the story of San Francisco that literally binds the city together in a fundamental way. That history is also a fundamental part of Muni and the SFMTA, from...
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5 years ago
As we wrap up Woman's History Month, we would like to mention several other heroes that helped shape the face of transportation in our City. Almost a hundred years earlier than Rosa Parks’ bold...
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8 years ago
With San Francisco's Fleet Week events taking place this week, it seemed appropriate to unveil a very recent and unusual discovery made by SFMTA Photo Archive staff. With well over 90 percent of our...
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9 years ago
Sometimes the best parts of a photograph are not necessarily the overall composition or featured subject but the small details that can only be seen on closer inspection. This shot, taken to document...
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9 years ago
As we bring 2014 to a close and ring in 2015, it seems appropriate to show off a photo from the SFMTA Photo Archive that references the "other" '15 that Muni rolled through a century ago. While this...
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8 years ago
Lots of Muni and general transit news this week. The Examiner takes a look at the Powell Street Pilot , the Chronicle outlines regional transit efforts to address the coming growth and Hoodline...
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8 years ago
Last month we kicked off our Super Bowl 50 updates and today at the SFMTA Board of Directors meeting our planning staff started the rollout of San Francisco's Super Bowl transportation plan. The plan...
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8 years ago
What a relief ― Congress finally passed a federal transportation bill last week, promising five years of much-needed funding for transit projects around the country. The Fixing America’s Surface...
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8 years ago
‘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...
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8 years ago
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...
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8 years ago
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...
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8 years ago
Lots of interesting transit and transportation news in the headlines recently. Today, we bring you a sampling of local, regional and national stories that shed light on current and coming changes to...
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8 years ago
Who doesn’t love a good list? We’ve got three for you in today’s news tidbits. The first is a list of the top U.S. transit systems according to average commute times, percentage of the population...
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8 years ago
In just over a week, on April 7, San Francisco will celebrate one of its favorite occasions — Giants Opening Day. This week, in a separate match-up, the Giants will host the Oakland Athletics for two...
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7 years ago
The Chronicle's Carolyn Said reported this week about the intergovernmental and public-private partnership that will create a West Coast tech incubator in San Francisco's Civic Center. The General...
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8 years ago
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...
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8 years ago
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...
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8 years ago
This week we are in performance mode as we make the final preparations for the 52nd Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest . This Thursday at noon, our professional Cable Car operators will compete for the...
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8 years ago
This month is the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It's also the 80th anniversary of Social Security and the 50th anniversary of Medicare. All of these came together Monday as...
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8 years ago
This is definitely an in-case-you-missed-it moment. On Sunday, the leaders of San Francisco's transportation system and its funding, our Ed Reiskin and Tilly Chang of the San Francisco County...
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8 years ago
Today we are sharing a recent article from The Atlantic’s City Lab blog on SF’s proposed Transportation Sustainability Fee , which, if adopted, would change how San Francisco assesses transportation...
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8 years ago
If you had the long weekend off, you might have unplugged and missed an interesting piece in The Examiner about Supervisor Scott Wiener's idea to expand subway infrastructure in SF . The Supervisor's...
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8 years ago
If you've been in the downtown/SoMa area in the last few days, you may have noticed that the first of the big fall conventions is well underway. Almost a decade ago the city began hosting conventions...
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8 years ago
Last week we had a great time launching the Muni Art project with the good folks at San Francisco Beautiful . How many Muni Art buses have you seen? They are out on the street, beautifying our city...
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8 years ago
Our legislative team works closely with partners in City Hall, Sacramento and Washington, DC to keep safer streets and stronger transit at the top of legislative agendas. In today’s Transit Tuesday,...