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8 years ago
Working an office job can lead to any number of things being taken for granted — using the restroom whenever you feel like it, for instance. When you’re on the road all day, like Muni’s 2,000 plus...
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8 years ago
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:...
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8 years ago
As the SFMTA and cable car enthusiasts gear up for what will undoubtedly be an entertaining afternoon this Thursday in Union Square, the atmosphere will be a little bittersweet. That’s because this...
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8 years ago
This past July turned out to be a newsworthy month for Muni’s fan favorite vintage lines. A bell ringing contest for the ages rang through Union Square, a new open-aired vehicle joined the fleet, and...
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8 years ago
Traffic detours and crowd-drawing events may be a fact of life in downtown San Francisco, but there’s a special kind of storm brewing with major construction work and events coinciding in November...
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6 years ago
Crews at the Cable Car Barn and Powerhouse began work today to rehabilitate the first gearbox in the system. As we wrote last week , the California Cable Car Line is the first line to be shut down...
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9 years ago
For this week’s edition of “Information Gladly Given,” we bring you some exciting news out of the Central Subway Project. The tunnel contract is near completion! Big Alma and Mom Chung, the two...
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9 years ago
Recently an @sfmta_muni Twitter follower wrote, “A 3 minute ETA has somehow become 10 min and counting…” This plea for clarity and consistency is not unusual. Few things are more frustrating than...
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9 years ago
While most Californians welcomed the recent rain, the wild weather did put a damper on our San Francisco cable cars. Last Monday, we decided to not send the cable cars out on the street, but instead...
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6 years ago
San Francisco's transit-only lanes are generally only for Muni, taxis and emergency vehicles, but there are a few scenarios when people driving and bicycling are allowed to enter them. We thought we'...
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7 years ago
Many a San Franciscan has pondered the meaning of the strange yellow dots painted at certain places on the street pavement. Many have resigned to letting them forever remain a mystery. You know the...
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7 years ago
When issues or delays arise, commuting in San Francisco can be challenging, but we’re here to help. There are a variety of ways to get in touch with the SFMTA to get real-time updates and get answers...
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8 years ago
Whether you’re a Super Bowl 50 fan, a downtown commuter or resident, getting around in San Francisco may become more challenging later this month with the start of major event-related street closures...
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8 years ago
Over the last 25 years, transit agencies across the country have undergone a transformation with regard to providing people with disabilities greater access to public transit due in large part to the...
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9 years ago
Many drivers avoid Downtown San Francisco as much as possible, but that still seems to leave plenty of folks driving through our congested streets. Clogged streets not only seriously damage a driver'...
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9 years ago
Observant riders on Muni may have noticed a sign on the buses and trains with this message: “Information gladly given, but safety requires avoiding unnecessary conversation.” It's a favorite of Muni...
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7 years ago
One-hundred and eleven years ago, in the cool pre-dawn of April 18th, 1906, a massive earthquake rocked San Francisco, forever changing the landscape and future development of our fair, foggy city...
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6 years ago
"Downtown" Glen Park in 1908, as seen looking north from a rail bridge built for San Francisco's first electric streetcar line along what is now Diamond Street towards Chenery Street. Most of the...
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6 years ago
Today marks the 100-year anniversary of Muni's J Church rail line. Still looking spry for a centenarian, the J has operated since 1917, and it still essentially runs along the same route down Market...
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6 years ago
As work to rehabilitate the California Cable Car Line's gearbox wraps up tonight (cable car service will be back tomorrow – a day early), here's a throwback to 1965, when Muni undertook a similar...
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5 years ago
This week we're bringing out a few of the rarer gems from the thousands of photos in the SFMTA Photo Archive-- panoramic views of long-lost transit facilities. These two panoramas were stitched...
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8 years ago
If there’s one thing Muni excels at, it’s connecting people to destinations where they can have fun. Take it from “The Travelin’ Grampa,” who says he’s ridden transit in every major metropolitan area...
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7 years ago
A rendering of Geary Bus Rapid Transit, with center-running bus-only lanes and boarding islands on Geary Boulevard at 17th Avenue. It's time for an update on Geary Bus Rapid Transit – the plan to...
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7 years ago
A Muni operator greets a customer with a smile. As many celebrate all things Irish tomorrow, we’ll also be celebrating our Muni drivers for Transit Driver Appreciation Day. While the official day is...
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7 years ago
A red transit-only lane on Geary at Jones Street. It may come as no surprise that using red paint to highlight transit-only lanes causes fewer drivers to violate them, which helps keep them clear to...