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Upgrading the T: Weigh in on a New Type of Train Signal on 3rd Street
We’re pioneering new types of traffic signal designs to reduce illegal left turns along Muni’s T Third Line, and we need your input. The two signal designs below were recently installed at...
SF’s Newest Pedestrian 'Scramble’ Activated at Clay and Kearny
During a pedestrian "scramble," traffic signals allow people to cross in every direction, including diagonally. At bustling city intersections, the nature of walking provides a particular advantage...
Why Muni Subway Service Was Disrupted This Week
The Muni Metro subway portal at Duboce Avenue and Church Street, where a motorist entered the tunnel early Monday morning, leading to later service disruptions. Photo: Jerold Chinn/SFBay Muni Metro...
Muni Access Guide
Here are step-by-step guides for riding Muni buses, our Metro light rail and historic streetcars.
SF’s First Raised, Parking-Protected Bike Lane is Here
San Francisco’s first raised, parking-protected bike lane, which we wrote about in October, was completed this week on a short stretch of northbound Valencia Street, south of Cesar Chavez Street. This...
The Revitalization of Van Ness Breaks Ground
We joined our partner agencies, elected officials and community members Wednesday to celebrate the start of construction on the Van Ness Improvement Project, which will include San Francisco’s first...
SFMTA Public Meetings, Mar. 6 – 20
Proposals for the 8th Avenue Neighborway Project will be featured at an open house on March 15. Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday, March 7, 1 p.m. City Hall, Room 400 Nearby Muni routes: 5, 19, 21...
Benjamin Barnett
Building Progress & Policy Comms
Pedaling Forward: A New Guide to Our Vision for a Bike-Friendly SF
More and more people in San Francisco see their bicycle as a convenient way to get around as we invest in a network of safer, better bikeways. As these bikeways grow, so does interest about what the...
Busy Weekend Ahead: St. Patrick’s Day Tradition, Visitacion Valley Fair and Sunday Streets
Daylight Saving Reminder: Don’t forget to turn your clocks forward one hour this Sunday as Daylight Saving Time begins. It’s a good chance to test your smoke detectors and replace their batteries if...
Sunday Streets 2017 Starts This Weekend
Sunday Streets on Valencia Street in the Mission. Nothing says spring has sprung better than the arrival of the Sunday Streets season in San Francisco. So mark this Sunday, March 12 on your calendar...
Neighborways: A New Type of Project to Create Calmer, More Livable Streets
“Neighborway” projects will combine traffic-calming design features like raised crosswalks and sidewalk bulb-outs, like those seen in this rendering for the Wiggle Neighborhood Green Corridor Project...
Outreach Launches This Spring to Finalize Details for Geary Rapid Upgrades
A visualization of Geary Boulevard at Buchanan Street with Geary Rapid improvements. March 29 Update: The next major step for the Geary projects (both the Geary Rapid project and the Geary Boulevard...
Looking Back at Muni Forward: New Video Showcases Improvements
A screenshot from the Streetfilms video , “Riders First: How Buses Are Moving San Francisco Forward.” It can be easy to lose track of all our efforts to move Muni Forward, so it’s helpful to get a...
Animals on Muni
Pet Policy Pets may not ride Muni during peak hours: Monday through Friday 5:00 am – 9:00 am3:00 pm – 7:00 pm During off-peak hours, only one pet per Muni vehicle is allowed to ride. Dogs must be...
This Weekend: Kezar Stadium Hosts Pro Soccer
Kezar Stadium on June 20, 2011. Photo: Graham C99/Flickr Event: San Francisco Deltas Soccer Saturday, 7 p.m. Kezar Stadium San Francisco’s newest professional sports team, the San Francisco Deltas of...
SF’s New Two-Year Vision Zero Action Strategy: Reaffirming Our Commitment
This week, we released our Two-Year Vision Zero Action Strategy for 2017-2018, the foundation for how and why San Francisco is working to end traffic deaths on our streets. The document comes just as...
We're Saying Thank You for Transit Driver Appreciation Day
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...
Meet the Boeings: How Futuristic Visions in Postwar America Helped Bring Light Rail to San Francisco
In the era after World War II, Americans envisioned a future where space-age technology would bring greater ease and comfort to everyday life. People would have robot pets, live in bubble houses and...
SFMTA Public Meetings, March 20 - April 3
Northbound 49 Van Ness-Mission Route traveling to North Point Street. SFMTA Photo Archive. Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday, March 21, 1 p.m. City Hall, Room 400 Nearby Muni Routes: 5, 19, 21, 47...
We Welcome the Harvey Milk Streetcar Back into Service
The Harvey Milk Streetcar PCC 1051 at its reintroduction ribbon cutting on March 15, 2017. SFMTA Photo Archive Last Wednesday, media, community groups, local merchants and government officials...
Weekend Festivities: Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon, Corn Dogs and Easter Egg Hunts
Events This weekend you can enjoy an island Easter egg hunt, National Corn Dog Day and a chance to run off all those extra calories while rocking and rolling 13.1 miles though the city. Rock'n Roll...
Coming Soon: 'Open Streets' Week on Octavia Street at Patricia's Green
From Friday, March 31 to Friday, April 7, the SFMTA is closing off a small segment of northbound Octavia Street, from Linden to Hayes streets, for the Octavia Open Street events that will experiment...
Giants Baseball Returns with Pre-Season Games this Week
In two weeks, San Francisco will celebrate Giants Opening Day. This week, the Giants will host the Oakland Athletics for two pre-season games at AT&T park. With the start of baseball season comes...