A rendering of Geary Bus Rapid Transit improvements at Fillmore Street. For the 52,000 people who ride Muni’s Geary bus routes daily, improvements to make the ride less crowded and more reliable just...
Marchers gather for the 2016 MLK march from the San Francisco Caltrain station. Photo: Chris Henderson Next Monday marks the annual celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday and San Francisco’s...
Dr. King Holiday: Muni Service and Parking Enforcement Schedule This Monday, in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Muni will operate on a Saturday schedule. Parking meters and...
If you’re a regular Muni rider, you may have noticed: Muni Art is back. The artwork of five winning artists started rolling out in December and will be displayed on 100 buses within the next few weeks...
Updated Jan. 22 with a video from the event at the bottom of the post. It’s here, and it’s real: The first of a new generation of Muni Metro trains arrived today, marking a huge milestone for the...
Last month, we unveiled the latest street design upgrade for SF — a protected intersection at 9th and Division streets. A protected intersection uses simple features like concrete islands to make...
Facing eastbound on Market Street on April 20, 2011. SFMTA Photo Archive Events Chinese Flower Market Saturday and Sunday Grant Ave. in Chinatown On the weekend before Chinese New Year Day, the...
We recently passed a major milestone: The SFMTA Photo Archive now has over 8,000 photos, spanning 50 years of San Francisco transit history, digitized and published online for you to explore. For...
Muni is able to accommodate most mobility devices. As a general reference, we are able to lift up to 600 pounds and our securement areas can easily accomadate most standard wheelchairs. If you are...
A lot of San Franciscans only need to drive sometimes. If you can mostly get around by foot, bike and transit, you might not need to own a car, but would like to still have a convenient option to...
At 11th and Harrison streets in SoMa, we recently made a subtle but important safety upgrade for people biking and boarding Muni. While this street design is common internationally, it’s still fairly...
Geneva Avenue shows some of the recent Balboa Park area improvements, including a bus-and-taxi-only lane and new median plantings. Balboa Park Station Community Advisory Committee: 6 – 8 p.m., Tuesday...
The Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show on January 30, 2011. Photo credit: Aforonda /Flickr. Events: SF Zoo Lunar New Year Celebration Saturday and Sunday Sunset This Saturday is Chinese New Year and the...
Friedel Klussman (left) examining the inner workings of the cable car turntable at Powell and Market streets in 1949. Cable cars are, truly, only in San Francisco. And for that, we have Friedel...
Muni’s Kirkland bus division has a storied history with the Fisherman’s Wharf district. Located near Pier 39, Kirkland is one of San Francisco’s smallest and oldest bus yards — but also one of the...
A growing number of Muni riders board with their proof of payment in pocket. Thanks for paying your fare and for riding Muni. If it ever seems that only a few Muni riders pay their fare, it may be...
In 1949, the 5 Fulton took you out to the fun part of town: Playland-at-the-Beach. Playland was an exhilarating (and often foggy) seaside assemblage of good times, with bumper cars, an infamous fun...
To people who feel underprivileged and out of sync: rising to the top can happen to those who persevere and compete. - Curtis E. Green Those were the encouraging words of Curtis Green in 1982, when he...
A southbound 18 46th Avenue bus on the Great Highway in February 2015. Event: KP SF Half Marathon & 5K Sunday, 8 a.m. Golden Gate Park While many people will be spending their Sunday morning getting...
Flag Stops In residential areas and other low traffic locations, many stops are “Flag stops” where Muni will stop in the street rather than pull to the curb. At these stops you will need to leave the...
In light of findings on raised bike lanes on Market Street (shown here before it was raised), Polk Street's northbound bike lane will now look similar to this. With construction on Polk Street’s two...
Mansell Street in McLaren Park, before (top) and after (bottom). Top photo: SF Rec and Park. Bottom photo: SF Public Works/Twitter. Half of Mansell Street in McLaren Park is now a beautiful path for...
Board of Directors (Special) Meeting: 9 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7 War Memorial Building – Green Room 401 Van Ness Avenue Nearby Muni Routes: 5, 19, 21, 47, 49, F Market, Metro-Civic Center Station The...
A Chinese lantern inside a motorized cable car during the 2016 Chinese New Year Parade. Events: Chinese New Year Parade Saturday, 5:15 p.m. Union Square and Chinatown Chinese New Year (also known as...
Automated speed enforcement is a proven way to reduce traffic injuries caused by speeding. Police can’t be everywhere at once to enforce against dangerous speeding. That's why the SFMTA joined...