This week, we'll take a close look at one of the stranger details found in a photograph from our glass plate collection. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, "patent" medicines were "all the rage,"...
This Saturday, Muni customers will officially meet the newest addition to the Muni family—the 55 16 th Street. This new bus route, part of the Muni Forward project to improve transportation for...
Twice a month we'll share some of our favorite vistas and destinations in the city and the Muni routes and lines that will take you there. Panoramas and Public Art is a new feature showcasing...
If you’ve been to Polk Street, you know there are many special things about the corridor. The mix of businesses and residents, plentiful neighborhood services and popular nightlife all make Polk...
Safety is a top priority for the SFMTA. Muni provides service to thousands of people every day. It is important to stay safe and treat your fellow riders with kindness and respect. Report harassment -...
Tomorrow's SFMTA Board of Directors meeting is their annual workshop that allows for the board to take a deeper dive into the larger planning and evaluation needs for the agency. By taking a full day...
“On Tap” gives you a heads up about the big events in town and what Muni routes and lines will get you to the party. Look for this feature to be posted usually on Wednesdays for a look ahead to the...
On Tuesdays we bring you a tidbit of transit news or trivia, either from our own backyard or from around the globe. Thanks for joining us. Last week the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)...
If you ride Muni, you may have experienced the frustration of being on a bus that can’t pull out from a stop because of traffic blocking the way. We have a fix for this problem that we’ve been...
The Sunset Tunnel, which allows N Judah trains to get to and from the Sunset, sits underneath Buena Vista Park and stretches from Duboce Avenue to Carl Street. It’s more than 80 years old and needs...
ISCOTT Meeting: 9a.m., Thursday, Feb. 12 SFMTA Offices, 7 th Floor, Room 7080 1 South Van Ness Avenue at Market Street Nearby Muni Routes: 9, 9L, 47, 49, F Market The Interdepartmental Staff Committee...
The application process is now open for Free Muni for Seniors or People with Disabilities. We started accepting applications in January. Two weeks later, we’ve received approximately 20,000...
In his 1961 hit song “Cupid,” Sam Cooke achingly pleads with the god of love to “please hear my cry,” as he begs for assistance in trying to capture the affections of that special someone. Whether you...
Public transit is turning into the perfect meet cute. You know, that moment in your favorite film or TV romantic comedy when the star bumps into, trips over or is otherwise thrust awkwardly at their...
Today's Throwback Thursday photo from the Archive takes us to Valentine's Day, 1946 and catches a busy street scene at the intersection of Sutter and Stockton. Outdoor Shot of Traffic Congestion...
The 39 Coit provides curbside service to San Francisco's Coit Tower. Photo taken Jan. 28, 2015. A panoramic view of downtown from Coit Tower. Photo taken Jan. 28, 2015. In honor of Valentine’s Day...
There are lots of ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Traditional: candies, wine and a fancy dinner; and non-traditional: volunteer at a homeless shelter (love is love, right?) or promote a new...
In order for transit to improve, the people operating the system need to be tuned into everyday riders. Social media provides the good, the bad and the ugly in terms of feedback, and transit is...
While there are no major events or service re-routes planned for this weekend, there is still a plethora of things to do and see this weekend. If you’re motto is “one man’s junk is another man’s...
Tomorrow marks the centennial of the opening of the Panama Pacific International Exposition (PPIE), a massive world's fair event that signaled the completion of the Panama Canal and showed the world...
Vision Zero is the simple idea that we should not accept the fact that people have to die every year just trying to get around town. After starting in Europe, this idea has grabbed the attention of...
You’re not imagining things … crosswalks throughout San Francisco are getting a bold, new look. What was once just two white lines the width of a street is now being upgraded with bolder, white...
If you think packing up your moving boxes is a laborious affair, check out this time-lapse video of the disassembly of the Central Subway’s twin tunnel boring machines (TBMs), affectionately known as...
Since the very first horse-drawn streetcars rolled down Market Street way back in the mid-19th century, San Francisco's transit system has remained almost entirely above ground. With this surface...
Balboa Park Station Community Advisory Committee: 6:30p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 24 City College Multi-Use Building 55 Phelan Avenue Nearby Muni Routes: 8X, 8BX, 29, 43, 49, 54, J/M/K Muni and BART to Balboa...