Our Muni trains and trolley buses are emissions-free options you can choose to get around San Franscisco.
It’s San Francisco Climate Week! And we’re helping you get around the city in an environmentally friendly way on the new episode of our Taken with Transportation podcast. In “Going Green on San Francisco’s Streets,” we discuss how transportation choices can make a big difference when it comes to protecting the climate.
How Muni is driving us toward a green future
Muni runs the greenest public transit fleet of any major North American city. Our trolley buses, Muni Metro trains, cable cars and streetcars are all zero-emission vehicles. And our diesel-powered buses are hybrids.
“The single most effective way to reduce [emissions in San Francisco] is to get people to ride transit,” Muni Zero Emission Manager Bhavin Khatri explains in the episode.
But don’t just take our word for it.
“We don’t think about it this way, but every time you tap your Clipper Card, you are taking climate action,” SF Environment Director Tyrone Jue says. “You are doing something good for the city and doing something good for all your surrounding neighbors.”
Not only is Muni reliable, fast, efficient and safe, it is helping us save the planet.
A couple of cars “fill up” at the city’s first curbside EV charging stations.
Taking Electric Vehicle Charging to the Curb
Sometimes people in San Francisco need or choose to drive. And we do support them, including by helping them go green when it comes to their personal vehicles.
We launched our Curbside EV Charging Pilot Program to make charging more convenient for people who don’t have chargers at home and may not live near a public garage. “This saves drivers time, money and headaches,” says Broderick Paolo, a planner in our Parking and Curb Management group. He manages this pilot.
“We’ve a been supporting EVs in [SFMTA-owned] garages for over 15 years,” Paulo says. “We’ve had chargers in our garages for that amount of time. So now, we want to expand charging beyond the garages and onto our streets.”
Once the pilot wraps up, we’ll transition to a permanent curbside charging program. Legislation to create that permanent program is making its way through City Hall.
Choosing to bike, roll or walk also helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
How to listen
You can find “Going Green on San Francisco’s Streets” and hear our full interviews with Khatri, Jue and Paolo at our podcast webpage (SFMTA.com/Podcast). Taken with Transportation also is on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, our YouTube channel and most other podcast platforms.
SF Climate Week runs through April 26. If you’d like to learn more about it, go to the Climate Week website.
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