The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) releases the following upcoming event-related traffic and transit impacts for this holiday week from Thursday, May 23 through Wednesday, May 29, 2024.
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Muni Service on Memorial Day Holiday
On Monday, May 27 (Memorial Day Holiday), Muni will operate on a Saturday service schedule. For real-time updates, follow us on https://twitter.com/sfmta_muni.
Parking Enforcement on Memorial Day Holiday
Monday, May 27: Parking meters (all meters including color capped), white zones, nightly street sweeping (street cleaning) and safety violations (no stopping, no parking, red and blue zones) will be enforced.
Other SFMTA parking programs will not be enforced:
- Residential Parking Permits (RPP) Zones
- General Parking Time Limits
- Weekday Daytime Street Sweeping (Street Cleaning)
- Commuter Shuttle Towaway Zones
- Unmetered Yellow and Green Zones
Vehicles creating a hazard and/or an unsafe condition (i.e. double parking, blocking a bike lane, blocking driveways, blocking crosswalks, fire hydrants, etc.) are subject to receiving citations and can possibly be towed.
Note: Parking meters in the city are enforced Monday through Saturday with exception of the following areas where parking meters are enforced seven days per week throughout the year except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day:
- Parking meters in the Fisherman’s Wharf area
- On and near The Embarcadero roadway
- In the Special Event Area around AT&T Park
- Five metered off-street parking facilities listed below:
- 8th Avenue at Clement Street
- 9th Avenue at Clement Street
- Geary Boulevard at 21st Avenue
- 18th Avenue at Geary Boulevard
- Pierce Street Garage (between Lombard and Chestnut streets)
San Francisco State University Commencement at Ballpark
Friday, May 24: San Francisco State University’s 2024 Commencement will be held at the ballpark on Friday. Gates will open at 3:30 p.m. The ceremony will begin at around 6:30 p.m. and conclude with fireworks at around 9:30 p.m.
Motorists are advised to avoid the increased congestion in downtown San Francisco and to avoid using the Bay Bridge two hours before and after the ceremony. Use of public transit, taxi, bicycles or walking is recommended.
Heavy traffic is expected in and around the ballpark. Those who choose to drive should allow extra travel time.
A street closure of Terry Francois between 3rd and South streets will be required from 3 to 10 p.m.
Muni will operate extra S Shuttle trains along the M Ocean View Line between San Francisco State University and Oracle Park.
For additional details and about transportation to ballpark, including connections from Bay Area transit system to Muni, visit www.sfmta.com/oracle-park.
Carnaval Festival and Parade
Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26: A free two–day festival will take place in the Mission District along Harrison Street between 16th and 24th streets. Event hours will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. For more event details, visit carnavalsanfrancisco.org.
The following street closures will be required:
From 4 p.m., Friday, May 24 to 2 a.m., Monday, May 27:
- Harrison Street between 16th and 17th streets
- Harrison Street between 21st and 22nd streets
- 20th Street between Harrison Street and Treat Avenue
- 21st Street between Harrison and Alabama streets
From 7 p.m., Friday, May 24 to 2 a.m., Monday, May 27:
- Harrison Street between 16th and 24th streets
- Alabama Street (west side only) between 16th and 24th streets
- 17th Street between Folsom and Alabama streets
- 18th Street between Folsom and Alabama streets
- 19th Street between Folsom and Alabama streets
- 20th Street between Folsom and Alabama streets
- 21st Street between Folsom and Alabama streets
- 22nd Street between Treat and Alabama streets
- 23rd Street between Treat and Alabama streets
- Mariposa Street between Harrison and Alabama streets
- Treat Avenue between 16th and 21st streets
- Mistral Street between Treat Avenue and Harrison Street
- Intersection will be closed:
- 17th, Mariposa, 18th, 19th, Mistral, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd streets at Harrison Street
- 17th, 18th, 19th and Mistral streets at Treat Avenue
On Sunday, May 26, the Carnaval Grand Parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. The staging area for the parade will be on Bryant Street between 17th and Cesar Chavez streets and on 24th Street between Harrison and York streets. Assembly for the parade will begin at 5 a.m. and the parade will finish approximately at 4 p.m.
The parade will proceed west on 24th Street from Harrison Street, north on Mission Street and east on 15th Street to the dispersal area along Harrison and Alameda streets between 16th and Division streets. 16th Street will remain open to traffic, however, motorists may experience significant delay and should allow extra travel time.
Cross traffic along Bryant Street, where parade staging will take place, will be allowed until 9 a.m.
The City will open streets to traffic as the end of the parade passes each intersection of the route.
No public parking will be available for this event. Event and parade participants are encouraged to take public transportation. There will be temporary bus stops for Mission Street Muni buses along Guerrero Street at 14th,16th, 18th, 20th, 22nd, 24th and 25th streets.
The following Muni routes will be affected: 12 Folsom/Pacific; 14 Mission; 14R Mission Rapid; 22 Fillmore; 27 Bryant; 33 Ashbury/18th; 48 Quintara-24th Street; 49 Van Ness/Mission; 55 Dogpatch and 67 Bernal Heights.
San Francisco Giants Baseball Games
Monday, May 27 through Wednesday, May 29: The San Francisco Giants will play three home games at the ballpark. Listed below are start times for these games:
- Three games against the Philadelphia Phillies: 1) 2:05 p.m., Monday, May 27; 2) 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, May 28 and 3) 12:45 p.m., Wednesday, May 29.
Street Closures
To accommodate events that will take place at the ballpark, the following street closures will be enforced:
- Two and a half hours before the opening pitch, the SFMTA will close eastbound King Street between 3rd and 2nd streets to vehicle traffic. King Street will reopen after first pitch until the seventh inning.
- From the seventh inning until post-game traffic dies down, the SFMTA will again close eastbound King Street between 3rd and 2nd streets to vehicle traffic in order to reduce congestion on city streets.
- Additionally, the northbound portion of the 4th Street Bridge (Peter R. Maloney Bridge) will be closed to all traffic except Muni, taxis and bicycles during the post-game period.
Taxi Stands
- 2nd Street, west side, between Brannan and King Streets
- 2nd Street, east side, between Townsend and King Streets
- 3rd Street, west side, north of King Street
Special Event Parking Rates
During baseball games and other major events with more than 10,000 expected attendees at the ballpark, parking meters close to the ballpark will charge a special event rate of $10 per hour. These rates help reduce congestion and keep parking spots available in the neighborhoods near the ballpark, discouraging circling for free or cheap parking. Start times for special event rates vary based on the start time of the event. More information on special event parking regulations can be found on www.sfmta.com/special-event-parking.
For additional details and about transportation to ballpark, visit www.sfmta.com/oracle-park.
Civic Center Concert
Saturday, June 1: Another Planet Entertainment will be putting on a major concert in Civic Center. The show will run from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Headlining artists and other details will be announced when release published, visit https://apeconcerts.com.
To facilitate the event, street closures will begin from Tuesday, May 28 through Monday, June 3.
The following street closures will be required:
- From 6 a.m., Tuesday, May 28 to 4 p.m., Monday, June 3:
- Grove Street between Polk and Larkin streets
- From 12:01 a.m., Thursday, May 30 to 4 p.m., Monday, June 3:
- Polk Street between McAllister and Hayes streets
- From 6 a.m., Thursday, May 30 to 4 p.m., Monday, June 3:
- Fulton Street between Larkin and Hyde streets
- From 7 p.m., Friday, May 31 to 4 a.m., Sunday, June 2:
- Larkin Street between Hayes and McAllister streets
- Grove Street between Larkin and Hyde streets
- Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Polk Street
The following Muni routes will be impacted: 19 Polk; and 21 Hayes.
CONSTRUCTION WORK AND OTHER UPDATES
UPDATE: L Taraval Improvement Project—Segment B
The L Taraval Improvement Project is a multi-agency collaboration to improve safety, accessibility, and transit reliability, and to rehabilitate aging rails, utility lines and roadway pavement along the L Taraval line between Sunset Boulevard and 15th Avenue and on Ulloa Street near West Portal.
Work to replace sewer, water, rail lines and streetbase has been completed. Construction work continues to install boarding islands with accessible curb ramps, handrails and pavers.
Street base work is complete. Special track work at 46th Avenue already started. Buses will be rerouted around the construction area. The intersection on the south side will be closed to northbound traffic.
Curb-to-curb repaving of the entire Taraval corridor started on Monday, May 6 and is expected to be completed by Wednesday, May 29. Repaving work between 28th and 37th avenues is expected to be completed by Wednesday, May 29. There will be no bus reroutes around the repaving area.
take approximately three weeks. The paving work will be divided into three segments. During this work, parking will be removed on both sides of the street and traffic detoured around the area.
Construction work performed and at locations:
Taraval Street
- From 15th to 19th avenues:
- Boarding Islands and Platforms
- From 19th to 28th avenues:
- Construction of barrier railing and pavers on accessible boarding platforms
- From 28th to 37th avenues, including Sunset Boulevard:
- Grinding and repaving, construction of boarding islands and platforms
46th Avenue Track Work
- Installation
Nighttime work is scheduled from Sunday through Friday, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sundays through Fridays
- Ulloa Street between 15th and Forest Side avenues: OCS prep work for installation, removing and reconstructing existing poles, upgrade the Overhead Contact System (OCS) that powers the trains. Work on any given block will vary and is expected to take a few hours to a few days per location. OCS work is expected to be completed in June 2024.
The L Bus now runs between West Portal and the SF Zoo. Customers can transfer to a train at West Portal Station to travel downtown. An interactive bus reroute map with temporary bus stop relocations citywide during construction can be found on Interactive Bus Reroute.
During construction, the L Taraval bus stops are being relocated. The inbound bus stop at Taraval Street and 15th Avenue has been relocated across the intersection until fall 2024.
The following L Taraval bus stops are being relocated temporarily during construction:
- L Taraval Bus / L Owl / 18 46th Avenue (Monday, May 6 to Tuesday, June 4, 2024)
- Inbound
- From 46th Avenue and Taraval Street to 45th Avenue and Taraval Street, southeast corner
- Outbound
- From 46th Avenue and Ulloa Street to Ulloa Street and 46th Avenue, northeast corner
- From Taraval and 46th Avenue to 45th Avenue and Taraval Street, southwest corner
- Inbound
- 18 46th Avenue (Monday, May 6 to Tuesday, June 4, 2024)
- Inbound
- From 46th Avenue and Santiago Street to northeast corner
- Outbound
- From 46th Avenue and Taraval Street to 45th Avenue & Taraval Street, southwest corner
- Inbound
- L Taraval Bus / L Owl (Monday, May 6 to Tuesday, June 4, 2024)
- Outbound
- From Taraval Street and 46th Avenue to 45th Avenue and Taraval Street, southwest corner.
- Outbound
- L Taraval / L Special / L Owl (Saturday, May 11 to Friday, May 17)
- Inbound
- From 22nd Avenue and Taraval Street, southeast corner to Ulloa Street and 22nd Avenue, southwest corner (temp stop)
- From Avenue and Taraval Street, southwest corner to 18th Avenue and Taraval Street, southwest corner
- From 17th Avenue and Taraval Street, southwest corner to 18th Avenue and Taraval Street, southwest corner
- From 26th Avenue and Taraval Street, southwest corner to 25th Avenue and Taraval Street, southwest corner (During paving work only)
- Outbound
- From 23rd Avenue and Taraval Street, northwest corner to 22nd Avenue and Taraval Street, northwest corner
- From 22nd and 26th avenues to northwest corner (during paving work only)
- L Taraval Bus / L Special / L Owl (Present to Fall 2024)
- Inbound
- From Taraval Street and 15th Avenue to the southeast side of the intersection
- Inbound
For additional project details, visit SFMTA.com/LTaravalProject. For construction updates from Monday, Monday, May 20 through Saturday, June 1, 2024, visit the Project Update page.
ONGOING
Masks Recommended
Masks are no longer required, but are encouraged in any SFMTA facilities, transit hubs or on vehicles including Muni buses, streetcars, light rail vehicles or cable cars or in taxis or on paratransit.
ONGOING: Essential Trip Card Discount Program
The SFMTA’s program, Essential Trip Card (ETC) Program, assists people with disabilities and older adults to make essential trips using taxis. The program provides two to three round trips at an 80% discount per month, i.e. rider pays $6 to receive a value of $30 or pays $12 to receive a $60 value. If essential needs require it, riders may receive additional value up to $120 of taxi service per month.
To qualify for the program, customer must be either age 65 or older or an adult with disabilities. Eligible adults may apply for the ETC program by calling the Paratransit Mobility Management office at 415-351-7053. Staff are available weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Visit https://www.sfmta.com/etc for additional details and for a list of San Francisco taxi companies, visit https://www.sfmta.com/taxi/directory.
SFMTA’s Shop-a-Round program which offers registered seniors and people with disabilities personalized assistance and rides to and from grocery stores and farmers markets is available as well. For more information, visit https://www.sfmta.com/shop-round.