Red Transit Lanes Over Time in San Francisco from 2013 to 2023

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Red transit lanes over time in San Francisco from 2013 to 2023, accessible text for the animated GIF for the A Decade of Rolling out the Red Carpet for Riders blog post.

Note: Since the first red lane was installed in 2013, this covers only 2013-onward. For transit lane changes pre-2013, please visit a list of transit lanes over time in San Francisco from 2006 to 2021.   

Changes to transit lanes in 2013:  
New red transit lanes installed on Church Street red transit lanes.   
Full-time transit lane on 4th Street transit removed for construction.   
New part-time transit lane installed on Pine Street.   
Part-time transit lane on Sacramento Street upgraded to full time.  
Part-time transit lane on 4th Street transit removed due to construction.   

Changes to transit lanes in 2014:  
New red transit lane installed on Lincoln Way.  
New red transit lane installed on Haight Street.  
Existing full-time transit lanes on Market Street colorized red.   
Existing full-time transit lane on 3rd Street colorized red.   
Existing full-time transit lane on Geary colorized red.   
Existing full-time transit lane on O’Farrell Street colorized red.   
New part-time transit lane installed on Pine Street.   

Changes to transit lanes in 2015:  
New red transit lanes installed on Market Street.  
New red transit lane installed on 7th Street.  
New red transit lane installed on Powell Street.  
Existing part-time transit lanes on Clay Street upgraded to full-time red transit lanes.  
Existing full-time transit lane on Potrero Avenue removed.  

Changes to transit lanes in 2016:  
New red transit lanes installed on Mission Street.  
New red transit lane installed on Geneva Avenue.  
New part-time transit lane installed on Sansome Street.  
Existing full-time transit lanes on Judah Street colorized red.  

Changes to transit lanes in 2017:  
New red transit lanes installed on California Street.  
New full-time transit lanes installed on Mission Street.  
New full-time transit lane installed on Otis Street.  
New full-time transit lanes installed on Taraval Street.  
New full-time transit lanes installed on 16th Street.  

Changes to transit lanes in 2018:  
New red transit lane installed on Potrero Avenue.  
New red transit lane installed on Mission Street.  
New red transit lane installed on 1st Street.  
New red transit lane installed on Fremont Street.  
New full-time transit lanes installed on Geary Boulevard.  

Changes to transit lanes in 2019:  
New full-time transit lane installed on Essex Street.  

Changes to transit lanes in 2020:  
New red transit lane installed on Beale Street.  
Existing part-time transit lanes on Mission Street upgraded to red transit lanes.  
New full-time transit lanes installed on Geary Boulevard.  
New full-time transit lane installed on 4th Street, restoring and expanding lane that was removed during construction.  
New full-time transit lane installed on Main Street.  
New full-time transit lane installed on Beale Street.  
New full-time transit lane installed on 16th Street.  

Changes to transit lanes in 2021:  
New full-time transit lane installed on the 4th Street Bridge.  
New full-time transit lane installed on 7th Street.  
New full-time transit lane installed on 8th Street.  
New full-time transit lanes installed on California Street.  
New full-time transit lane installed on Market Street.   
New full-time transit lane installed on Presidio Avenue.  
New full-time transit lane installed on Masonic Avenue.  
New full-time transit lane installed on Clay Street.   
New full-time transit lane installed on Sacramento Street.  
New full-time queue jump transit lane installed on Woodside Avenue.  
New full-time transit lane installed on Bosworth Street.  
New part-time transit lane installed on Clay Street.  
New part-time high-occupancy vehicle lanes installed on Lombard Street and Richardson Avenue.  
Existing part-time transit lane on Sacramento Street upgraded to full-time.  

Changes to transit lanes in 2022:  
New full-time transit lanes on 4th Street.   
Existing full-time transit lanes on 4th Street colorized red.    
New red transit lanes on Van Ness Avenue.   
New red transit lanes on South Van Ness Avenue.  
New red transit lanes on Mission Street.    
Existing part-time transit lanes on Mission Street upgraded to full-time transit lanes.    
Existing full-time transit lanes on Otis Street colorized red.    
Existing full-time transit lanes on Geary Boulevard colorized red.    
Existing full-time transit lanes on O’Farrell Street colorized red.    
New part-time high-occupancy vehicle lanes on Park Presidio Boulevard and Park-Presidio Bypass.   
Existing full-time transit lanes on Stockton Street colorized red.    
Full-time queue jump transit lane removed from Woodside Avenue.  
 
Changes to transit lanes in 2023:   
Existing full-time transit lanes on Mission Street colorized red.    
New transit lanes coming soon:   
New red transit lanes on 16th Street.   
New red transit lanes on Mission Street.    
New red transit lanes on Folsom Street.    
New red transit lanes on Van Ness Avenue.    
Existing full-time transit lanes on 7th Street colorized red.    
Existing full-time transit lanes on 8th Street colorized red.    
Existing full-time transit lanes on 16th Street colorized red.    
Existing full-time transit lanes on Geary Boulevard colorized red.    
Existing full-time transit lanes on Mission Street colorized red.    
Existing full-time transit lanes on Market Street colorized red.    
Existing full-time transit lanes on Beale Street colorized red.    
New full-time transit lane on Post Street, restoring lane that was removed during construction.