Participants at a celebration of the Holi Festival of Colors in Parkmerced on March 14, 2009. Photo: Cary Bass-Deschenes/Flickr Events: As flowers bloom in the park this colorful spring weekend, cheer...
The San Francisco Municipal Railway, known by its nickname "Muni," is the transit division of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), and an important part of the integrated...
It might be hard to believe that until 1965, women were deprived of the joy of standing on the running boards on either side of San Francisco’s cable cars. Just three years prior to the time of the...
A Muni bus on the 29 Sunset route on the recently-redesigned Mansell Street in McLaren Park. SFMTA Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday, April 4, 1 p.m. City Hall, Room 400 Nearby Muni Routes: 5, 19, 21...
Join us for San Francisco’s fifth annual Walk to Work Day this Thursday, April 6 to celebrate foot-based transportation in one of the most walkable cities in the country. Walk to Work Day, organized...
Lowriders cruise at the Carnaval parade in the Mission in 2011. Photo: Carnaval.com Studios/Flickr Events There will be no shortage of events this weekend in San Francisco. Head over to Kezar Stadium...
SFMTA Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday, April 18, 1 p.m. City Hall, Room 400 Nearby Muni Routes: 5, 19, 21, 47, 49, F Market, Metro-Civic Center Station The agenda for tomorrow’s Board of Directors...
A red transit-only lane on Geary at Jones Street. It may come as no surprise that using red paint to highlight transit-only lanes causes fewer drivers to violate them, which helps keep them clear to...
Another fun-filled weekend awaits us – you can cheer on the Giants as they wrap up their first home stand of the season, enjoy the second weekend of the Cherry Blossom Festival and take your pick of...
One-hundred and eleven years ago, in the cool pre-dawn of April 18th, 1906, a massive earthquake rocked San Francisco, forever changing the landscape and future development of our fair, foggy city...
A corner on Vicente Street with existing “front-in” angled parking and “daylighting.” Like most streets in the Outer Sunset, Vicente Street has road space to spare. We’ve proposed changes to Vicente...
In a new experiment on Market Street, we’ve installed four types of safe-hit posts along a block of bike lane. Plastic “safe-hit” posts may be a relatively quick and low-cost way to separate bike...
Events Take advantage of the forecasted sunny weather this weekend by coming downtown to celebrate Earth Day or take in a heart-pounding bicycle race in the Mission. Here are this weekend’s featured...
From the SFMTA’s Director of Transportation: Not long ago, deaths caused by smoking, plane crashes and not wearing seatbelts were accepted as routine and commonplace in ways that are unthinkable in...
A hybrid electric Muni bus on Mansell Street in McLaren Park, which was recently redesigned with a beautiful path for walking and biking. Earth Day was started in 1970 to foster forward-thinking...
Left: An older electric trolley bus (standard length). Right: A newer trolley bus (extended length). You’ve seen Muni’s sleek new extended trolley buses roll out over the past couple of years. Now, it...
Howard at 7th Street. We’re holding two open house meetings this week to show potential designs for a better Folsom and Howard streets in the South of Market area. SoMa deserves livable streets. With...
This existing parking-protected bike lane on westbound 13th Street will get complemented with upgrades in the eastbound direction. In the coming weeks, 13th Street in SoMa will get safety upgrades...
This weekend is jam-packed with fun around the city, including the Clement Street Neighborhood Event, SF Deltas soccer at Kezar Stadium, an early Mother’s Day celebration at the Treasure Island Flea...
"Downtown" Glen Park in 1908, as seen looking north from a rail bridge built for San Francisco's first electric streetcar line along what is now Diamond Street towards Chenery Street. Most of the...
Market at 14th and Church streets. Our plans to make Upper Market Street safer with improvements including parking-protected bike lanes will be considered for approval by our SFMTA Board of Directors...
SFMTA Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday, May 2, 1 p.m. City Hall, Room 400 Nearby Muni Routes: 5, 19, 21, 47, 49, F Market, Metro-Civic Center Station The agenda for today's Board of Directors...
A scene from the How Weird Street Faire in 2015. Photo: Tom Hilton/Flickr How Weird Street Faire Sunday, 12 to 8 p.m.SoMa The 18th annual counter-cultural gathering known as the How Weird Street Faire...
Starting next week, we will begin work at Muni's Kirkland bus yard in Fisherman's Wharf that will require some disruptions on the block surrounded by Beach, Stockton, North Point and Powell streets...
Left: A new parking-protected bike lane on 13th Street, from Harrison to Bryant Street. Right: Freshly-installed concrete dividers on eastbound Division, from Bryant/11th to 10th Street. Fresh paint...