A Chinese lantern inside a motorized cable car during the 2016 Chinese New Year Parade. Events: Chinese New Year Parade Saturday, 5:15 p.m. Union Square and Chinatown Chinese New Year (also known as...
Automated speed enforcement is a proven way to reduce traffic injuries caused by speeding. Police can’t be everywhere at once to enforce against dangerous speeding. That's why the SFMTA joined...
The SFMTA Chinese New Year Parade contingent stepped off Saturday evening with firecrackers, pounding drums and the ring of a cable car bell. Aboard an authentic cable car, operated on a bus chassis...
Within our vast historic photo archive are a handful of panoramic gems – sets of images that were composed so to be placed side-by-side and form a wide view. Thanks to modern digital imaging...
Chairman Brinkman pedals in front of City Hall during Bike to Work Day last spring. Photo taken May 12, 2016. As the new chairman of the SFMTA Board of Directors, Cheryl Brinkman is happy to use the...
President’s Day Holiday Muni Service and Parking Enforcement This Monday, in observance of President’s Day, Muni will operate on a Saturday schedule. Parking meters and restrictions for seven-day...
As part of our ongoing efforts to move Muni Forward, we’re launching a package of small but important service adjustments on Saturday, February 25. Based on feedback from Muni riders, we’re increasing...
Join us at SF History Days to travel through the history of the J Church, one of Muni’s oldest lines, from its opening in 1917 to today. This weekend, we'll join over 70 other historical organizations...
Over the past month, we’ve been rolling out the initial Muni Forward safety treatments along Taraval Street as part of the L Taraval Rapid Project. Despite the ongoing rain, we’ve made progress on...
Muni Service Changes This Saturday Our latest round of Muni Forward service changes will include: Stop removals on the L Taraval Line More frequent service on the 8AX Bayshore Express, 25 Treasure...
We’re pioneering new types of traffic signal designs to reduce illegal left turns along Muni’s T Third Line, and we need your input. The two signal designs below were recently installed at...
During a pedestrian "scramble," traffic signals allow people to cross in every direction, including diagonally. At bustling city intersections, the nature of walking provides a particular advantage...
The Muni Metro subway portal at Duboce Avenue and Church Street, where a motorist entered the tunnel early Monday morning, leading to later service disruptions. Photo: Jerold Chinn/SFBay Muni Metro...
Here are step-by-step guides for riding Muni buses, our Metro light rail and historic streetcars.
San Francisco’s first raised, parking-protected bike lane, which we wrote about in October, was completed this week on a short stretch of northbound Valencia Street, south of Cesar Chavez Street. This...
We joined our partner agencies, elected officials and community members Wednesday to celebrate the start of construction on the Van Ness Improvement Project, which will include San Francisco’s first...
Proposals for the 8th Avenue Neighborway Project will be featured at an open house on March 15. Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday, March 7, 1 p.m. City Hall, Room 400 Nearby Muni routes: 5, 19, 21...
Building Progress & Policy Comms
More and more people in San Francisco see their bicycle as a convenient way to get around as we invest in a network of safer, better bikeways. As these bikeways grow, so does interest about what the...
Daylight Saving Reminder: Don’t forget to turn your clocks forward one hour this Sunday as Daylight Saving Time begins. It’s a good chance to test your smoke detectors and replace their batteries if...
Sunday Streets on Valencia Street in the Mission. Nothing says spring has sprung better than the arrival of the Sunday Streets season in San Francisco. So mark this Sunday, March 12 on your calendar...
“Neighborway” projects will combine traffic-calming design features like raised crosswalks and sidewalk bulb-outs, like those seen in this rendering for the Wiggle Neighborhood Green Corridor Project...
A visualization of Geary Boulevard at Buchanan Street with Geary Rapid improvements. March 29 Update: The next major step for the Geary projects (both the Geary Rapid project and the Geary Boulevard...
A screenshot from the Streetfilms video , “Riders First: How Buses Are Moving San Francisco Forward.” It can be easy to lose track of all our efforts to move Muni Forward, so it’s helpful to get a...