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San Francisco Breaks Ground for Van Ness Improvement Project
The City of San Francisco broke ground Wednesday, March 1, on the Van Ness Improvement Project, a major civic-improvement project that will revitalize and rehabilitate one of the city’s main corridors...
VN Groundbreaking Press Release final.pdf
SFMTA Announces the 2017 Sunday Streets Season
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which oversees all surface transportation in the city including Muni, is excited to announce the return of the Sunday Streets season as the...
Sunday Streets 2017 Press Release_ final.pdf
San Francisco Welcomes the Harvey Milk Streetcar Back Into Service
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which manages the Municipal Railway (Muni), today joined its non-profit partner, the Market Street Railway (MSR), to welcome the President’s...
SFMTA Providing Public Transit Options to AT&T Park for Giants Games
Opening Day for the 2017 Major League Baseball season is this Sunday and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) today provides San Francisco Giants fans with information to help...
Press Release--Giants Baseball Season_2.pdf
San Francisco Celebrates 23rd Annual Bike to Work Day
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which oversees all ground transportation in the city, today joined Mayor Edwin M. Lee, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the San...
Love Wins and Love Parties
Today – and over the coming Pride weekend – we celebrate with our beautiful city. The historic Supreme Court ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges is sure to mean an even more effusive celebration. The...
SFMTA Public Meetings, June 29 – July 10
Board of Directors meeting: 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 30th This week’s Board meeting has been cancelled. Board of Directors meeting: 1 p.m., Tuesday, July 7 City Hall, Room 400 Nearby Muni Routes: 5, 19...
Pay What You Can: Income-Based Fares for Public Transportation
This week we’d like to share an article on Seattle’s new OrcaLift program, a reduced-fare program for low-income residents who use public transportation in the Seattle area. The program aims to...
Independence Day Festivities: Fireworks and Jazz
News & Notes: By now you’ve probably heard, but as a reminder, effective today there has been an increase in fares, fees, and fines. Be sure to check the SFMTA’s webpage for specific details. Muni...
A Red, White and Blue Muni
As we approach one of our country's biggest holidays, the Fourth of July, we'd like to share a photo from a past celebration that was extra special. In 1976, for the 200th anniversary of the signing...
Train Expansion Funds Officially Expand
Thanks to the leadership of Governor Brown, the California State Transportation Agency and Mayor Lee, SFMTA will receive $41 million in new cap and trade funds to expand our light rail train fleet by...
Historic Streetcars
Background The story of San Francisco’s historic streetcar service begins in 1962, when the voters of Alameda and Contra Costa counties and San Francisco approved the $792 million bond issue for BART...
One Last Ring!
As the SFMTA and cable car enthusiasts gear up for what will undoubtedly be an entertaining afternoon this Thursday in Union Square, the atmosphere will be a little bittersweet. That’s because this...
Ring That Bell
At high noon today in Union Square, Muni cable car grips and conductors will have a showdown at the 52nd Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest, duking it out to see who will be the next world champ. A...
Subway Dancers Inspire!
This week we are in performance mode as we make the final preparations for the 52nd Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest. This Thursday at noon, our professional Cable Car operators will compete for the...
For this Weekend: Doyle Drive Shutdown, Sunday Streets & More
News & Notes: Construction Project Reminders: Doyle Drive will shut down tomorrow at 10 p.m. and continues until 5 a.m., Monday. For complete project and closure details, visit the Presidio Parkway...
52nd Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest Winners
What a great afternoon at Union Square! The Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest, ably captained by comedienne Debi Durst, was full of captivating performances from both our community and our professional...
Vote for Art!
This is a great week for personal expression and Muni. While those two things don’t always go well together, at yesterday’s 52nd Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest, six Cable Car Grips and Conductors and...
SFMTA Public Meetings, July 13 - 27
Lombard Street Open House, 6 – 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 15 Episcopal Church of St Mary the Virgin 2325 Union Street x. Steiner Street Nearby Muni Routes: 28, 43, 41, 45 Our Muni Forward team, in...
Transportation Matters for Seniors
This month is the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It's also the 80th anniversary of Social Security and the 50th anniversary of Medicare. All of these came together Monday as...