With the school year starting next Monday for San Francisco Unified School District students, we're throwing back to the school days of yore when a fancy streetcar escorted school kids on journeys...
Many of the photos in our Archive were taken on or in the streets of San Francisco, capturing everyday scenes and candid moments and giving a unique glimpse into the city's past. This week, we'll take...
As Muni ramps up service to keep traffic moving for this weekend’s Outside Lands Music Festival, we take you back in time to SF's outer edges during its early days. During the early 20th century, the...
Red transit-only lanes like these will be extended down Market Street and combined with other safety measures, including turn restrictions for private vehicles on a five-block stretch. (SFMTA Photo)...
If you haven’t heard, this weekend will be plenty busy with scores of enthusiastic people coming into the city for a major music and arts festival, a cultural parade and festival as well as A Night Of...
The latest Central Subway project update video is out! The focus this time is on the Yerba Buena/Moscone and the Union Square/Market Street stations. If you've been anywhere near Market and 4th Street...
Islais Creek Motor Coach Facility Open House: 6:15 – 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 11 Islais Creek Motor Coach Facility Cesar Chavez and Indiana Street, Lunch Room Note: Enter through the black gate near...
As we discussed last week, as The Chronicle explained this morning and as other media partners have pointed out here and here, changes are coming to downtown streets that will restrict you from...
If you’re new to working for the City and County of San Francisco, you might be surprised to learn that the hiring process can take time. The average time it takes to become an employee of the city...
Today we are sharing a recent article from The Atlantic’s City Lab blog on SF’s proposed Transportation Sustainability Fee, which, if adopted, would change how San Francisco assesses transportation...
Construction Alert: On both Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., the southbound J Church Line will be switching back at 30th and Church streets due to construction work near the Highland...
Twice a month we share some of our favorite destinations in the city and the Muni routes and lines that will take you there. Aquatic Park, located at the foot of Polk Street and just a short walk from...
Did you know that almost two-thirds of San Francisco Unified School District students use Muni to get home from school? With school back in session today, we’re adding Muni service specifically to...
It’s that time of year again. Summer is wilting away, and kids are heading into a new school year with a fresh start. To help them get started on the right foot, we’re partnering with the SFPD to...
Construction Alerts and Reminders: The Muni Metro subway continues to close early each night at 9:30pm for system upgrades. Beginning this week and running until August 24, the northbound T Third Line...
This fall we’re starting construction on the finishing touch of the Balboa Park Station Area Plan – Unity Plaza will be constructed over a 210-by-65-foot public open space next to Muni’s City College...
Today, we were joined by Supervisor Scott Wiener and community folks at 16th and Market to unveil a suite of safety improvements along the Upper Market corridor, where wide, six-way intersections make...
Our galleries on wheels will be rolling next month, and we can't wait! Starting in September, 50 Muni buses will showcase the work of some of San Francisco’s top local artists as part of “Muni Art,”...
The first big event weekend of the year is here, and it’s a doozy. Lunar New Year festivities continue in Chinatown with the Chinese Community Street Fair & Parade. Little League Baseball kicks off...
This week's photo excursion takes us deep under the streets of San Francisco for a sight seen by very few eyes. One of the biggest transportation projects of the 1960s and '70s in the Bay Area was the...
You can be forgiven for not watching all of yesterday's 7-hour (plus!) SFMTA Board of Directors meeting. That's a lot of transportation talk even for us. The long day, though, meant that a lot got...
This week we bring out a rare shot from the archives that gives an overview of one little "patch" of San Francisco. One of only a handful of aerial photos in our collections, this 4x5" negative was...
Happy Lunar New Year! It’s been called the Year of the Ram, Sheep and Goat—different translations meaning the same thing: time to kick off the largest celebration of Asian culture outside of Asia, the...
“Go play in the street!” This isn’t a directive you usually hear from us, but when it comes to Sunday Streets, that’s exactly what we want you to do on The Embarcadero this Sunday. Sunday Streets is...
Given the compactness and generally good weather of San Francisco, it is easy to see why traveling by motorcycle or motorized scooter is an increasingly popular choice in our city. Over the last few...