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Mayor Lee Celebrates Start of Central Subway Tunneling
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today celebrated the start of tunneling for the Central Subway Project, the major extension of the Muni Metro T Third Line through SoMa, Union Square and Chinatown. A 350-foot-long...
Mayor Lee Celebrates Start of Central Subway Tunneling (PDF)
Sunday Streets Returns to the Bayview and Dogpatch Neighborhoods this Sunday
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which oversees all surface transportation in the City, including the Municipal Railway (Muni), today announced that this Sunday, June 9 from...
Sunset Tunnel Weekend Construction Canceled for Aug. 14 Weekend
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has canceled the Sunset Tunnel construction planned for the August 14 weekend. Over the weekend, the N Judah rail service will continue to...
Interactive Open House to Help Design the Wiggle Neighborhood Green Corridor Project
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) invite neighbors, businesses, and community groups to help plan for the Wiggle...
Mayor Lee and SFMTA Unveil New Hybrid Muni Buses to Improve Transit Service
City Commits to Keeping Vehicles Clean as Part of the Giant Sweep Anti-Litter Campaign Mayor Edwin M. Lee and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which oversees transportation...
Sunset Tunnel Weekend Construction Resumes on April 15-18
As part of the Sunset Tunnel Trackway Improvement Project, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) will resume weekend construction on the Sunset Tunnel. The work will start at 8 p.m...
The Daily Grind of Keeping Muni Clean
For this week’s edition of Information Gladly Given, let’s talk trash. Eating, littering and tagging on Muni leaves behind a mess – for others to see and for others to clean up. Fortunately, there are...
Welcome, Secretary Foxx!
Each Tuesday we bring you a tidbit of transit news or trivia, either from our own backyard or from around the globe. Today we are proud to welcome U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony...
Music in the Meadows
“On Tap” gives you a heads up about the big events in town and what Muni routes and lines will get you to the party. Look for this feature to be posted usually on Wednesdays for a look ahead to the...
New 60-foot Buses Expected Next Year
Yesterday San Francisco and the SFMTA were honored to host U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx. His announcement of more than $9 million in federal funding for new Muni buses will be...
Skilled Workers Have Always Kept Muni Rolling
Today's throwback takes us inside Muni's electric repair shop in 1936. The tradesmen in this shot are rebuilding streetcar motors on a specially built repair and test stand. The motor technology and...
29 Sunset Gets a Bit Quicker
Good news, 29 Sunset Muni riders! As reported in today’s Examiner, the SFMTA has made a small adjustment to the route that will make a big difference in the overall travel time of the buses. As of Oct...
A Road Diet for Cesar Chavez Street
Some streets could do with a diet, and Cesar Chavez Street used to be one of them. If you visit the corridor today, you’ll see that its belt has been tightened with a “road diet.” A road diet is a...
SFMTA Public Meetings, Oct. 6 - 17
Our Meeting Round-up feature highlights different SFMTA public meetings that will be held within the coming two weeks. These meetings give you the chance to voice your concerns and provide us helpful...
By Land, Sea, and Air
“On Tap” gives you a heads up about the big events in town and what Muni routes and lines will get you to the party. Look for this feature to be posted usually on Wednesdays for a look ahead to the...
With Your Support, We’re Moving Muni Forward
Today Muni is announcing the launch of a program many years in the making. You may have already heard of Muni Forward. We’ve mentioned it a couple of times on this blog ( here and here). It grew out...
Seismic Improvements to Retaining Walls of Sunset Tunnel
To ensure safety for the N Judah customers as well as the residents living around the Muni trackways, seismic improvements will be made to the retaining walls surrounding the west portal of Sunset...
14,000 SF Students Celebrate Walk and Roll to School Day 2014
Today, we joined Mayor Ed Lee, District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim, city officials and partners from the San Francisco Safe Routes to Schools Coalition at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School at 7 th and...
Rolling Out the Red Carpet on Haight Street
We’re at it again—painting the streets red, dedicating lanes for transit, and building new bulb outs and curb ramps, all to make Muni more reliable and enhance safety both on and off the bus. And this...
You and Me Sunday Driving
This Sunday, June 4, 1967 shot at Haight and Clayton comes from a series of about 20 photos taken from Masonic to Stanyan to illustrate the traffic flow (or lack thereof) along Haight St. All shapes...