The Municipal Railway Planning Division & The First 5-Year Plan

The Municipal Railway Planning Division & The First 5-Year Plan By Kelley Trahan The San Francisco Municipal Railway 5-Year Plan, 1979-1984 was the first comprehensive service plan created by the first San Francisco Municipal Railway transportation planners. The plan introduced a grid...

A Decade of Rolling out the Red Carpet for Riders

A Decade of Rolling out the Red Carpet for Riders By Cassie Halls An animated map showing the expansion of red transit lanes in San Francisco. View as a PDF. Accessible version of the expansion of red transit lanes:  Red Transit Lanes Over Time in San Francisco from 2013 to 2023  There...

San Francisco’s Transit-First Policy Turns 50

San Francisco’s Transit-First Policy Turns 50 By Melissa Culross Transit on Market Street in downtown San Francisco, 2018 It’s been a half-century since the San Francisco Board of Supervisors put transit needs above all other traffic initiatives, and now, the city’s Transit-First policy is...

San Francisco’s Transit-First Policy Turns 50

San Francisco’s Transit-First Policy Turns 50 By Michael Delia Transit on Market Street in downtown San Francisco, 2018 It’s been a half-century since the San Francisco Board of Supervisors put transit needs above all other traffic initiatives, and now, the city’s Transit-First policy is...

Reimagining Potrero Yard – A Community Open House, Saturday, March 18

Reimagining Potrero Yard – A Community Open House, Saturday, March 18 By John Angelico This conceptual rendering shows one of the proposed spaces in the Potrero Yard project designated for small businesses and non-profits at the intersection of 17th and Hampshire streets. (Image: Arcadis...

100 and Counting – More New Trains Join the SFMTA Fleet

100 and Counting – More New Trains Join the SFMTA Fleet By Christopher Ward Muni continues to expand its fleet with its 100th light rail vehicle four-series (LRV4) on San Francisco streets, broadening the reach of transportation in the city!  The SFMTA received its 100th new LRV4 (light...

Tech Talk: Muni Predictions 101

Tech Talk: Muni Predictions 101 By Christopher Ward New Customer Information Systems are being installed and causing customer curiosity!  Got a burning question about the SFMTA’s Muni predictions that are made by our Next Generation Customer Information System (CIS)? We’ve got answers!...

Muni Safe Driver Awards 2023

Muni Safe Driver Awards 2023 By Sophia Scherr Keep an eye out for one of our Safe Driver Award PSA’s on your next Muni ride & don’t forget to thank your operator!  Driving through San Francisco’s winding and hilly terrain in any vehicle is tricky. Doing so in a 40-foot bus, cable...

Take Muni’s Safety Survey!

Take Muni’s Safety Survey! By Greer Cowan Everyone should feel safe on Muni. Help make Muni safer by taking the SFMTA’s survey about personal safety and harassment in the Muni system.   As part of the MuniSafe Safety Equity Initiative launched in August 2022, the SFMTA has partnered...