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First-ever retail space in Muni subway station serves Chinatown passengers
More retail is expected to launch at the Chinatown-Rose Pak Station in months ahead.Read More
Central Subway opens for full service connecting Bayview, Visitacion Valley with Chinatown
The T-Third, now separate from the K-Ingleside, will run every 10 minutes on weekdays and 12 minutes on weekends. Read More
First passengers crowd onto Central Subway trains in major Muni milestone
Testing on weekends until Jan. 1, the Central Subway will soon directly link Chinatown with southern San Francisco neighborhoods. Read More
As ‘Transit Month’ concludes, focus shifts toward funding with Prop. L push
Protestors halted Mayor London Breed's F-Market streetcar to shine light on continued traffic fatalities in San Francisco.Read More
After decades of planning, construction, and delays, Central Subway to ‘soft open’ Nov. 19
The soft opening will debut with free weekend-only shuttle service serving just the new stations.Read More
Station fire delays Central Subway completion
The impact of last month’s Yerba Buena/Moscone station fire is yet another delay for the Central Subway completion. Read More
SFMTA eyes October for long-delayed Central Subway debut
San Francisco transit officials offered a glimpse at what Central Subway service could look like when the nearly $1.6 billion upgrade debuts in the fall.Read More
Muni weekend ridership recovery outpaces weekday service
SFMTA transit officials reported Tuesday that weekend Muni service is outpacing weekday ridership recovery.Read More
After nearly 10 years of construction, test trains finally through Central Subway
San Francisco’s Central Subway, a public transportation project criticized for being delayed and over budget, started testing trains in the underground tunnels last week, transit officials said Tuesday. The...Read More
Amended contract sets March 31 Central Subway major completion date
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors earlier this week approved contract changes to the long delayed Central Subway Project. The new substantial completion date is set...Read More
Covid-19 fingered as latest culprit behind more Central Subway delays
San Francisco’s Central Subway project is delayed once again and will not complete substantial construction until next spring.Read More
Behind schedule, Central Subway Project now expected to open by end of 2021
The latest in the Central Subway Project saga is yet another delay. The schedule is now bumped out for another six months. San Francisco’s Central Subway Project, the $1.6...Read More
Despite cost dispute, agency approves $9 million Chinatown station plaza change order
San Francisco transit officials approved a routine change order to the Central Subway Project that will enable construction of a public plaza at the Chinatown Rose Pak station. The...Read More
Muni unveils first of 10 Central Subway art installations
With construction on San Francisco’s Central Subway expected to be completed next year, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency announced this week that the first piece of public artwork...Read More
Officials offer Chinatown businesses concessions to ease Central Subway delay
Small businesses in San Francisco’s Chinatown will receive help to mitigate and lessen the impacts of delayed construction on the Central Subway, Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Aaron Peskin...Read More
Tumlin to tackle transit agency challenges with dedication, ‘passion’
Jeffrey Tumlin accepted the job of leading San Francisco’s transit agency with an awareness of the challenges ahead. As the next permanent director of transportation, he’ll be charged with...Read More
Rose Pak Chinatown station wins the naming fight, for now
“I don’t think divisiveness is disqualifying from civic recognition. If that were the standard, we’d have to tear down half of the street signs in San Francisco.”Read More
People protest Rose Pak station name ahead of next vote
San Francisco transit officials will meet again Tuesday to debate and vote on what to call the new Central Subway station currently being built in Chinatown. Board members and...Read More
‘Warriors Way’ dedicated as Chase Center nears debut
All signs point to a new horizon for The Golden State Warriors with Chase Center set to open in September.Read More
Central Subway Project progresses despite completion setbacks
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will not commit to an opening date for its $1.6 billion Central Subway Project until the transit agency’s new program director has the...Read More