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Car-free Market Street makes every day ‘a beautiful day’ to walk, ride
A new era has officially begun on one of San Francisco’s busiest corridors, one transit officials say will increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, and improve Muni service along...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
Transit agency approves pilot contracts to test electric buses
Electric buses will soon be put to the test on San Francisco city streets as part of an effort to implement an all-electric fleet by 2035. The San Francisco...Read More
Transit board chair wants to speed up Better Market Street Project
San Francisco’s Market Street is about to undergo dramatic changes. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors Tuesday unanimously approved the Better Market Street Project that will...Read More
Muni Metro cuts service hours for two-week maintenance
For two weeks starting Aug. 12, Muni Metro service will cut back evening hours to to improve subway reliability and prevent future breakdowns. Subway service will end at 9:30...Read More
Julie Kirschbaum picked to lead SF Muni operations
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency announced Thursday that Julie Kirschbaum will lead the day-to-day operations of Muni.Read More
Muni admits inspection should have caught issue that caused meltdown
The April 26 incident that crippled the subway for approximately 13 hours could have been prevented.Read More
Breed seeks ‘real transportation expert’ for next SFMTA chief
Mayor London Breed sent a letter to the governing board of the transit agency urging them to begin their search.Read More
Slip-slidy Muni Metro seats leave SFMTA seeking a fix
San Francisco’s shiny new trains are working well, with the exception of one slippery problem.Read More
Muni sets fresh goals after 450 hours of subway delays in January
There were a total of 15,000 minutes of delays, or about 250 hours, inside the subway for month of January.Read More
SFMTA steers promised ‘windfall’ funds away from new trains
Transit officials are changing their direction on how to spend millions of dollars in windfall money.Read More
SFMTA seeks creative solutions to solve operator shortage
Tansit officials are hoping big ideas and aggressive recruiting will resolve staffing issues.Read More
Muni strides toward early retirement for aging Breda trains
The SFMTA is on track to receive the remaining 68 of its new expansion trains by next fall.Read More
New rules divide what’s left of San Francisco taxi business
Dozens of cab drivers spoke against taxi reforms that transit officials say will help suffering workers.Read More
Muni ready to retire NextBus prediction system
The SFMTA is preparing to get rid of its old NextBus system and upgrade to what transit officials say will be a more robust and accurate systemRead More
SF opens Geary transit lanes to private shuttles
Private transit shuttles will be able to use the red transit-only lane as part of San Francisco’s Geary Rapid Project.Read More
Bernal parking permits carry stiffest-ever limits
Sixteen blocks in Bernal Heights will join San Francisco’s residential parking permit program under strict caps on car owners.Read More
Scoot cements permanent spot on SF streets
Electric moped company Scoot will now become a permanent fixture on San Francisco’s shared ride landscape.Read More
SFMTA moves to regulate ‘stationless’ bike sharing
A new permit program is taking aim at a new form of bike sharing where the bikes are not returned to a station or dock.Read More