Malcolm Heinicke

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

SFMTA seeks creative solutions to solve operator shortage

Tansit officials are hoping big ideas and aggressive recruiting will resolve staffing issues.

5 years ago

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.

5 years ago

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.

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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.

6 years ago

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.

6 years ago

Scoot cements permanent spot on SF streets

Electric moped company Scoot will now become a permanent fixture on San Francisco’s shared ride landscape.

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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