Pride Month Staff Spotlight: Driven to Create Inclusive Communications

Pride Month Staff Spotlight: Driven to Create Inclusive Communications
By Glennis Markison

Nehama Rogozen has created inclusive outreach campaigns for several SFMTA projects. All year long, LGBTQ+ staff members across our agency help keep our transit system running and our streets safe. This Pride Month, we want to recognize their impact. Today, we feature Nehama Rogozen, a public relations officer at the SFMTA. Learn why she's so driven to meet our high standard of inclusive outreach – and how it benefits both the public and our staff. Making space for every voice Rogozen has worked at the SFMTA for six and a half years. She started on our Customer Service team and learned a lot...

Published June 24, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Sunday Streets 2025 Kicks Off This Weekend: Join Us

Sunday Streets 2025 Kicks Off This Weekend: Join Us
By Danbee Song

Families enjoying the car-free space during Sunday Streets. This weekend, Sunday Streets returns to transform San Francisco’s neighborhoods into vibrant, car-free community spaces. The series kicks off Sunday in the Tenderloin: When: June 15, 12 to 4 p.m. Where: Golden Gate Avenue between Hyde and Jones streets From June through October, Livable City, in partnership with the SFMTA and other city agencies, will host six Sunday Streets events. And you won’t want to miss the fifth annual Phoenix Day — a citywide celebration of connection, safety and public space. Learn about this year’s theme...

Published June 13, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Making it Easier to Find and Pay for Parking: Behind Our Work to Upgrade Nearly 27,000 Meters

Making it Easier to Find and Pay for Parking: Behind Our Work to Upgrade Nearly 27,000 Meters
By Pamela Johnson

SFMTA crews replaced thousands of meters across the city with new ones that are easier to use. We recently finished upgrading every single parking meter in San Francisco – covering about 26,700 spaces -- to make it easier for you to park your car anywhere in the city. The new meters we installed through our Citywide Parking Meter Replacement Project: Make it easier to understand requirements and choose a payment option. Meters now have larger, brighter screens with more legible text and an intuitive user interface. Support customers who speak languages other than English. Meters now offer the...

Published June 04, 2025 at 05:30AM
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'On Your Left' and E-Bikes: SFMTA Employees' Tips on Successful Bike Commuting

'On Your Left' and E-Bikes: SFMTA Employees' Tips on Successful Bike Commuting
By Madhu Unnikrishnan

Members of our SFMTA bike-commute panel: From left, Julia Friedlander, Michael Rhodes and Jack Anninos (not pictured: Elliot Goodrich, Christy Osorio and Miriam Sorell). Between our typically mild weather and expansive bicycle network, San Francisco is pretty much ideal for bike commuting. And indeed, the city has among the highest percentage of bike commuters in the U.S. We’ve done a lot of work to make San Francisco more bike friendly. We have a 400-mile bike network that includes more than 130 miles of dedicated bike lanes, 87 miles of off-street paths and 51 miles of bike lanes that are...

Published May 29, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Keeping Muni Metro Safe and Running: Fix-It Week Recap

Keeping Muni Metro Safe and Running: Fix-It Week Recap
By Sevilla Mann

Fix-It Week is when we take extra time to do big maintenance projects that keep Muni Metro running smoothly. This helps prevent problems before they happen, so your trips are faster, trains arrive on time and the subway stays clean and safe. Most of our maintenance work happens overnight, after the last train of the day. But sometimes that’s not enough time to get bigger jobs done. During Fix-It Week, the Market Street Subway is closed early each night at 9:30 p.m. to give crews more time to repair, replace, clean and inspect important equipment between Embarcadero and West Portal. From May 5...

Published May 28, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Head of the Class: Students Embrace Biking and Taking Transit to School

Head of the Class: Students Embrace Biking and Taking Transit to School
By Melissa Culross

Need a ride to class? Muni continues to be a popular option for many students. More San Francisco kids and teenagers are choosing to bike or take public transit to school. According to a new survey of public school students from our Safe Routes to School Program: The number of students who bike has doubled over the last few years More than half of high schoolers take transit to class Single-family car rides have fallen to less than half of all school trips after going up during the pandemic “These numbers show us that our efforts to provide more options for kids to get to and from school are...

Published May 27, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Pedal Power: Celebrating Bike to Wherever Day

Pedal Power: Celebrating Bike to Wherever Day
By Melissa Culross, Danbee Song

Join the party this week on Bike to Wherever Day! Grab your helmet and pump up those tires, Bike to Wherever Day rolls into town on Thursday! Swap the car keys for two wheels on May 15 as you head to work, school or your favorite restaurants and shops. Maybe you’ll try biking for just this one day, or maybe it will become your way of life. We’re proud to sponsor this joyful event in San Francisco. It has been organized across the Bay Area by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Bike to wherever this week and all month long Bike to Wherever Day began as Bike to Work Day in 1994 and...

Published May 13, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Pedal Power: Celebrating Bike to Wherever Day

Pedal Power: Celebrating Bike to Wherever Day
By Melissa Culross, Danbee Song

Join the party this week on Bike to Wherever Day! Grab your helmet and pump up those tires, Bike to Wherever Day rolls into town on Thursday! Swap the car keys for two wheels on May 15 as you head to work, school or your favorite restaurants and shops. Maybe you’ll try biking for just this one day, or maybe it will become your way of life. We’re proud to sponsor this joyful event in San Francisco. It has been organized across the Bay Area by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Bike to wherever this week and all month long Bike to Wherever Day began as Bike to Work Day in 1994 and...

Published May 13, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Your Ticket is Your Muni Fare to Golden State Valkyries Games

Your Ticket is Your Muni Fare to Golden State Valkyries Games
By Nick Veronin

People exit a T Third train outside of Chase Center at the UCSF/Chase Center Muni Metro stop. It’s a good time to be a basketball fan in San Francisco. The WNBA’s newest expansion team, the Golden State Valkyries, will play their very first home game on Friday, May 16, at Chase Center. We’re here to help you cheer on the Valkyries! Learn how to get to their games on Muni – from fares to directions. Plus, hear what we’re doing to make your transfers easier as you head to Chase Center. Your ticket is your fare We know that sporting events and live concerts bring people together. That’s why we...

Published May 12, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Mother’s Day Special: Moms Who Keep Us Moving

Mother’s Day Special: Moms Who Keep Us Moving
By Melissa Culross

Muni Operator Juliann Robinson is one of several women in our special Mother’s Day podcast. Mother’s Day is Sunday, and we are honoring moms! So much of our work supports San Francisco mothers and their families. Plus, a lot of that work is done by moms. We’re talking about all kinds of mothers and families -- people who have given birth, adopted, fostered or are taking care of relatives. This is a time to celebrate everyone! A podcast full of motherly love We’ve put together a special Mother’s Day episode of our Taken with Transportation podcast. “Moms Who Keep Us Moving” showcases seven...

Published May 09, 2025 at 05:30AM
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How Muni Forward Helps You Go Local All Year Long

How Muni Forward Helps You Go Local All Year Long
By Glennis Markison

Wherever you choose to eat, drink and shop this Small Business Week, we’re ready to help you Go Local. That’s because we’re always working to improve the trips you take with us. As you ride Muni to small businesses this week and beyond, we wanted to share a little slice of what we’re doing to provide you the best service we can. Our Muni Forward program is a great example. Today, you will hear from our public outreach team about how Muni Forward is making your rides more reliable citywide – and why your feedback is so critical to the work. Muni Forward: Our focus on reliable service SFMTA...

Published May 08, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Explore Valencia’s New Bikeway and Block Party: Join Us May 8

Explore Valencia’s New Bikeway and Block Party: Join Us May 8
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This week on Valencia, we invite you to explore the corridor’s new bikeway and join us as we celebrate small businesses. As we celebrate Small Business Week, we’re excited to share a great way you can now bike and roll to locally-owned businesses along the Valencia corridor. Whether you’re arriving by bike, Muni, walking or driving, there’s no better time to come explore all that Valencia has to offer. Tomorrow, May 8, kicks off the first of Valencia LIVE! events between 16th and 19th streets ( you can RSVP here). The night markets are being held every second Thursday of the month, 5 p.m. to...

Published May 07, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Celebrate Small Business Week with Muni: Explore the Bayview, Chinatown, Castro and Excelsior

Celebrate Small Business Week with Muni: Explore the Bayview, Chinatown, Castro and Excelsior
By Glennis Markison

Artist credit: Dan Bransfield. This week in San Francisco, we’re celebrating and lifting up our small business community, the heart of San Francisco! We’re thrilled to help you visit your favorites – and discover plenty of new ones – this Small Business Week (May 5 to 9). You can always count on us when you Go Local. We’ll showcase a dozen neighborhoods throughout the week and cover how you can get to them on Muni. Plus, we'll share a little slice of what we do behind the scenes to make your trips to small businesses smooth and reliable. Today, we’ll help you explore the Bayview, Chinatown...

Published May 05, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Join Us for Soccer Matches Powered by Fans: SFCFC 2025 Season Lookahead

Join Us for Soccer Matches Powered by Fans: SFCFC 2025 Season Lookahead
By Danbee Song

Big crowds turned out last season to cheer on the San Francisco City Football Club. Join us for more fun this summer! The 2025 San Francisco City Football Club (SFCFC) season is right around the corner, and we welcome you to join us in the stands! SFCFC is the country’s first—and San Francisco’s only—supporter-owned soccer club. We’re proud to continue our partnership with the team by helping fans across the city get to fan-powered matches at Kezar Stadium. Whether you're a super supporter or a first-time fan, this summer is your chance to be part of the passion, pride and pulse of our local...

Published May 02, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Helping Everyone Take Green Trips Across the City: Our Focus on Accessibility

Helping Everyone Take Green Trips Across the City: Our Focus on Accessibility
By Glennis Markison

Seniors and people with disabilities have a range of ways to go green with us. During Climate Week and all year long, our teams work together to ensure everyone can take green trips around the city. We’re proud to share the investments we’re making across our system to improve access for seniors and people with disabilities. This means providing reliable trips for people who choose shared-ride paratransit or our clean-air taxis. It means making it easier to board electric Muni vehicles. It means ensuring adaptive scooters are part of the scooter share fleet, and that we support adaptive...

Published April 25, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Improving the Green Trips You Take on Muni: 29 Sunset Riders Seeing a Smoother Ride

Improving the Green Trips You Take on Muni: 29 Sunset Riders Seeing a Smoother Ride
By Brian Haagsman

New stops on the 29 Sunset now have enough space for its many student riders to get on and off comfortably. During San Francisco Climate Week – and every day – riding Muni is one of the most sustainable ways to get around. In San Francisco, transportation remains the leading source of greenhouse gas emissions: 44% of city emissions. Public transit only accounts for 2% of city emissions (see SFMTA Climate Roadmap). That’s despite carrying half a million riders every day on Muni - and more on BART, ferries and other bus services in the city. We’re proud to play a significant role reducing...

Published April 23, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Working with Community on Needs for Valencia Street: Final Stages of Bikeway Construction

Working with Community on Needs for Valencia Street: Final Stages of Bikeway Construction
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Crews repave Valencia Street where the old center-running bike lane was in preparation for the new side-running bikeway. Partnering with community members has been our top priority as we work together on the next chapter of Valencia Street. We’ve spent hundreds of hours speaking with people who live, work and visit this popular street. And we are grateful for your time and feedback to help ensure Valencia remains a vibrant, accessible corridor everyone can enjoy. Now, we’re closer than ever to completing the new side-running bikeway project after a vote this week from our Board of Directors...

Published April 18, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Improving Safety and Access in the Panhandle: Oak Street Quick-Build Approved by Board

Improving Safety and Access in the Panhandle: Oak Street Quick-Build Approved by Board
By Bobby Lee

We’re working to make your trips across the Panhandle safer – no matter how you get around. The Panhandle is set to receive significant upgrades that aim to make trips safer and more efficient for people walking, biking and driving. Our Board of Directors has approved the Oak Street Quick-Build Project. The Oak Street Quick-Build Project is another example of how we are taking a community-wide approach to improve safety for people walking, biking or driving when they visit or travel through the Panhandle. We’re making this possible by improving crosswalks, adding a separated bike lane and...

Published April 02, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Riding the Rails: San Francisco Cable Car Stamps

Riding the Rails: San Francisco Cable Car Stamps
By Kelley Trahan

Evening shot of a cable car on Powell Street with passengers, February 29, 1968 San Francisco's iconic cable cars aren't just a beloved tourist attraction. They are a symbol of the city's unique history and ingenuity. And they’ve appeared on two United States postage stamps. Let's take a journey through the history of these tributes and see how they came to be. The first ride: the 1971 cable car stamp The first cable car stamp was released in 1971. It was an 8-cent historic preservation stamp honoring the San Francisco cable cars. It showed the cable car's charm and was a small tribute to the...

Published March 10, 2025 at 05:30AM
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The 2025 Safe Driver Awards: Honoring Our Safety Superheroes

The 2025 Safe Driver Awards: Honoring Our Safety Superheroes
By Melissa Culross

A group of our honorees at the 2024 Safe Driver Awards. As the saying goes, not all superheroes wear capes. Some move thousands of people all over San Francisco every day. And we are celebrating those superheroes this weekend. We recognize Muni operators who have met our safe driving standard for at least 15 years at our annual Safe Driver Awards. The standard requires an operator to drive at least 1,952 hours without any preventable incidents or collisions during the fiscal year (July – June). We are honoring 189 operators at this year’s luncheon on March 1. Among the awardees: Almost 20...

Published February 25, 2025 at 05:30AM
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