A Community-Powered Success: Bayview Shuttle Extended Through 2027

A Community-Powered Success: Bayview Shuttle Extended Through 2027
By Javaun Garcia

Riders enjoy a community tour of San Francisco’s African American Arts & Cultural District. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has extended the Bayview Shuttle’s grant. The service is fully funded by this grant, and the extension runs through November 2027. This allows us to continue connecting people in Bayview-Hunter's Point to Muni, BART and other important resources. This helps them get around more easily, and it strengthens the public transportation network in a community that was historically disconnected from the rest of the city. The extension is a direct result of strong...

Published 2026-05-07T00:00:00Z
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Join Us May 3: Muni Appreciation Day Kicks Off SF City Football Club's New Season

Join Us May 3: Muni Appreciation Day Kicks Off SF City Football Club's New Season
By Danbee Song

When you head out for a match, you'll spot the iconic Muni ”worm” logo on SFCFC jerseys.   The 2026 San Francisco City Football Club (SFCFC) season is almost here — and there’s more to celebrate than just soccer. SFCFC is the country’s first — and San Francisco’s only — supporter-owned soccer club. This weekend, it returns with fresh energy, a full home schedule and a continued partnership with Muni. The season kicks off Sunday, May 3 with Muni Appreciation Day. This special match celebrates the riders and employees who help keep San Francisco moving. Whether you're a longtime supporter or a...

Published 2026-04-28T00:00:00Z
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SFMTA Board of Directors Approves New Budget

SFMTA Board of Directors Approves New Budget
By Caroline Cabral

Our newly approved budget will help us continue to deliver the services San Franciscans depend on. Last week, our Board of Directors approved our next two-year budget. The budget is balanced and preserves crucial services. It prioritizes fast, safe and reliable Muni service. It maintains paratransit service. And it preserves free and discounted Muni fares for youth, seniors and people with disabilities. The directors approved an operating budget of $1.5 billion in FY26-27 and $1.6 billion in FY27-28. And they approved a capital budget of $655 million in FY26-27 and $546 million in FY27-28. Our...

Published 2026-04-27T00:00:00Z
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120 Years Later: The 1906 Earthquake in 13 Photos

120 Years Later: The 1906 Earthquake in 13 Photos
By Jeremy Menzies

On April 18, 1906, the ground under San Francisco shook violently. A 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit at 5:12 a.m. as residents slept. The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fires nearly destroyed the city. More than half the residents were displaced from their homes. And the transit system was devastated. In 1906, United Railroads of San Francisco ran most of the city’s transit lines. Company photographer John Henry Mentz documented the tragedy in a series of photographs. He took 14 photos on the day of the quake. And 13 of them have been preserved in the SFMTA Photo Archive collections. For the...

Published 2026-04-24T00:00:00Z
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Working with Communities to Make Schools Safer: This Year’s Walk Audits

Working with Communities to Make Schools Safer: This Year’s Walk Audits
By Nehama Rogozen

School staff, parents, community members and SFMTA staff gather at Alvarado Elementary School to conduct a Walk Audit. Getting kids to school safely is a top priority for our teams at the SFMTA. One way we create safer conditions is through our School Walk Audit Program. Each year, we select 10 schools for this program. So, what is a school walk audit? It's just like it sounds. SFMTA staff join school and community representatives to walk the area and look for things that make it harder to walk to school safely. That could be: Faded striping on the roads Tricky crossings Blind spots People...

Published 2026-03-24T00:00:00Z
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Building Safer Streets for Everyone: New Data on Our Progress Citywide

Building Safer Streets for Everyone: New Data on Our Progress Citywide
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We’re working across the city to build streets that are safer for people walking, biking, rolling and driving. This week’s SFMTA Board of Directors Meeting featured the latest data on our street safety work. Our teams have made a range of upgrades across the city to improve safety for people walking, biking and driving. This work directly advances Mayor Lurie’s new Street Safety executive directive. Over the last few months, we have also taken many steps to support local businesses and citywide events. Highlights include: Making upgrades at 925 intersections to increase safety on the High...

Published 2026-03-19T00:00:00Z
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Super Bowl LX Week in SF: Transportation Goes the Distance

Super Bowl LX Week in SF: Transportation Goes the Distance
By Michael Roccaforte

The week of Super Bowl LX brought an estimated 1.3 million visitors to San Francisco. With so much activity, it took a team effort by the SFMTA to make sure people could get around town and enjoy themselves. We want to take a moment to thank our staff and highlight their work. Their efforts made exploring our city a great experience for everyone. Creating the game plan for smooth travel San Francisco was host to a number of special events across town. This required some streets to be closed to welcome crowds of visitors. SFMTA staff created the game plan and issued 20 event permits and a Muni...

Published February 13, 2026 at 05:30AM
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Lightning-Fast Cell Service in Downtown Muni Stations for Super Bowl LX

Lightning-Fast Cell Service in Downtown Muni Stations for Super Bowl LX
By Mariana Maguire

We’re excited to keep you connected with cell service that’s more reliable than ever in our downtown stations. Thousands of people are exploring San Francisco this week for Super Bowl LX. And we’re thrilled to support fans with lightning-fast cell service in downtown Muni stations! Last year, we brought full cell service to all Muni Metro tunnels with service available through Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. We recently upgraded to C-Band technology. It now covers the Central Subway and our Market Street stations from Civic Center through Embarcadero. This change means major wins for Muni riders...

Published February 06, 2026 at 05:30AM
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Safer Streets, More Reliable Rides: 10 Highlights from 2025

Safer Streets, More Reliable Rides: 10 Highlights from 2025
By Glennis Markison-Busi

We took several steps last year to improve safety at intersections across the city. Our teams work every day to make city streets safer and your rides on Muni even more reliable. As the new year kicks off, we are proud to share 10 ways we improved your trips in 2025. Creating safer streets 1. Installed speed safety cameras at 33 locations Speed safety cameras are a proven tool to reduce severe and fatal injury traffic collisions. We were the first city in California to install them, and they’re already working to slow down speeds. Data we collected in October showed that speeding was down 78%...

Published January 29, 2026 at 05:30AM
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Taken with Transportation Podcast: The Road to City Hall

Taken with Transportation Podcast: The Road to City Hall
By Melissa Culross

Walking and talking with District 2 Supervisor Stephen Sherrill along Van Ness Avenue from the 38R bus stop to City Hall. How do San Francisco’s elected officials get to work? We find out, at least when it comes to half a dozen city supervisors, in the new episode of our Taken with Transportation podcast. In “The Road to City Hall,” we tag along with Supervisors Matt Dorsey, Myrna Melgar, Danny Sauter, Stephen Sherrill, Chyanne Chen and Bilal Mahmood as they head to the office. And we talk with them about transportation in San Francisco. District 11 Supervisor Chyanne Chen grabs a seat on the...

Published January 15, 2026 at 05:30AM
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Closing Potrero Yard: How We’ll Keep Muni Moving with Feb. 14 Service Changes

Closing Potrero Yard: How We’ll Keep Muni Moving with Feb. 14 Service Changes
By Brian Haagsman

The 49 Van Ness-Mission is one of the busiest routes we maintain at Potrero Yard. On Feb. 14, we’re taking two major steps to keep Muni fast and reliable. First, we’ll be making several changes to bus stops and routes to: Improve reliability Provide better connections to regional transit Avoid delays And to improve Muni for years to come, we are working to replace Potrero Yard with a modern bus maintenance facility through the Potrero Yard Modernization Project. For crews to prepare for future construction, we need to close Potrero Yard in February 2026. We’ll move existing bus operations and...

Published January 13, 2026 at 05:30AM
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Taken with Transportation Podcast: Dashing Through the Holidays on Muni

Taken with Transportation Podcast: Dashing Through the Holidays on Muni
By Melissa Culross

Muni Operator Robert Valenzuela, who makes an appearance in our new podcast episode, shows off one of our holiday buses. The holidays are in full swing, and Muni is here to help you get through the hustle and bustle of the season. You can hear all about it in “Dashing Through the Holidays on Muni,” the new episode of our Taken with Transportation podcast. ‘Tis always the season to support small businesses The episode features small business owners talking about the importance of Muni. One of them is Rize Up Bakery Founder and Head Baker Azikiwee Anderson. “Whether it’s two in the morning or...

Published December 12, 2025 at 05:30AM
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More Merry Days of Muni: Help Us Name Our New Festive Wraps

More Merry Days of Muni: Help Us Name Our New Festive Wraps
By Glennis Markison

Bringing joy, stop after stop – one of our new vehicle wraps for the Merry Days of Muni. The Merry Days of Muni fun continues with new holiday-themed wraps on our buses and a train. Now, you can take a festive ride on five different Muni routes across the city. And we’re making it easy to catch our merriest vehicles on your next ride. Introducing: the Merry Days tracker. And there's more fun in store -- we want your help naming three of the festive vehicles. See the full list of festive routes below and how to suggest names! Help us name Muni's merriest rides [video:https://www.youtube.com...

Published December 09, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Making Your Streets Safer: Traffic Calming Coming to 141 Locations Across San Francisco

Making Your Streets Safer: Traffic Calming Coming to 141 Locations Across San Francisco
By Nehama Rogozen

To improve street safety, the SFMTA will be installing traffic calming devices that help reduce speeding at 141 locations throughout San Francisco. The work will start tomorrow, Nov. 20, and continue through this fall and winter. These installations are all the result of requests from community members like you. Listening to your concerns Our Traffic Calming Program is resident driven. When neighbors tell us they're worried about speeding on their block, we listen. We collect data to confirm there's a speeding problem, and then we take action. That’s how each of these 141 upgrades got started...

Published November 19, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Taken with Transportation Podcast: Holiday Traditions Wrapped in Gratitude

Taken with Transportation Podcast: Holiday Traditions Wrapped in Gratitude
By Melissa Culross

The holiday season is here, and so are the Merry Days of Muni. The Merry Days of Muni are underway, and we’re celebrating on the Taken with Transportation podcast! In our new episode, “Holiday Traditions Wrapped in Gratitude,” agency staff discuss some of their favorite things to do around the holidays. And they talk about what they’re grateful for. The season in San Francisco and on Muni From volunteering to shopping to meals with family, our staffers embrace the joy and spirit of the season. “San Francisco [at] the holidays means … people getting together, sharing love,” says Operator Gary...

Published November 18, 2025 at 05:30AM
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We Want to Hear Your Transportation Priorities: New Survey and Budget Planning Update

We Want to Hear Your Transportation Priorities: New Survey and Budget Planning Update
By Caroline Cabral

Our budget planning process is underway, and Muni is approaching the largest budget crisis transit has ever faced. We’re not alone – transit systems across the country are grappling with impending fiscal cliffs. As we work to make our services and spending more efficient, and identify funding to bridge Muni’s budget gap, we want to hear from local communities about their transportation priorities. This will help us understand which services are most essential to maintain. Some of the transportation needs the SFMTA supports include: Fast, frequent and reliable Muni service Repairs and...

Published November 12, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Wrapped and Ready for Your Holiday Fun: The Merry Days of Muni

Wrapped and Ready for Your Holiday Fun: The Merry Days of Muni
By Glennis Markison

Mittens and presents and San Francisco landmarks all wrapped around your 49 Van Ness / Mission? That’s right – the Merry Days of Muni have just begun! This festive bus wrap marks the start of a full campaign of merry moments for Muni riders. It’s our way of bringing local communities a little extra joy this holiday season. Through the end of the year, we’re finding fun ways to connect riders as they take Muni to their favorite people, places and traditions across the city. Meet the SFMTA designer behind our first holiday wrap – and see where the festive ride can take you. Muni's first holiday...

Published November 05, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Parking Management Meets Breast Cancer Awareness

Parking Management Meets Breast Cancer Awareness
By Melissa Culross

Parking Control Supervisors Natalie Laval and Jonathan Yu. Sometimes colors are personal. The color pink is very personal at this time of year for Parking Control Supervisor Natalie Laval. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And Laval is one of dozens of our parking control officers, or PCOs, and supervisors who are sporting specially designed patches to support breast cancer prevention and research. Laval was a child when her mother died of breast cancer in 1989. And her grandmother succumbed to the disease when Laval was in high school. “[My mother] was 37 when she died, and my...

Published October 27, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Cheering on the M Ocean View’s Big Birthday: How We’re Improving the Line for Riders

Cheering on the M Ocean View’s Big Birthday: How We’re Improving the Line for Riders
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Muni riders use a new boarding island that serves the M Ocean View. The celebration continues for the M Ocean View’s 100th birthday! First, we shared how it all started. Our next stop: how it’s going. Learn about recent upgrades we made along the route based on community feedback. And see what we’re doing next to improve things even more for riders. Working to improve safety and reduce travel times In 2022, the SFMTA launched the M Ocean View Transit and Safety Project to continue to improve the line. We heard from community members that they wanted us to reduce wait and travel times on the M...

Published October 10, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Celebrating 100 Years on the M Ocean View!

Celebrating 100 Years on the M Ocean View!
By Jeremy Menzies

The M Ocean View Line turned 100 years old on October 6! To celebrate this centennial, we are kicking off a two-part blog series on the M. Explore this 100-year history in part one. An M Line streetcar heads down West Portal Avenue in this September, 1972 photo. Before the M The area surrounding the M Ocean View was largely undeveloped farmland until well into the 20th century. Since the 1860s, passenger trains to and from San Jose stopped nearby but service was infrequent and slow. In the early 1900s, electric streetcar lines skirted today’s Oceanview on San Jose Avenue and Ocean Avenue. This...

Published October 09, 2025 at 05:30AM
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