Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Muni Forward

What’s Next for the TEP?

By Bryan Goebel | Feb 23, 2009 | 16 Comments

Can the TEP transform Muni, dramatically improving its reliability and on-time performance? Bashing Muni, an agency that has been historically underfunded, is a San Francisco pastime. Riders are used to break downs, delays and general unreliability. Could all that be about to change? After an arduous process of gathering ridership data, community input, and considering […]

The Future of Van Ness Avenue is a Full-Feature BRT Route

By Matthew Roth | Feb 17, 2009 | 19 Comments

Van Ness BRT at City Hall, Alternative 5: center-center median option. With overwhelming approval for the Proposition K half-cent transportation sales tax in 2003, San Franciscans signaled they not only wanted to maintain a state of good repair and operational solvency for their transit system, they were willing to dedicate more than 25 percent of […]

Streetscast: An Interview with New TA Chair Bevan Dufty

By Bryan Goebel | Jan 29, 2009 | 4 Comments

Supervisor Bevan Dufty aboard a streetcar recently named in honor of gay civil rights legend Harvey Milk. District 8 Supervisor Bevan Dufty was elected the chairman of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (TA) this week, rounding up the necessary six votes to beat District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly. It’s a position Dufty says he’s […]

Streetscast: An Interview with David Chiu

By Bryan Goebel | Jan 12, 2009 | 3 Comments

Supervisor David Chiu doesn’t own a car and walks, bikes and takes public transportation. District 3 Supervisor and newly-elected Board President David Chiu says he would be willing to consider a car-free Market Street and study an idea by the Transportation Authority to charge drivers a user fee to manage congestion. Though he was cautious, […]