Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Muni Forward

Forget Parking: N-Judah Detours Show How Much Merchants Rely on Muni

By Aaron Bialick | | 5 Comments
When the SF Municipal Transportation Agency proposed widening sidewalks at two stops on Carl Street in Cole Valley to improve conditions for nearly 6,000 daily passenger boardings on Muni’s N-Judah line, some vociferous merchants and residents complained about the loss of nine car parking spaces it would require. But with ongoing project construction detouring the […]

Toward a Faster Muni: Detailed TEP Improvement Proposals Now Available

By Aaron Bialick | | 15 Comments
Detailed plans for proposed improvements on eight Muni routes are now available for viewing on the SFMTA’s Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) website. Head over for a block-by-block breakdown of proposed street changes like transit-only lanes, sidewalk extensions, boarding islands, relocated or consolidated stops, replacing stop signs with traffic signals or traffic-calming measures, and more to help keep […]

Toward a Faster Muni: Check Out TEP Proposals for Your Transit Route

By Aaron Bialick | | 13 Comments
Before you head off to one of the SFMTA’s ten public workshops on how to make your Muni route faster and more reliable, first you can take a peek at the proposed plans on the agency’s website. The SFMTA’s Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) web page now features a route-by-route summary of the proposals tailored to each […]

Half of SF’s Traffic Signals to Get Transit Priority Within Two Years

By Aaron Bialick | | 28 Comments
Two years from now, Muni buses will have traffic signal priority at 600 intersections throughout the city, SFMTA Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) Manager Julie Kirschbaum told the agency’s board of directors today. The signals will speed buses along all of Muni’s priority “rapid” route network, which encompasses half of San Francisco’s roughly 1,200 signalized intersections, she […]
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