Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Muni

A Muni repair crew Monday morning at West Portal. Photo: Jeffrey Tumlin

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Muni Meltdown Blamed on Faulty Parts

By Roger Rudick | Aug 25, 2020 | No Comments

Overhead wire splices fail once put under full load, knocking out Muni rail. Which begs the question: why weren't they put under full load before reopening the system?

An N Judah at Duboce Park on Sunday. Photo from slowstreetsdefender's twitter.

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Muni Rail Returns (and then it doesn’t)

By Roger Rudick | Aug 24, 2020 | No Comments

After breakdowns, SFMTA gave up and cancelled rail service again Monday evening

A shot from Tumlin's social media, pre COVID

Update with SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin

By Roger Rudick | Aug 11, 2020 | No Comments

SFMTA director checks in on where things stand in this ongoing, forced transit experiment that is the year 2020

A Portland MAX train crossing an intersection. Railroad crossing gates. Image: Wikimedia Commons.

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Muni Rail Needs Crossing Gates

By Roger Rudick | Jul 8, 2020 | No Comments

It's nice to see Muni taking emergency measures to prevent gridlock, but it's time to talk about signal preemption

Open Thread: Muni Approves a Handful of Temporary Bus-Only Lanes

By Damien Newton | Jul 1, 2020 | No Comments

The transit lanes would be installed in late summer and striped only with white paint, “Bus/Taxi Only” stenciling and signage.