Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Muni

SFMTA's Mike Sallaberry addressing the room Wed. night. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Safety Changes Explored for 17th and Church

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Last night, at the Mission Police Station on Valencia, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) held an open house on making 17th Street, between Church and Sanchez, safer for cyclists. As many Streetsblog readers are aware, the railway tracks and the width of the street make for particularly hazardous conditions for cyclists traveling between […]
Image: MTC website

Clipper Update and the Potential to Rationalize Fares

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Yesterday evening, at the San Francisco Transit Rider’s new digs on Folsom Street in downtown, Sara Barz of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Arielle Fleisher, with the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR), gave presentations about the move to replace the Clipper fare-collection system with a new generation of technology […]
A pedestrian was struck at Phelan Loop/Ocean yesterday evening. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Pedestrian Hit at Ocean/Phelan Loop

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Yesterday evening around six I was waiting on the Ocean and Lee K-Ingleside inbound Muni platform, looking east, when I saw a man dash across Ocean from the direction of the Phelan loop. He was struck by an SUV, propelled some five feet into the air, and landed on the streetcar tracks about a car's length from the point of impact.
The open house and presentation on Harvey Milk Plaza. Photo: Streetsblog

Castro Advocates Plan Makeover for Harvey Milk Plaza

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Last night, some 50 people attended an open house at the Eureka Valley Recreation Center to discuss an upgrade and redesign of Harvey Milk Plaza adjacent to the Castro Muni Station. “For years and years people have asked ‘can’t you do something better with Harvey Milk plaza,'” explained Andrea Aiello, Executive Director of the Castro/Upper […]