Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Muni

“Just Transit” Contest Winner to Straighten Out Caltrain Station Mess

By Roger Rudick | Dec 17, 2015 | 10 Comments

Back in October, the Schmidt Family Foundation announced its “Just Transit SF Challenge,” a contest to come up with good transit improvement ideas that can be implemented quickly. The three winners were announced this month. The $125,000 first prize went to RideScout and TransForm, which are partnering to improve transit using financial incentives. In many […]

Brown Signs Law Making Muni’s Transit-Only Lane Enforcement Permanent

By Damien Newton | Oct 6, 2015 | 7 Comments

Earlier this week, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1287, introduced by San Francisco Assemblymember David Chiu, making permanent the Transit-Only Lane Enforcement (TOLE) program which helps keep parked cars out of Muni-only lanes. The program was set to expire at the end of the year. “Muni has to go faster than eight miles an hour,” […]

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SFMTA Board Approves McAllister Muni Upgrades, Traffic Circles

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 1, 2015 | 26 Comments

The SFMTA Board of Directors today approved a package of upgrades on McAllister Street to improve pedestrian safety and speed up buses on the 5-Fulton line as part of Muni Forward. Among the changes, two stop signs will be replaced with transit-priority traffic signals, and two others will be replaced with traffic circles. The project is […]

McAllister Street Set to Get Two Traffic Circles Instead of Signals

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 23, 2015 | 54 Comments

McAllister Street, a popular bike route where SFMTA’s Muni Forward planners want to speed up the 5-Fulton, would have stop signs replaced by traffic circles at two intersections under the agency’s latest proposal. Under the plan [PDF], which must be approved by the SFMTA Board of Directors, McAllister would become the first street to get traffic circles […]

Muni Approves Upgrades for 28-19th Ave With Bus Bulbs, Fewer Stops

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 8, 2015 | 29 Comments

Muni’s 28-19th Avenue will get a speed boost from bus bulbs and stop consolidations approved by the SFMTA Board of Directors yesterday. The upgrades, part of the Muni Forward program, are expected to be constructed starting in the fall of 2016 and completed by 2018. On 19th Avenue, the 28 currently stops on nearly every block, and buses must pull […]

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The Final Tally Is in From the 22-Day Muni Challenge

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 23, 2015 | 8 Comments

The final score for the 22-Day Muni Challenge is in. Based on the ride tally, about half of SF’s elected officials took seriously their commitment to get the everyday experience of riding Muni. The supervisors who have a record of legislating to improve transit scored well. Tomorrow evening, you can join five of the top Muni-riding supervisors in a celebratory […]

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