Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Muni

Muni “Double Berthing” on Hold Two to Four Weeks, Pending CPUC Approval

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 5, 2015 | 17 Comments

Muni may finally launch “double berthing” in its Metro stations in two to four weeks, “barring anything we can’t think of,” according to Muni Operations Director John Haley. Muni riders were first promised simultaneous loading of two trains in underground stations in October 2013. More recently, the launch was scheduled for December, then delayed again. Muni demonstrated a live test on […]

New Data Shows Most Trips in SF Are Made Without a Private Automobile

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 3, 2015 | 40 Comments

San Franciscans don’t drive nearly as much as previously thought, according to new SFMTA survey data. But the needle hasn’t moved much in recent years either. More than 50 percent of trips in San Francisco are made without a private automobile — and it’s been that way for at least three years, according to travel […]

Eyes on the Street: Muni’s New 55-16th Street Line Spotted Early

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 28, 2015 | 8 Comments

Muni’s new 55-16th Street line was sighted in service on Monday, with buses making runs between the 16th Street BART station and Mission Bay, nearly a week ahead of the official launch date on Saturday. Kyle Barlow sent in these photos of buses making stops at the University of California SF hospital, set to open […]

Eyes on the Street: Muni Paints More Downtown Transit Lanes Red

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 26, 2015 | 7 Comments

The SFMTA is rolling out more red paint on transit lanes to keep cars out of Muni’s way. The agency is currently coloring the two-block bus-only lane on Clay Street in the Financial District, which is expected to be done tomorrow. This Muni Forward project, aimed at speeding up the 1-California and 41-Union lines, is also set […]

This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

Gentrification Fears Threaten to Derail Mission Street Improvements

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 22, 2015 | 64 Comments

Mission District residents who equate streetscape improvements with rising rents dominated a community meeting discussion yesterday about public space upgrades along Mission Street. It was the Planning Department’s latest public meeting about its Mission Street Public Life Plan, an effort to envision Mission Street “as a vital transit corridor with art, commerce and new public spaces for people […]

This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

How Can Muni Stop Car Drivers From Jamming Its Tunnels?

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 5, 2015 | 24 Comments

Another brilliant driver got his car stuck in the Sunset Tunnel Saturday night at about 8 p.m., bringing Muni’s busiest line to a dead stop. A train full of N-Judah riders had to walk along the tracks out of the eastern portal. One of them was Streetsblog reader Sean Rea, who captured the walk in a […]

Show More Stories