SFMTA Presentation on Market & Haight Streets Transit and Pedestrian Improvement Project

By Andrew Saavedra
Oct 18, 2013

SFMTA staff will conduct a presentation on the Market & Haight Streets Transit and Pedestrian Improvement Project at the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association meeting. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn about project details, including construction benefits, scope of work, new transit configuration, timeline and Muni service adjustments, etc. The public can also share their feedback and concerns with the agency.

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Market and Haight Streets Transit and Pedestrian Improvement Project Community Meeting

By Andrew Saavedra | Dec 8, 2013

From SFMTA: The SFMTA will hold a community meeting to discuss with community members the Market & Haight Streets Transit and Pedestrian Improvement Project. The meeting will provide an opportunity to review project elements and address your questions and concerns.

SFMTA Board Approves Two-Way Haight Street Project

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 19, 2011

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board of Directors yesterday unanimously gave the green light to a project that will convert the easternmost block of Haight Street to two-way bus operation. When constructed in 2014, the project is expected to improve transit reliability for the roughly 20,000 daily riders on the 6 and 71 […]

Two-Way Haight Street Project Would Speed Up 6, 71 Muni Bus Lines

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 21, 2011

Just about any of the roughly 20,000 regular Muni riders who take the 6 or 71 lines every day can tell you their bus can come to a crawl as they make the turns at Laguna Street. Decades ago, the easternmost block of Haight Street was turned into a one-way street in the opposite direction, forcing […]

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Haight-Market Contra-Flow Bus Lane, Ped Upgrades Coming Next Summer

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 25, 2013

Construction of a red contra-flow bus-only lane and pedestrian safety upgrades at the hairy intersection of Market, Haight, and Gough Streets is on track to begin in January and be completed next summer, according to the SFMTA. The plan to create a more direct route for riders on Muni’s 71-Haight/Noriega and 6-Parnassus lines, approved by the […]

SFMTA Board Approves Contested Transit Signals, Bulb-Outs on Haight

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 21, 2014

On Tuesday, the SFMTA Board of Directors approved plans to add traffic signals and bulb-outs along Haight Street, which could speed up Muni’s 6 and 71 lines and improve pedestrian safety. The approval came despite complaints from some Upper Haight merchants over removing parking for bus bulb-outs, and mixed support for new traffic signals from […]

This Week: Safer SoMa, Sunday Streets in the Richmond

By Streetsblog | Oct 21, 2013

This week is your chance to get involved with the push for safer streets in SoMa: The SF Bicycle Coalition’s Safe SoMa Committee meets tonight and the SFMTA hosts a community meeting Wednesday on its Folsom Street pilot project to replace a traffic lane with a wider bike lane. Also this week: The SFMTA presents […]