Happy Independence Day!
Streetsblog San Francisco will be off on July 3 and 4, returning to our normal publishing schedule on July 5.
Have a great and safe holiday weekend and we’ll see you all back on Wednesday.
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Muni to Test Double-Train Loading in Metro Stations This July
By Aaron Bialick |
Muni will test out a method to improve metro operations this July, letting two trains load passengers on the same platform simultaneously, according to SFMTA spokesperson Paul Rose. Few details on the test run are available, but Muni officials have discussed making the change for several years as a way to reduce back-ups in the […]
The Legal Delays Continue in San Francisco’s Bike Injunction Saga
By Bryan Goebel |
Rob Anderson, the man who stopped San Francisco’s Bike Plan, and his attorney, Mary Miles, leave the courthouse after today’s hearing. Photo: Bryan Goebel Without playing his hand, a San Francisco Superior Court judge today gave the attorneys involved in Rob Anderson’s lawsuit against San Francisco’s Bike Plan three weeks to draft orders for how […]
Say Hello to Muni’s New Buses
By Aaron Bialick |
Muni’s brand new buses are rolling in. The first of the 62 low-floor, 40-foot long hybrid New Flyer Buses purchased by the SFMTA are being prepped at a Muni maintenance shop, as captured by Dave Longa on Flickr. As we reported, the SFMTA plans to roll out 13 of these buses this month, followed by a roll-out […]
SFMTA Considers Restricting Cars on Crooked Lombard Street
By Aaron Bialick |
The “crookedest street in the world” block of Lombard Street is a world-famous tourist attraction, but the resulting car traffic causes congestion and safety problems and may lead the SFMTA to ban tourists from driving that stretch. In an attempt to reduce pedestrian injuries and blocks-long car queues, the SFMTA Board of Directors on Tuesday […]
Tentative Labor Agreement May Reverse Muni Service Cuts
By Michael Rhodes |
Photo: Michael Rhodes The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has reached a tentative agreement with six of its employee unions, including the Muni operators union, that would save the agency $18.7 million over two years and allow it, by September 4, to restore over half the service it cut earlier this month. The agreement, which […]
Eyes on the Street: Muni Buses Block Green Bike Lanes for the 4th
By Bryan Goebel |
Photo: neas We’re pretty sure this happens every July 4th, but bicyclists headed westbound up Market Street toward Van Ness, and especially those turning right from Polk, got quite a surprise Sunday afternoon to find rows of Muni buses — along two blocks — queued up in the bike lanes. The difference this year is […]