Muni Pushes “Double Berthing” Launch Back One More Week
We've now lost count of how many times Muni has delayed the launch of "double berthing" in its Metro stations. Last we heard, it was promised to launch tomorrow, but the agency now says it needs one more week of testing before two trains can simultaneously board on the same platform.
December 12, 2014
Supervisors Tang and Yee Propose New Measures to Curb Dangerous Driving
Supervisors Katy Tang and Norman Yee announced measures on Tuesday they say could help reduce dangerous driving on SF streets, bringing the city closer to Vision Zero.
December 11, 2014
San Jose Street Safety Vigil
California Walks, Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, TransForm, San Jose STEPS Coalition, California Alliance for Retired Americans, Agents for Change, Transition, and HealthTrust invite you to a Safe Streets Daylight Vigil to:
December 9, 2014
Geary Bus Riders Set to Get Some “Early” Upgrades Before BRT Lanes Arrive
Muni's 38-Geary riders may get some relief even before bus rapid transit lanes come to the line's Richmond segment in 2019. The SFMTA and SF County Transportation Authority are developing plans to install "early" improvements over the next few years, like bus bulbs, extended transit-only lanes, and transit signal priority.
December 9, 2014
Union Square’s “Winter Walk” Plaza on Stockton a Hit – Why Bring Cars Back?
Families are loving "Winter Walk SF," the temporary holiday plaza filling two blocks of Stockton Street in Union Square. As CBS reporter John Ramos put it, the on-street downtown play space "represents the San Francisco everyone wants it to be."
December 8, 2014
Extending the Central Subway: Why Stop at Fisherman’s Wharf?
The nascent prospect of extending the Central Subway beyond Chinatown gained steam this week with the release of a preliminary city study [PDF] that lays out some conceptual proposals to bring the subway further into the city's northern neighborhoods.
December 5, 2014
Are Mayor Lee, SFPD, and SFMTA Serious About Ending Hazardous Parking?
Mayor Ed Lee, along with the heads of the SFPD and SFMTA, vowed yesterday to crack down on double parking and "box blocking" as part of broader "Congestion Management Strategy to improve traffic flow and safety."
December 4, 2014
All-Door Muni Boarding Still Means Quicker Buses, Less Fare Evasion
Two years after Muni launched all-door boarding, the agency continues to report [PDF] quicker boardings and lower rates of fare evasion.
December 3, 2014