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New D4 Supervisor Katy Tang: Curbing Muni Switchbacks a Top Priority
Katy Tang was sworn in Wednesday as the supervisor for District 4, comprised of the outer and central Sunset. Tang, who grew up in the district, was appointed this week by Mayor Ed Lee to replace Carmen Chu, who Lee recently picked to serve as the city's assessor-recorder. Chu spent five years on the Board of Supervisors, during which Tang served as her legislative aide.
March 1, 2013
West SoMa Plan May Direct Funds to Affordable Housing at Transit’s Expense
A provision in the new zoning plan for the western South of Market District has come under scrutiny by city supervisors because it would direct a larger share of developer fees for some projects to go towards affordable housing at the expense of transit and street improvements.
February 28, 2013
Central Subway Pagoda Deal Will Take $9 Million From Muni Operating Funds
Updated 2/23
February 20, 2013
Supervisors London Breed and Norman Yee Talk Transportation Priorities
San Francisco has two new faces on the Board of Supervisors: London Breed, representing District 5, and Norman Yee, representing District 7, both inaugurated last month after winning election in November. At a meeting of the Inner Sunset Park Neighbors last week, Streetsblog asked the two San Francisco natives to talk about their priorities for improving streets and transportation, both in the neighborhoods they represent and throughout the city.
February 20, 2013
Eileen Barrett, 72, Killed in Crosswalk by Muni Driver on Lake Merced Blvd
A Muni bus driver ran over and killed Eileen Barrett, a 72-year-old woman from Daly City, in a crosswalk on Lake Merced Boulevard at John Muir Drive this Saturday.
February 19, 2013
Subway Station at SFSU? SFCTA Looks to Realign Muni’s M-Line on 19th Ave
With an influx of residents and students anticipated in the coming years, the city is looking at ways to improve rail service along the southern stretch of 19th Avenue by the Stonestown Mall and SF State University. A new study underway will consider putting Muni's M-Ocean View on a trackway running above or below the highway to separate it from traffic crossings and route the line into Parkmerced.
February 15, 2013
All Muni Buses to Get Cameras for Transit Lane Enforcement by Spring 2014
Every Muni bus will be fitted with a front-facing camera to enforce transit-only lanes by spring of next year, according to the SF Municipal Transportation Agency [PDF]. Three hundred of the 800 buses in the system will receive them by this fall, and all of the new buses being purchased by the SFMTA will get them as well, the agency says.
February 12, 2013
Muni: All-Door Boarding Continues to Increase Bus Speeds, Fare Payment
Seven months since Muni changed its policy to allow all-door boarding on all of its vehicles, the agency is reporting continued improvements in service and a drop in fare evasion.
February 11, 2013
Geary BRT Advisor Resigns in Frustration at Snail’s Pace of SFCTA
Bus Rapid Transit on Geary Boulevard was originally slated to open last year. But today, planners are looking at a launch in 2020 -- an eight-year setback for a project that was supposed to take advantage of low costs to get off the ground quickly.
February 6, 2013
Ripping on Silicon Valley Shuttles Won’t Solve SF’s Parking-Induced Problems
The corporate shuttles that whisk tech workers from the highly-valued urban habitat of San Francisco down to the burgeoning suburban campus job centers of Silicon Valley are the newest additions to San Francisco's streets. But while it's become convenient for critics to point the finger at this increasingly-visible symbol of gentrification as the cause of everything from skyrocketing rents to blocked Muni stops, that anger is misdirected.
February 4, 2013