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This Weekend’s Traffic Frenzy: A Success for Sustainable Transportation?
This weekend's massive convergence of events saw possibly one of SF's largest influxes of travelers ever. And by many accounts, the city's efforts to get visitors to come by transit, foot, and bike were largely a success.
October 9, 2012
More Upgrades at Church and Duboce, But Colored Transit Lanes Delayed
New green-backed sharrows, Muni shelters, planters, art murals and more were installed in recent weeks as part of the ongoing improvements to the bike and transit hub at Duboce Avenue and Church Street.
September 25, 2012
Eyes on the Street: Reason #291 to Build Physically Separated Transit Lanes
Last night, I stumbled across a confusing scene on Irving Street at Eighth Avenue: An abandoned pick-up truck on the N-Judah tracks, with two trains and a line of cars stuck waiting behind. There were a few onlookers near the truck, but nobody I asked knew what was going on.
September 14, 2012
Eyes on the Street: Muni Trains Get Straps to Prevent Gap Crossings
Muni has apparently started attaching straps across the gaps between train cars to prevent people from trying to climb over the couplings.
September 6, 2012
SFMTA to Purchase 45 New Low-Floor Hybrid Muni Buses
Good news for Muni riders who are tired of bus breakdowns: Muni will get 45 new low-floor, biodiesel hybrid buses to replace its aging fleet. The agreement was approved yesterday by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors.
September 5, 2012
Muni Trains Get Slight Speed Boost in Twin Peaks Tunnel
For six years, Muni trains have been running through the Twin Peaks tunnel well below their former top speed of 50 mph due to worn-out tracks, which put trains in danger of derailment, according to the SF Municipal Transportation Agency.
September 4, 2012
New Colored Transit Lanes Coming to Church Street Next Month
New red-colored transit lanes are slated to be implemented on a section of Church Street in September in a SF Municipal Transportation Agency pilot project to speed up the J-Church and 22-Fillmore lines. Following the T-Third line, it would be the second time San Francisco has used colored paint on transit-only lanes to help clarify that they're off-limits to drivers -- one of the practices used in cities like New York and London in recent years to make transit faster and more reliable.
August 22, 2012
Eyes on the Street: Transit Bulb-Outs Installed at Carl and Cole
N-Judah riders boarding at Carl and Cole Streets are enjoying a better boarding area after the SF Municipal Transportation Agency built sidewalk bulb-outs (a.k.a. extensions) this weekend.
August 21, 2012
Next Tuesday: Public Meeting on Creating a 5-Fulton Limited Muni Line
To help speed rush hour trips on the 5-Fulton line, Muni is proposing a limited-stop service during the morning and afternoon peaks. SFMTA staff and D1 Supervisor Eric Mar will hold a meeting on Tuesday in the inner Richmond District for the public to weigh in on the proposed route.
August 16, 2012
Muni Switchbacks Stink, But What’s the Real Root of the Problem?
The San Francisco Civil Grand Jury released a report [PDF] today blasting Muni's regular practice of dumping riders and turning vehicles around early.
August 9, 2012