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Two-Way Haight Street Project Would Speed Up 6, 71 Muni Bus Lines
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 inbound buses onto a notoriously slow and unnecessary detour, often called the "dog leg".
June 21, 2011
SFMTA Launches Nx Judah Express Bus Pilot to Supplement Rail Service
Squeezing onto a packed N-Judah train during rush hour is an all too common challenge for many riders of Muni's busiest line. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), hoping to provide some relief, launched an express bus pilot program this week to supplement rail service. Dubbed the Nx Judah Express, it carries Outer Sunset commuters to the Financial District and back.
June 15, 2011
SFMTA Directors Favor More Car Restrictions to Improve Market Street
The idea of getting more private automobiles off Market Street is gaining serious traction at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). Following the success of measures diverting cars off Market at 6th and 10th Streets, the SFMTA Board of Directors today showed a broad consensus favoring potential pilot projects that could further reduce the impacts of cars on and around Market.
June 7, 2011
Muni Fast Pass Fares Set to Increase Up to $2 on July 1
The price of all monthly Muni Fast Passes will increase by $1 to $2 starting July 1, the SF Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) reminded riders today in a news release.
June 6, 2011
SFMTA Reaches Tentative Labor Agreement with Muni Operators Union
The SF Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) says it will save at least $21.3 million in labor costs over three years after reaching a tentative contract agreement with the union representing Muni operators, SFMTA spokesperson Charles Goodyear announced today.
May 31, 2011
Searching for Market Street’s True Identity
San Franciscans are dreaming big as Market Street's transformation approaches in 2015, when the city's most important street is scheduled to be redesigned and repaved. City planners are engaging with citizens to answer a century-old question: How can we make Market Street the glorious thoroughfare that it needs to be?
May 25, 2011
SFMTA’s Climate Action Strategy Will Require Broad Political Support
San Francisco could be headed on a course toward transportation sustainability, granted it's the politically popular thing to do.
April 27, 2011
Supervisors Scott Wiener and David Campos Set to Serve on MTC
For the last 16 years, Jon Rubin has served as the Mayor's appointee on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the Bay Area's regional transportation planning and funding body, originally appointed by Frank Jordan in 1995. Last week, Rubin was forced to resign and turn over the seat to Supervisor Scott Wiener, whose four-year term begins May 1.
April 15, 2011
J-Church, 14-Mission Reliability Improving But Riders Aren’t Seeing It
Riders of the J-Church know all too well what it's like to wait for a packed peak-hour train without any guarantee they'll be able to squeeze on board. If you look at the data, though, the SFMTA says the picture isn't as bad as it's been made out to be. Still, two city supervisors aren't buying it.
March 29, 2011
Cameron Beach Remembered as Dedicated Transportation Professional
Some sad news from the SFMTA today. SFMTA Board Director Cameron Beach died last night after apparently suffering a heart attack. A semi-retired transportation consultant and former chief operating officer of the Sacramento Regional Transit District, Beach was 62. He had served just over four years on the SFMTA Board.
March 19, 2011