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Eyes on the Street: 3 Blocks of Bus Lane on Haight — How About One More?
The SFMTA extended the red Muni-only lane on the east end of Haight Street last week, adding a third block to the red carpet rolled out for the 6-Parnassus and 71-Haight/Noriega lines in November. The lane, which includes a contra-flow block connecting directly to Market Street, lets Muni riders headed downtown bypass the queue of cars turning toward the Central Freeway.
February 9, 2015
Muni “Double Berthing” on Hold Two to Four Weeks, Pending CPUC Approval
Muni may finally launch "double berthing" in its Metro stations in two to four weeks, "barring anything we can't think of," according to Muni Operations Director John Haley.
February 5, 2015
Coming to Caltrain: Longer Trains With More Room for Bikes
Caltrain will add a third bike car to all six of its Bombardier trains, Executive Director Michael Scanlon announced at the transit agency’s monthly board of directors meeting last week. With the new cars, bike capacity will increase from 48 to 72 on each of the Bombardier trains. But it could take up to one year to place the six-car trains into service.
January 12, 2015
How Can Muni Stop Car Drivers From Jamming Its Tunnels?
Another brilliant driver got his car stuck in the Sunset Tunnel Saturday night at about 8 p.m., bringing Muni's busiest line to a dead stop. A train full of N-Judah riders had to walk along the tracks out of the eastern portal. One of them was Streetsblog reader Sean Rea, who captured the walk in a video posted on YouTube (see below).
January 5, 2015
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
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
Caltrans Grants $550 Million to Transit Projects Statewide
Caltrans announced over the holiday weekend that it has allocated one of the remaining chunks of money from Prop 1B, the massive transportation bond act approved by California voters in 2006.
December 5, 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
Muni “Double Berthing” Set to Test This Saturday, Launch a Week Later
Muni could launch "double berthing," or boarding two trains simultaneously in its Metro stations, as early as next weekend -- if all goes well in a live test this Saturday, SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin told an agency board meeting today.
December 2, 2014