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  • SF Muni Should Admit They Can Not Handle Large Crowds at High-Demand Events
  • SFMTA Announces Service Improvements on Several Muni Lines Beginning August 29
  • SFMTA Apologizes as Supervisors Call For Hearing Into July 4th Traffic and Transit Fiasco

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sfist.com /1 month ago

SF Muni Should Admit They Can Not Handle Large Crowds at High-Demand Events

The fiasco that was the public transit offering for Saturday night's fireworks in San Francisco did not need to be such a fiasco, and it was clearly a case of over-promising on the...

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sfist.com /2 weeks ago

SFMTA Announces Service Improvements on Several Muni Lines Beginning August 29

Several Muni lines will see increased frequency during peak periods at the end of the month, along with a few routes seeing shorter wait times, longer buses, and stop changes.

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sfist.com /1 month ago

SFMTA Apologizes as Supervisors Call For Hearing Into July 4th Traffic and Transit Fiasco

The SFMTA had a news conference Monday afternoon to offer an apology and take some responsibility for the meltdown of Muni service and all the other problems that arose before and...

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sf.streetsblog.org /2 weeks ago

Headlines, August 5

Muni Increases Frequencies on Congested Routes (SFGate, SFChron) Transit Systems Blasted by Trump are Actually the Safest (WashPost) SF Bay Ferry Breaks Ridership Records (Da...

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sf.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Headlines, July 7

Waymo Jammed up Muni Buses on 4th of July, Muni Apologizes for Delays (SFChron, SFStandard, ABC7) Muni Weekend Ridership Passed Pre-COVID Levels (SFExaminer) Muni’s Small Bus...

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sfist.com /1 week ago

SF Transit Group Launches Platform to Report, Track Harassment on Muni

Muni riders can now report and track harassment through a new tool called “Eyes on Board,” designed to give victims a voice and provide the public with resources on supporting fell...

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sf.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Video: Why is Muni the Only Rail Operator in America That Bans Bikes?

There's no other rail system in the country with a blanket ban on taking bikes on board. It's time for Muni to get with the program

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sf.streetsblog.org /1 week ago

Headlines, August 13

Woman Killed by Truck Driver on Market Street Identified (SFChron) More on Muni Fare Enforcement Effort (ABC7, SFGate, Hoodline) Muni Ridership During Outside Lands (LocalNew...

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sf.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Headlines, July 16

Muni T Third Street Line Getting Repairs (MissionLocal) Caltrain’s $1 Youth Fare (Almanac) BART Police Catch Fugitive Murderer (EastBayTimes) No Gondola for Laguna Honda H...

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sf.streetsblog.org /1 week ago

Headlines, August 17

Muni Fare Evasion Citations are Down (SFChron) SJSU Students Get Free Transit Through BayPass Program (MercNews) Congressional Race and Connie Chan’s Blocked Housing Near BAR...

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sf.streetsblog.org /2 weeks ago

Transit Briefs: BART Train Length and Schedule Changes, Muni Increasing Service …

...and Woodstock blows a gasket

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sf.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Advocates Start “Bikes on Board” Campaign for Muni Rail

The one rail operator in the Bay Area that still bans bikes on trains is just going to have to get with the times

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sf.streetsblog.org /2 weeks ago

Headlines, August 6

More on Muni Service Increases (NBCBayArea, VoiceofSF, LocalNewsMatters) Huge Event Center Planned Adjacent to Dublin BART (SFChron) Caltrans To Close Lanes On Park Presidio...

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sfist.com /2 weeks ago

SFMTA Hoping to Avoid Negative Headlines About Outside Lands Transit Nightmares

There is, as usual, a robust-seeming transit plan for getting Outside Lands concertgoers into and out of the outer Avenues. But depending on when you head west or when you try to l...

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sf.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Headlines, July 21

Marin Transit Plans Fare Payment Changes to Promote Clipper (MarinIJ) More on BART Restoring 10-Car Trains (LocalNewsMatters) More on Improving Muni Access for Families (Voic...

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sf.streetsblog.org /2 weeks ago

Headlines, August 4

Caltrain Cuts if Regional Measure Fails (VoiceofSF) Vision Zero Still Failing (ABC7) More on the 4th of July Muni/Waymo Meltdown (SFStandard) Waymo Behavior Harder to Deci...

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sf.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Headlines, July 15

Supervisor Sauter Wants Transit to be Family Friendly (SFExaminer) S.F. Supervisors Want to Expand Speed Camera Program (MissionLocal) S.F. Considers $2 Million Settlement wi...

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sf.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Headlines, July 2

Muni Hits Ridership Milestone (SFChron) Regional Measure Officially Qualifies for Ballot (SFGate) Transit and the 4th of July (SFGate) Taking Transit to the World Cup (KPI...

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sf.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Headlines, July 13

Turning Sunset Dunes into a Highway Could Cost $14 Million (MissionLocal, KQED) Completion of Excelsior Improvement Project (SFGate) The Ferry Building’s Birthday Party (SFCh...

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sfist.com /1 week ago

How Was the Pre- and Post-Outside Lands Muni Experience? Fair, But Often Frustrating

It may not have been the fiasco that was July 4th, but the SFMTA's strategies for handling the massive crowds at Outside Lands still don't reflect the experience of 18 years of doi...

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sf.streetsblog.org /1 week ago

Headlines, August 11

Did Outside Lands Transit Plans Work? (SFChron) More on Campaign to Build a BART Station for San Antonio (Oaklandside) Bay Area Transportation Plan (KALW) More on Transit...

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usa.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Talking Headways Podcast: What San Francisco’s Muni Learned from COVID

SFMTA’s Julie Kirschbaum discusses the lessons her agency learned from COVID and Muni’s post-pandemic recovery.

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sf.streetsblog.org /2 weeks ago

Headlines, August 7

San Francisco’s Transit and Traffic Plans for Outside Lands (SFChron, SFStandard) Cities that Should Try Congestion Pricing (Scioto) More Focus on E-Bike Injuries (SFStandard...

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sf.streetsblog.org /4 weeks ago

Headlines, July 27

BART to Close Green Line, Part of Orange Line, For Five Weekends (EastBayTimes) More on Muni Rail Bike Ban (SFChron) North Bay Transit Ridership Up (MarinIJ, PressDemocrat)...

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