San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

Silver #29 San Francisco Muni bus with bike on front rack.

A San Francisco bus that serves thousands of students students is getting some upgrades

Students advocated for changes on the #29 bus, which was notorious for its lack of reliability.

June 8, 2026 - KQED

Woman in jeans and blue flats walks across a street in San Francisco with a vintage streetcar and a bus behind her.

SF’s Muni Transit Slashes Budget as it Approaches Fiscal Cliff

The transit agency, which faces a $322 million budget deficit, has pledged to preserve current routes and schedules, but is making other cuts across the board.

September 4, 2025 - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Muni bus on street, line 14 with MISSION - Ferry Plaza" on front marquee.

How to Fund SF’s Muni Without Cutting Service

Three solutions for bridging the San Francisco transit agency’s budget gap without reducing service for transit-dependent riders.

June 23, 2025 - San Francisco Chronicle

Red SF Muni ticketing machine.

San Francisco Muni Raises Fares a Second Time

A 10–cent fare hike for adults is part of the agency’s plan to chip away at a growing budget deficit.

May 21, 2025 - San Francisco Examiner

Orange and white vintage-look streetcar on Market Street in San Francisco, CA.

San Francisco’s Muni Ridership Grew in 2024

The system saw its highest ridership since before the Covid-19 pandemic, but faces a severe budget shortage in the coming year.

April 4, 2025 - San Francisco Chronicle

Muni bus on red painted bus-only lane in downtown San Francisco, California.

Opinion: San Francisco Needs a Well-Funded Transit System

Muni ridership is above pre-pandemic levels on some lines. Why is the agency still considering service cuts?

December 19, 2024 - Mission Local

Close-up of white and red Muni sign at bus stop on Polk Street in San Francisco, California with blurred bus in background.

San Francisco Muni Sees Highest Ridership Since Start of Pandemic

The SFMTA is improving service at off-peak hours and on weekends to accommodate new travel patterns that rely less on weekday commuters. Ridership has increased accordingly.

October 16, 2024 - San Francisco Examiner

Red bus only lanes on Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco, California with bus stopped at station.

Van Ness BRT Speeds Travel by 36%, Earns Silver Designation

The San Francisco rapid bus line is making transit on the corridor more reliable and reducing traffic crashes and congestion.

September 6, 2024 - City of San Francisco

Intersection with stoplight and "no right turn on red" sign in San Francisco, California.

San Francisco Officials Call for Citywide Ban on Right Turns on Red

A proposal to prohibit turns on red at some downtown intersections prompted calls for a blanket ban for the entire city.

August 12, 2024 - CBS News

A cross section of a street, showing where car lanes and parking would be positioned relative to a bus only lane and sidewalks.

New Bus Only Lane Overcomes Opposition in San Francisco

Local business owners and the local elected official opposed the Geary transit-only lane project, but compromise and wide public support got the project across the finish line.

August 21, 2023 - The San Francisco Standard

View from middle of street with streetcar rails and high-rise buildings on either side in San Francisco, Bay Bridge visible in background

San Francisco Will Lower Speed Limits on 23 Streets

A 2021 state law allows cities to reduce speed limits next to ‘business activity districts.’

August 3, 2023 - SF Gate

Fare gates at underground BART station in San Francisco, California

Breaking: Budget Deal Saves California’s Transit Systems, For Now

California state political leaders last night struck a deal to keep the state’s transit systems afloat as ridership continues to recover and federal pandemic stimulus money runs dry.

June 12, 2023 - San Francisco Chronicle

Rendering of Van Ness Avenue with Bus Rapid Transit

San Francisco's First BRT Line Closer to Opening

The Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit project will bring the first dedicated BRT corridor to San Francisco, nearly two decades after voters approved the project.

February 1, 2022 - Mass Transit

Enhanced intersection in San Francisco

Assessing the Success of San Francisco's Safer Intersections Project

A campaign to improve pedestrian safety at dangerous intersections in San Francisco using traffic calming and driver education led to significant reductions in speed and unsafe left turns, according to a report from SFMTA.

November 28, 2021 - San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

San Francisco Muni Buses

San Francisco Seeks Public Input on Post-Pandemic Muni Service

The SFMTA is considering a "high-access network" that would let people reach more destinations and increase frequency on some Muni lines.

July 29, 2021 - Human Transit

Retro Streetcar

Post-Pandemic Transit Plan Announced in San Francisco

The recently announced post-COVID plan for public transit in San Francisco looks a lot different than the pre-COVID days.

June 22, 2020 - San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

San Francisco, California

Breaking News: 12 New 'Slow Streets' in San Francisco

Transportation officials in San Francisco are planning to restrict vehicle access on 12 streets around the city to make more room for pedestrians and people on bikes.

April 21, 2020 - San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

Regional Transit

A New Ballot Measure Could Increase Caltrain's Funding by $108 Million Per Year

Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Francisco county voters could see a ballot measure to fund an ambitious Caltrain plan with a one-eighth cent sales tax, amounting to more than $100 million dollars per year.

April 12, 2020 - The Mercury News

San Francisco Muni

Transit Almost Entirely Shut Down in San Francisco

Only 17 of San Francisco's 89 Muni transit routes will still operate by the middle of the week.

April 6, 2020 - San Francisco Examiner

San Francisco

Light Rail Service Suspended in San Francisco, South Bay Area

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency announced that it would shift resources away from light rail, starting Monday, and then the Valley Transportation Authority announced it was suspending light rail service in the South Bay immediately.

March 27, 2020 - KRON

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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