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Speed Up the 24, Just Don’t Take Any Space from Motorists?
Let's have an open discussion about improving speeds and reliability of the 24 Divisadero - but a dedicated transit lane is off the table, say officals
May 26, 2021
Over a Year of No Subway Service is Nothing to Celebrate
No other city in the world closed their entire subway for the COVID crisis. Why does San Francisco find this acceptable?
May 18, 2021
Transit Riders Renew Fight for Better Trains and Buses
Amidst a whirlwind of national news, SFTR pushes to get Muni funded and back on track
October 9, 2020
Bad Splices Point to Fundamental Problems at Muni
Last week's Muni meltdown forces managers to admit they don't do in-house quality control, didn't do full operations testing, and don't check with other transit agencies on how to fix common problems
September 3, 2020
Muni Meltdown Blamed on Faulty Parts
Overhead wire splices fail once put under full load, knocking out Muni rail.
August 26, 2020
Muni Rail Returns – For a Brief Moment
After breakdowns, SFMTA gave up and cancelled rail service again Monday evening
August 25, 2020
Update with SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin
SFMTA director checks in on where things stand in this ongoing, forced transit experiment that is the year 2020
August 12, 2020
CA Transit Association Asks for Help to Stave Off Transit Collapse
Steep drops in ridership and the elimination of fare payments have caused huge revenue losses, but the need to keep operating buses and trains to get essential workers to their jobs did not diminish.
July 9, 2020
Muni Rail Needs Crossing Gates
It's nice to see Muni taking emergency measures to prevent gridlock, but it's time to talk about signal preemption
July 9, 2020
SF Muni Approves a Handful of Temporary Bus-Only Lanes
The transit lanes would be installed in late summer and striped only with white paint, “Bus/Taxi Only” stenciling and signage.
July 2, 2020