City’s 4/20 Plans Include Street Closures, Increased Police, Traffic Enforcement

City’s 4/20 Plans Include Street Closures, Increased Police, Traffic Enforcement

San Francisco police and park rangers will be out in force on Wednesday for the annual 4/20 celebration, which despite its unofficial and unsanctioned status…

Petition Asks SFMTA Board To Repeal Single-Ride Cash Surchage

Petition Asks SFMTA Board To Repeal Single-Ride Cash Surchage

A San Francisco resident has started a petition drive demanding that the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board of directors repeal a 25-cent surcharge on…

Man Struck by Muni Lightrail Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury

Man Struck by Muni Lightrail Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury

A 21-year-old San Francisco man suffered a traumatic brain injury but is expected to survive after being hit by a San Francisco Municipal Railway light-rail…

SFPD, Bay Area Law Enforcement Increase Presence Following Brussels Attack

SFPD, Bay Area Law Enforcement Increase Presence Following Brussels Attack

Bay Area law enforcement agencies are stepping up their presence this morning at airports and transit centers after deadly bombings at an airport and metro…

Muni Cable Car, Garbage Truck Collide In Nob Hill

Muni Cable Car, Garbage Truck Collide In Nob Hill

A San Francisco Municipal Railway cable car and a garbage truck collided in the city’s Nob Hill neighborhood this morning, taking several cable car lines…

SFPD Arrest SUV Driver for DUI After Hitting Muni Bus

SFPD Arrest SUV Driver for DUI After Hitting Muni Bus

The driver of an SUV that rear-ended a bus in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood was arrested this morning on suspicion of driving under the influence,…

Night Service Between Embarcadero, West Portal Stations to Reopen

Night Service Between Embarcadero, West Portal Stations to Reopen

Night service on the San Francisco Municipal Railway between Embarcadero and West Portal stations will reopen Saturday night in time for Super Bowl festivities, according…

Man Tries to Steal Teen’s Shoes at Knifepoint on Muni Bus

Man Tries to Steal Teen’s Shoes at Knifepoint on Muni Bus

A man pulled a knife on a teenage boy on a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus after the boy told him to quiet down on…

Cable Car Lines Shut Down As Precaution During Storm

Cable Car Lines Shut Down As Precaution During Storm

All San Francisco Municipal Railway cable car lines are being served by buses instead this morning because of the rainy weather, according to Muni officials….

Multiple People Hospitalized After Crash Between Muni Vehicle, Truck

Multiple People Hospitalized After Crash Between Muni Vehicle, Truck

Five people were injured in a crash between a San Francisco Municipal Railway light-rail vehicle and a truck in the city’s Bayview District this morning,…

SFPD Arrest Man who Allegedly Abducted Boy from Muni Bus

SFPD Arrest Man who Allegedly Abducted Boy from Muni Bus

Police arrested a man today, who they allege briefly abducted a 2-year-old boy from a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus in the city’s Financial District…

Super Bowl 50 Spurs Heightened Security Plans; Overhead Muni Wires To Remain Intact

Super Bowl 50 Spurs Heightened Security Plans; Overhead Muni Wires To Remain Intact

San Francisco city leaders and Super Bowl 50 planners announced today that in light of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday, there will…

Suspect Arrested for Robbery of Muni Passengers Identified

Suspect Arrested for Robbery of Muni Passengers Identified

A 19-year-old San Francisco man who was arrested for allegedly robbing two people at gunpoint on a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus after fleeing onto…

New Restrictions Proposed to Enhance Commuter Shuttle Program

New Restrictions Proposed to Enhance Commuter Shuttle Program

An 18-month commuter shuttle pilot program in San Francisco is set to expire on Jan. 31 but an ongoing program has been proposed by the…

Bicyclist Killed by Bus Fell After Snagging Wheel in Streetcar Tracks

Bicyclist Killed by Bus Fell After Snagging Wheel in Streetcar Tracks

A 47-year-old bicyclist who died in a collision with a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus on Sunday afternoon fell after his wheel got caught in…

Busy Blocks of Powell Street Could be Closed to Most Traffic

Busy Blocks of Powell Street Could be Closed to Most Traffic

San Francisco’s Powell Street could soon become safer for both pedestrians and cable car riders as city officials consider a proposal to drastically reduce vehicle…

Separate Bicycle Collisions Leave One Dead, One Injured

Separate Bicycle Collisions Leave One Dead, One Injured

A man died when he lost his balance and fell off a bike between two westbound Municipal Railway buses this afternoon in San Francisco, spokespersons…

Report Says Shuttle Pilot Program Reduces Muni Conflicts, Takes Cars off Roads

Report Says Shuttle Pilot Program Reduces Muni Conflicts, Takes Cars off Roads

Private shuttle buses caused fewer conflicts with Muni buses and took cars off the street during a pilot regulation program set to end early next…

Muni Bus Was Out of Service When Fire Started in Engine On Highway 101

Muni Bus Was Out of Service When Fire Started in Engine On Highway 101

A San Francisco Municipal Railway bus engine overheated and caught fire this morning, briefly blocking traffic on U.S. Highway 101, according to Muni and California…

37 New, Eco-Friendly Muni Buses to Join City Fleet in September

37 New, Eco-Friendly Muni Buses to Join City Fleet in September

Thirty-seven new public buses, anticipated to be more eco-friendly and reliable, will arrive on San Francisco streets in September, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and…

Muni Posts Transit Performance Data Online in Interactive Dashboards

Muni Posts Transit Performance Data Online in Interactive Dashboards

San Francisco residents who want to keep tabs on city transit can now get updates on everything from on-time performance for buses and trains to…

Enclosed, Secure Bike Parking Unveiled in Civic Center Station

Enclosed, Secure Bike Parking Unveiled in Civic Center Station

Bike parking in San Francisco just got more secure with the grand opening today of a locked bicycle parking station inside the Civic Center BART…

Pedestrian Struck by Muni Bus in Mission District

Pedestrian Struck by Muni Bus in Mission District

A San Francisco Municipal Railway bus struck a pedestrian in the city’s Mission District on Friday morning, according to police. At about 7:15 a.m. Friday,…

Muni Reroutes Expected Today Due To San Francisco Marathon

Muni Reroutes Expected Today Due To San Francisco Marathon

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency this morning is reminding Muni riders there are several reroutes scheduled throughout the day due to the running of…

Muni Subway Service to Shut Down Early Through End of Year for Communications Upgrade Project

Muni Subway Service to Shut Down Early Through End of Year for Communications Upgrade Project

Downtown subway service on all light-rail lines will shut down early every night from Friday July 31 until January 2016 to allow for upgrades to…

Man Stabbed on Muni Bus Refuses to Cooperate with Investigators

Man Stabbed on Muni Bus Refuses to Cooperate with Investigators

A man who was stabbed in the neck while riding a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus in the city’s South of Market neighborhood on Saturday…

Man Seriously Injured in Attack Near West Portal Muni Station

Man Seriously Injured in Attack Near West Portal Muni Station

An unknown male suspect seriously injured a man in his mid 40s on Friday night in San Francisco’s West Portal neighborhood, police said. The assault…

Woman Stabs Man Several Times Aboard Muni Bus

Woman Stabs Man Several Times Aboard Muni Bus

A man was critically injured when he was stabbed in a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus in the city’s Mission District this morning, according to…

SFMTA Approves Plan to Ban Turns on Market Street Despite Uber Opposition

SFMTA Approves Plan to Ban Turns on Market Street Despite Uber Opposition

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board today unanimously approved a plan to prohibit private vehicles from turning on to a busy section of Market…

SFMTA to Increase Fares and Fines Starting Next Month

SFMTA to Increase Fares and Fines Starting Next Month

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency announced a fare and fine increase on Monday, which will start next month. On July 1, select cash and…

City Officials Vow to Ride Public Transit for 22 Day Period Starting Today

City Officials Vow to Ride Public Transit for 22 Day Period Starting Today

Starting today and spanning the next three weeks, members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and Mayor Ed Lee have accepted a challenge to…

Software Glitch Prompts Muni to Suspend Double Stopping After Trial Run

Software Glitch Prompts Muni to Suspend Double Stopping After Trial Run

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency officials have suspended double stopping for Muni Metro trains shortly after the new practice launched, citing problems with station announcements….

Muni to Implement Double Stopping at Certain Stations

Muni to Implement Double Stopping at Certain Stations

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency officials are implementing double stopping on Muni Metro trains at certain stations starting this weekend, according to the agency. Double…

SFPD Seek Suspect Who Seriously Injured Elderly Woman in Chinatown Area

SFPD Seek Suspect Who Seriously Injured Elderly Woman in Chinatown Area

San Francisco police investigators are urging the public to help them identify a suspect who struck a 77-year-old woman in the head multiple times causing…

High-End Private Bus Company Suspends Service Amid CPUC Permit Dispute

High-End Private Bus Company Suspends Service Amid CPUC Permit Dispute

A transit company offering a high-end private bus service in San Francisco abruptly halted service this week in response to a cease and desist letter…

Central Subway’s SoMa Portal Entrance Completed

Central Subway’s SoMa Portal Entrance Completed

The South of Market portal entrance that will allow passengers to access 1.7 miles of tunnels that will make up San Francisco’s $1.56 billion Central…

School Honors Memory of 12 Year Old Boy Fatally Struck by Muni

School Honors Memory of 12 Year Old Boy Fatally Struck by Muni

A middle school attended by a 12-year-old boy who died Tuesday when he was struck by a San Francisco Municipal Railway light-rail vehicle will hold…

Boy Fatally Struck by Muni in Ingleside Identified

Boy Fatally Struck by Muni in Ingleside Identified

The San Francisco medical examiner’s office has identified a boy who was fatally struck this morning by a San Francisco Municipal Railway light-rail vehicle as…

Mayor Lee Announces $48.1M in Additional Funding for Muni

Mayor Lee Announces $48.1M in Additional Funding for Muni

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee today announced a proposed additional $48.1 million investment into the city’s public transit system that would allow the San Francisco…

Man Arrested in Shooting on Muni Lightrail in Bayview

Man Arrested in Shooting on Muni Lightrail in Bayview

An 18-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of shooting and critically injuring another man on a San Francisco Municipal Railway light-rail vehicle in the…