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Mar 15

Early Muni subway closure for ‘Fix-It Week’ begins Thursday

Early Muni Metro closures will start Thursday, March 16 so that maintenance crews work on critical issues in the subway, transit officials said. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said the subway will close at 9:30 p.m. During the early closure through midnight, bus shuttle service that will service Muni…

San Francisco

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Early Muni subway closure for ‘Fix-It Week’ begins Thursday
Early Muni subway closure for ‘Fix-It Week’ begins Thursday
San Francisco

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Mar 13

New Muni trains dominating service as old trains set sail for retirement

Longtime San Francisco Muni riders and transit enthusiasts may want to start snapping photos, taking videos or possibly start saving money, as Muni rail cars made by the Italy-based company Ansaldo Breda, are retiring from service. Muni subway riders will start seeing fewer of the familiar Breda rail cars in…

San Francisco

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New Muni trains dominating service as old trains set sail for retirement
New Muni trains dominating service as old trains set sail for retirement
San Francisco

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Jan 6

K, M, cable car service returns Friday after storm wreaks havoc on Muni service

Wednesday’s storm brought record rain to San Francisco as well as downed trees, power lines all affecting public transit. Crews Thursday continued to clear debris and fallen trees, including a tree that appeared to topple Muni overhead wires that affected rail service on the K-Ingleside and M-Ocean View last night…

San Francisco

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K, M, cable car service returns Friday after storm wreaks havoc on Muni service
K, M, cable car service returns Friday after storm wreaks havoc on Muni service
San Francisco

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Jan 1

My top 2022 story picks

There were plenty of stories in 2022 that I enjoyed reporting on and several stories that I’d rather not reminisce about, but this year kept me busy. Five stories that stood out for me include the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency finally completing two of its most expensive and delayed…

San Francisco

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My top 2022 story picks
My top 2022 story picks
San Francisco

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Dec 5, 2022

BART completes Powell Street station makeover

BART’s Powell Street Station is looking a bit brighter and more spacious. The brighter lights, new ceiling and the relocation of fare machines from the center to the side of the station is part of BART’s completed Powell Street Modernization Program. …

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BART completes Powell Street station makeover
BART completes Powell Street station makeover

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Nov 29, 2022

Pilot program would allow Great Highway to remain car-free on weekends through 2025

A proposal to keep the current configuration of the Great Highway car-free on weekends for an additional three years as a pilot program is moving forward to the full San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Supervisors Myrna Melgar, Dean Preston and Aaron Peskin, who sit on the Land Use and Transportation…

San Francisco

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Pilot program would allow Great Highway to remain car-free on weekends through 2025
Pilot program would allow Great Highway to remain car-free on weekends through 2025
San Francisco

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Nov 28, 2022

San Francisco remembers lives lost in traffic crashes in annual vigil

Pedestrian safety advocates and elected officials last week joined a vigil at Civic Center Plaza and San Francisco City Hall in remembering the lives lost in traffic crashes this year and the hundreds of those who were severely injured in a crash. The 9th annual World Day of Remembrance for…

San Francisco

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San Francisco remembers lives lost in traffic crashes in annual vigil
San Francisco remembers lives lost in traffic crashes in annual vigil
San Francisco

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Nov 26, 2022

New JCDecaux public restroom touches down at Embarcadero Plaza

No, a spaceship did not land in San Francisco’s Embarcadero Plaza. Instead, it’s a new, shiny, self-cleaning public restroom that is open for business. The new restroom, which looks like it’s about to take off any moment into space, will replace all of the 25 Parisian style green JCDecaux public…

San Francisco

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New JCDecaux public restroom touches down at Embarcadero Plaza
New JCDecaux public restroom touches down at Embarcadero Plaza
San Francisco

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Nov 17, 2022

After a decade of construction, Central Subway will open to public Saturday

Just two days left until the soft opening of San Francisco’s $1.95 billion Central Subway. It’s a soft opening of the new subway because Muni shuttle trains will only service the new stations, including the street-level Fourth and Brannan station as well as the Yerba Buena/Moscone, Union Square/Market Street and…

San Francisco

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After a decade of construction, Central Subway will open to public Saturday
After a decade of construction, Central Subway will open to public Saturday
San Francisco

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Nov 15, 2022

‘Janky’ NextBus Muni prediction system gets first round of upgrades

Launched in 1999, San Francisco was ahead of the game when launching NextBus, which gave passengers a time prediction on when the next Muni bus or train was arriving. About 23 years later, the outdated technology that runs NextBus finally got some much-needed upgrades over the weekend. The San Francisco…

San Francisco

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‘Janky’ NextBus Muni prediction system gets first round of upgrades
‘Janky’ NextBus Muni prediction system gets first round of upgrades
San Francisco

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Award-winning transportation journalist based in San Francisco.

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