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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

***PRESS RELEASE***

The SFMTA to Provide Special Muni Express
UService for Bay to Breakers Race

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) will provide special pre- and post-race express service on several Muni lines for the 97PthP annual Bay to Breakers Race on Sunday, May 18, 2008.

The race will begin at 8:00 a.m. from Howard and Beale Streets and will be followed by the free Footstock Festival at the Polo Field in Golden Gate Park 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Please see separate release for other weekend events.

The express service will require a Muni special event fare. Riders wishing to pay a regular fare for Muni service will have regular Sunday service available.

Special Fares for the Bay to Breakers Express Service

$7 for adults (age 18-64)
$5 for seniors, ages 65+; disabled persons; and youths, ages 5-17
$3 for all persons with a valid Muni pass, Passport or pass equivalent

Children under 5 are free.

Cash fares can also be paid on Muni pre-race express vehicles to receive a special transfer, not an event sticker.

Special fare stickers and tickets will be sold on the pre-race express vehicles; at the West Portal, Forest Hill, Castro Street, Church Street, and Van Ness Avenue Metro stations and at boarding locations on La Playa at Judah, 19th Avenue at Judah, and Fulton Street at 46th Avenue from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.; and at the South Tunnel exit at the Polo Field in Golden Gate Park for the post-race express service. The special fare stickers and tickets will be good for all Muni service, except cable cars, until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. You must have pre-purchased your fare to board a post-race express vehicle.

Pre-Race Express Service, 5:45 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

- The 5-Fulton will provide express bus service from Fulton Street and 47PthP Avenue to the Transbay Terminal at 1PstP and Mission Streets. The buses will make all stops on the 5-Fulton to Fulton Street and Masonic Avenue, and then operate non-stop to the Transbay Terminal.

- The N-Owl bus will provide regular bus service from Judah Street and LaPlaya Street to the Transbay Terminal. The N-Owl buses will make all regular stops on the N-Owl line and terminate at 4th Street and Townsend Street (CalTrain).

- The N-Judah Metro will operate from 19PthP Avenue to the Embarcadero Station. The streetcars will provide local service to the Van Ness Station, and then operate non-stop to the Embarcadero Station. Proof of Payment is operative on Muni Metro.

- Metro streetcars will provide express service from West Portal Station to Embarcadero Station. The streetcars will stop at the Castro, Church, and Van Ness Stations, and then operate non-stop to the Embarcadero Station. Proof of Payment is operative on Muni Metro.

UPost-Race Service, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Express bus service will be provided from the south side of the Polo Field in Golden Gate Park to Downtown only. Riders must have purchased a special fare sticker or ticket before they board the post-race express bus, so that the buses can depart as quickly as possible. Special events fares apply.

Available stops are on request and are as follows:

· Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at Sunset Boulevard (south-southwest of the Polo Field)

· Turk at Masonic

· Golden Gate at Fillmore

· Golden Gate at Van Ness

· Market at Powell

· Transbay Terminal

Extra N-Judah streetcar service to Caltrain will be provided until 2:00 p.m. starting at Judah Street and 34PthP Avenue.

Muni Service Details:

· Significant service disruptions to MUNI lines are anticipated because the race route closes Howard, 9th Street, Hayes Street, Fell Street and John F. Kennedy Drive for approximately 4 hours. This effectively cuts The City in half.

· Affected Muni lines: F, N, 5, 6, 9, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 38, 43, 44, 45, 47, 49, 71, 108; Sunday morning bus service on K, L, M, and N lines; Special fare is in effect for express service.

· Affected City areas: Downtown, Civic Center, Hayes Valley, Panhandle, Golden Gate Park

· The SFMTA will provide 110 Express Muni coaches and 18 Muni LRV's.

· Pre-race motor coach service will be provided from 47PthP Avenue and Fulton Street and Judah and LaPlaya Streets to 1PstP Street and Mission Street

· Pre-race Muni Metro service will be provided from West Portal, Castro, Church, and Van Ness Stations to Embarcadero Station

· Pre-race N-Judah service will be provided from Judah Street and 19th Avenue

· Post-race motor coach service will be provided from Polo Fields to 1PstP Street and Mission Street

· Post-race Muni Metro service will be provided from Judah Street and 34PthP Avenue to Embarcadero Station

· Pre-race service hours: 5:45 a.m.-8:00 a.m., post-race hours: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

· More than 25 Muni lines re-routed

· Streets east of the Panhandle should clear by noon; most lines (18-line clears by 2:00 p.m.) return to regular route

· Muni Special Event sticker can be purchased with race registration or at the Polo Fields at the Special Event Fare rate.

· Event organizers anticipate 60,000 registered runners, which can mean over 70,000 actual participants. The race is managed by AEG Events and is sponsored by ING Financial.

· For street closure details, please go to: http://www.ingbaytobreakers.com/race_information/transportation.html

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For more information on Muni service, please call the San Francisco Customer Service Center at 311 or visit HHHTUwww.sfmta.comUTH. For additional information on Muni's Accessible Services Program, please call (415) 701-4485 or TTY (415) 701-4730.