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Female Cable Car Operator Competes In Bell Ringing Contest For First Time In 52-Year History

Every day, San Francisco cable car operators bring a piece of local history to life, and that's pretty cool. In fact, today marks a particularly fun day for those operators because, as they

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A Look At The 'Best-Case Scenario' For 2050 Bay Area Transit

Bay Area denizens love making "dream" maps of public transit. The reality, of course, is that the construction of new lines, tracks, and whatever else is required to add new public transit to

Mission Street Transit-Only Lane Meeting Devolves Into Shouting Match

Originally 50 chairs set out, now doubled.Standing room only, 150+ @sfmta_muni meeting at Mission Cultural Ctr. pic.twitter.com/JEKj5uhdOZ— LolaLolaLola (@Lola_Casanova) June 21, 2016 As is becoming the norm

Not So Smart: SF Loses $50M 'Smart City' Grant To Ohio

It appears that the streets of San Francisco will remain dumb, at least for a while longer. The Examiner reports that SFMTA officials were unsuccessful in their bid to obtain a $50 million

Shills From Private Shuttle Service Chariot Are Now Proselytizing At Muni Stops

Have you heard the good word? Chariot, the San Francisco network of shuttle buses that falls somewhere between the jitneys of yesteryear and the tech commuter buses of today, wants to make certain

Despite Safety Gains, Effort To Remove Mission Transit Lane Continues

Despite evidence that the Mission Street transit-only lanes have drastically reduced collisions, and the dearth of evidence that they have negatively impacted merchants, Supervisor David Campos and SFMTA's Director of Transportation Ed Reiskin

Oakland Man Charged In Muni Driver's Murder Outside Bar In San Leandro

A violent and scary scene unfolded outside a bar in San Leandro Friday night/early Saturday when 34-year-old Sophy Kong of Oakland approached a group of men outside Shooter’s bar at 1500

Stanley Roberts Discovers Hilarious SFMTA Typo On Dozens Of Posted Street Signs

Ah, Stanley. Leave it to KRON 4's resident finger-wagger and stickler for the rules, Stanley Roberts, to figure out that a whole slew of street signs posted along Muni routes have a typo

Innocent Bystander Injured During Dispute On Muni

A woman is recovering from eye injuries today, after she was hit in the face during an argument between two passengers on a Muni bus traveling down Market Street. It was 4:33

Day Around The Bay: Muni Is Number 2

Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. Some sheriff's deputies in Alameda County became herders for

Clipper Policy Updated, Riders No Longer Responsible For Fares On Stolen Cards

Did you know that you were responsible for charges on your Clipper card, even if you had reported it stolen? Well, until very recently, that was indeed the case. According to ABC 7,

Muni Mobile App Will Add 'Rate My Ride' Feature

In a move that borders on masochism, Muni's Mobile app, which launched for mobile ticketing last November, will soon prompt users to rate their Muni experience. You know, like Yelp for the SFMTA.

Man Waiting For Muni Gets Knifed In The Neck

A man waiting for a Muni bus in the Castro is recovering today, after another man walked up and stabbed him in the neck. According to the San Francisco Police Department, a 41-year-old

Question: What Do Those Yellow Circles On SF Streets With Sticks Coming Out Of Them Mean?

Today the Department of Little Known San Francisco Curiosities, with the aid of the SFMTA's Moving blog, is here to explain what those yellow circles in the middle of traffic lanes around San

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Rainbow Escalator Unveiled In Castro Welcomes Visitors To 'Gay Disneyland'

A photo posted by Darwin Bell (@darwinbell) on May 19, 2016 at 9:27pm PDT While the population of the Castro may be getting a lot straighter, thanks to SFMTA the gayberhood's escalators

Self-Driving Muni Buses? Officials Apply For 'Smart City' Grant

In a bid to completely change the way San Franciscans get around their city, officials yesterday presented a vision of a remade citywide transportation system. According to the Chronicle, numerous transportation experts and

Man Stabbed During Early-Morning Fight On Muni

A Muni patron is in the hospital this morning, following a bloody altercation on the back of a Muni bus. According to San Francisco Police Department spokesperson Sergeant Michael Andraychak, at 1:30

Muni Passenger Randomly Clocked With Bike Lock

A San Francisco Muni rider took a detour to the hospital Sunday morning, after a fellow passenger hit him in what police say was an unprovoked attack. According to the San Francisco Police

These Are The Streets That Will Be Closed For Bay To Breakers

Happy Straight Pride, everyone! San Francisco's rowdiest annual footrace, Bay to Breakers, whose second line of revelers might number as many as 80,000, will either make or break your Sunday but you

Deplorable Teen Beats 63-Year-Old Woman On 14-Mission Bus

A teenage girl knocked an unidentified 63-year-old woman to the floor of the 14-Mission bus last night at around 5:50 p.m., according to the Chronicle. The teenage girl, somewhere around 14

[Update] Video: Muni Operator Under Investigation Following Racist Outburst

An apparently off-duty Muni employee was captured on video yesterday morning hurling racial slurs at a woman following a disagreement involving a parking spot. Posted to Facebook, the video has garnered significant amounts

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Etiquette Week: How To Ride A Muni Bus

It's time again for something we haven't done in a couple years here at SFist, and that's Etiquette Week in which SFist's editors dole out some prescriptive advice for how to behave in

[Update] Parking Over Pedestrians: Business Balks At L-Taraval Safety Plan

Plans to improve pedestrian safety on an injury-prone stretch of San Francisco streets were threatened this week, as Supervisor Katy Tang met with business interests claiming that the loss of a few parking

Muni Will FINALLY Allow Two Trains In A Station At Once, Soon

After years of trying and failing to make this work, Muni is finally (maybe) getting close to allowing "double stopping" or "double berthing" in downtown Muni stations, thereby alleviating some computer-created congestion in

Muni Is Getting A New Fleet Of Train Cars, Starting This Year

Starting this year, Muni is set to begin receiving the first of its 260 new rail cars. Some of the trains, which the Chronicle reports are made by German company Siemens and are