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SF To Pay Woman Who Was Struck By Muni $11 Million

After a City Attorney's office assessment determined that San Francisco had little to no chance of winning a court case against a woman who was permanently disabled after she was struck by a

Arts & Entertainment

Watch This Guy Play A Surprisingly Solid Game Of Tennis In Powell Station

I thought I'd seen all there was to see at a @SFBART station. Then I saw this guy play tennis at Powell. #OnBoardSF pic.twitter.com/yw83pTvvA4— Nick Josefowitz (@josefow) June 18, 2015

A Streetcar Named The E-Embarcadero To Begin Service From Wharf To Caltrain Next Month

Step right up and meet the E-Embarcadero, the new addition to Muni's service that's simultaneously quite vintage and historic. As Hoodline and Market Street Railway report, the long-awaited return of the E begins

Close Your Eyes And Imagine If This Fantasy Muni Map Were Real

Dreams of more northerly BART routes, forever doomed when Marin County backed out of the regional system plan in the 1970s, not to mention more westerly underground routes to the avenues, are still

Muni Fares To Rise Again In July

Yes, you're right: Muni fares just went up back in September, 2014. But as of July 1 some — not all, but some — Muni fares will increase yet again. Here's the rundown, per a

Halfway Through The 22-Day Muni-Riding Challenge, The Mayor May Have Only Ridden Muni Once

Challenged by the SF Transit Riders Union (SFTRU) to hop on Muni as much as possible for 22 days this month, the Mayor and Board of Supervisors are being carefully watched by that

Arts & Entertainment

Watch Buses Fly By In This SFMTA Time-Lapse Map

Muni doesn't always run like clockwork — or, in this instance, like a data visualization. But Danny Whalen, cofounder of Remix (née TransitMix), still gives the service a lot of credit. "What SFMTA does,

Supervisors Help Kick Off 22-Day Muni Challenge With Rally At City Hall

Fun times at our rally to kick off the 22-day #MuniChallenge. #OnBoardSF pic.twitter.com/1XPqpAg1yU— Scott Wiener (@Scott_Wiener) June 1, 2015 Back in April the SF Transit Riders Union challenged the

Man Who Was Shot In The Face On Muni Didn't Know His Attacker, Is Still Struggling To Recover

Though the man allegedly responsible for the midday shooting of a Muni light rail passenger is behind bars, the victim's fight goes on, as he struggles to recover from what he says was

Little Boy Running To Catch Muni Is Struck And Killed By Train

The fatal muni accident happened at San Jose & Lakeview. Victim still under train. Crews struggling emotionally. pic.twitter.com/1bAxNpbjLw— Amy Hollyfield (@amyhollyfield) May 12, 2015 A 11-year-old boy who was running

Leap's Private Buses Continue To Hurdle Regulations

Leap drives fast and breaks things, so to speak, with the Chronicle reporting that the private bus company has outmaneuvered regulation at every turn and currently occupies a "gray area" in which it

This Poorly-Parked Pickup Borked Muni Service For 40 Minutes

N Judah riders were stuck in place for nearly 40 minutes, and for once, it's wasn't Muni's fault. Instead, a pickup truck parked along its route extended into the light-rail line's path, snarling

Former SF Mayor Says Muni Is A Lost Cause

Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown's love affair with the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency is clearly at an end, after an up-and-down romance that's spanned decades. What's replaced Muni in the mayor/

Mayor Wants To Reroute Caltrain Past Warriors Arena, Tear Down 280 Overpass

The big news being broken by mustache twins Matier & Ross today is a potential plan, unveiled in a closed-door meeting last week at City Hall, to drastically rethink the routing of Caltrain

SFPD Arrests Suspect In Muni Shooting, But Can't Tell Us His Name (Yet)

Three days after a man was shot in the face while riding on a San Francisco Municipal Transportation light rail vehicle, a suspect has been arrested...but the San Francisco Police Department has

Suspect Remains At Large After Brazen Mid-Day Shooting On Muni

A 19-year-old Vallejo resident is fighting for his life and an armed suspect is on the loose after a mid-day shooting aboard a San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency light rail vehicle Monday afternoon.

Day Around The Bay: Which Supes Agreed To Ride Muni?

You know how the Transit Riders Union issued that challenge to the Supervisors and the Mayor to ride Muni to work at least 22 days in June? Well, seven of them signed on,

Mayor And Supervisors Challenged To Ride Muni Themselves

Much like the citizenry did almost ten years ago with then mayor Gavin Newsom, a citizens' group is challenging the current mayor and Board of Supervisors to ride Muni themselves for 22 days

Leap Purposely Made Their Private Buses Inaccessible For Wheelchairs

It turns out that a private bus startup catering to Financial District workers might not care about everyone. As the Chronicle reports, a complaint filed last month with the Department of Justice alleges

Deplorable Teens Beat Up 50-Year-Old Woman For Telling Them To Hush Up On Muni

We have an update on the local deplorable teen beat: A group of three rowdy girls, who were allegedly making a ruckus aboard a 21-Hayes bus Wednesday evening, began physically assaulting a 50-year-old

Driver Slams Into Cable Car Conductor As He Unloads Passengers

A conductor on the Powell Street cable car line was critically injured Monday when a driver struck him as he unloaded passengers at a Chinatown stop. The collision happened at around 10:35

Private Bus Service Leap Arrives To Rescue Us All From Public Transportation

Leap - Your daily commute. Redesigned. from Leap on Vimeo. San Francisco's much-maligned Muni has some obvious problems that we needn't get into. Yes, I'm alluding to the lack of WiFi, Blue Bottle

Suspects At Large After Man Is Dragged Off Bus, Robbed At Gun And Knife-Point

A gang of seven young suspects remain on the loose after they dragged a man off a Muni bus and robbed him early Thursday morning. According to San Francisco Police Department spokesperson Officer

Dear Cars And Tech Shuttles: Haight Street Muni Only Lane Is Muni Only

You would think that things would have been cleared up when, as Hoodline reports, at the end of last year Haight Street's red bus lane was explicitly painted with the words "MUNI ONLY.

Serious Injuries After Man Is Pushed In Front Of Muni Train During Civic Center Brawl

A man was critically injured after he was shoved in front of an oncoming train during a fight on a Muni platform Sunday night. San Francisco Police Department spokesperson Officer Grace Gatpandan says