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Muni Confirms Tonight's Commute Will Continue To Blow, Sick-Out Might Continue Wednesday

Well, you gotta give it to Muni: at least they say they have a plan to deal with the second evening commute of a driver "sick-out" that has riders waiting for ages to

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Photos: Scenes From A Muni Sick-Out

For the second day in a row, Muni operators called in sick as a result of unsuccessful contract negotiations. Did you have a rough time packed like sardines in slow-plodding Muni bus or

Muni Driver Sick-Out Continues Tuesday, 'Missed And Delayed Service' Promised [Update]

Just because you finally made it home last night does not mean the most recent Muni mess is over. For, as the SFMTA said in an alert sent to media at 6:11

Muni Tells Everyone They Probably Shouldn't Take Muni Home Tonight

@sfmta_muni just around the corner #muni pic.twitter.com/shLWXdXZaZ— Roy McKenzie (@RoyMcKenzie) June 2, 2014 Regarding today's Muni sick-out: the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has let everyone know they shouldn't

Muni Driver Sick-Out Makes For Rotten Monday Commute [Update]

Don't say we didn't warn you. As rumored last week, Muni drivers, who are currently in contract negotiations with SFMTA management, are holding a "sick out" today, with two-thirds of Muni's fleet out

A Lot Of Muni Drivers Might Call In Sick On Monday

It's always something! No sooner has Muni saved us from flying out of our seats than another threat looms, this time, a wave of "illness" that might strike the transit agency's drivers as

Muni Locks Down Potentially Dangerous Front-Facing Bus Seats

Muni riders who prefer the unobstructed first row of front facing seats had better brace for disappointment, as new fears over sliding-rider lawsuits have the transit agency cutting off access to all those

Every Single Muni Driver Is Suing Muni

An estimated 2,500 Muni drivers have packed into a class action lawsuit against their employer, alleging the Municipal Railroad has been wasting their time and failing to pay their fair share for

Muni's (Sometimes Botched) Fare Inspection Efforts By The Numbers

700,000: The number of people who ride Muni every day $20 million: The amount of money, per year, that Muni says that it's losing because some riders don't pay their fare 54:

A New Proposal To Un-Suck Muni: Tie Funding To S.F. Population Growth

District 8 Supervisor Scott Wiener is taking a hard look at ways to funnel more funding to the city's forever-ailing transit system. His latest proposal: a city charter amendment that would increase the

San Francisco's World Famous Crooked Street Might Close

Thought the debate regarding which street in San Francisco is the crookedest—some say Lombard, some say Vermont, some say Carlton B Goodlett (because City Hall, ha ha ha)—the twisty stretch of

Supervisors Testing Fewer Seats, Wider Aisles On Muni Trains

If you took an N-Judah to work and noticed a lot more standing room, you can thank Supervisors London Breed and Scott Wiener, who pushed for more strap-hanging and less seat-hogging on light

Cell Phone Thefts On Muni Reportedly Going Down

A dramatic drop in cell phone thefts on Muni may be attributable to increased police presence on busses and trains, or it may be just that fewer people are reporting incidents. According to

San Francisco's Transportation Funding Ballot Measure Plan By The Numbers

$1.5 billion: The approximate amount of money San Francisco is attempting to generate with multiple voter-approved initiatives this November $635 million: The portion of that money that would go toward Muni $625

4/20 Cleanup Costs Were Incredibly High This Year

Due to extra police staffing, Muni re-routing, and trash cleanup, the cost of cleaning up after the annual April 20th smoke-out/celebration in Golden Gate Park soared to over $100,000 this year.

Muni's Performance By The Numbers

At a Board of Supervisors' Land Use and Economic Development Committee meeting Monday, SFMTA director of transit John Haley trumpeted the improvements the MTA says they're seeing in Muni's on-time performance stats over

By Mayor Lee's Decree, Sunday Parking Will Be Free

At last night's meeting, the SFMTA board approved a controversial plan, set in motion earlier this year during the Mayor's State of the City address, to return to the heady, circa-2012 days of

The Mayor vs. Muni: The Fight Over Sunday Meters

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is ratcheting up his opposition to Sunday parking meter enforcement, telling KCBS that he refuses to accept any compromises, and that he is "only willing to consider 'no

Here's Why You Should Fight Your Muni Fare Evasion Ticket

Though Muni fare inspectors tend to be miserable, grumpy people who do not want to hear your stories, there is in fact reason to argue that Clipper Card-based tickets might not be valid.

What The Hell Is Going On With Free Sunday Parking Meters?

Earlier this year, Mayor Ed Lee announced during his State of the City address that Muni was no longer underfunded and thus, the city could end the year-long experiment that was charging for

Board Of Supervisors Reject Bid To Hold Up Tech Shuttles

In a marathon meeting Tuesday night, the Board of Supervisors voted 8-2 to reject an appeal that would have put the brakes on the city's plan to allow commuter shuttles at Muni stops

New Market Street Changes Will Banish Even More Cars

Although the city is still a long ways from achieving Gavin Newsom's dream of turning Market Street into the Champs-Elysée of the West, the S.F. Municipal Transportation Agency will start enforcing new

Leaked Google Memo Tells Employees How To Feel About Their Buses

Later today the seven member board of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will weigh in on a proposal that will allow corporate shuttles to share public stops with Muni vehicles. In preparation