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Discover Our Travel Training Programs This Disability Pride Month By Matthew West Passengers on a bus learn how to go online and find out when their bus will arrive. July is Disability Pride Month! During this month, we celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This law protects people with disabilities from discrimination. We also honor and recognize the achievements of people with disabilities. All year, we work to help people access opportunities by providing ways they can get around on their own. We also offer customized travel training programs for people who are new to our system. They can help you understand our schedule, find your route... Published July 31, 2024 at 05:30AM https://ift.tt/4tm7Lpc

Explore Our Vision Zero 10-Year Report and Shape the Program's Future By Vision Zero is the city’s policy to end traffic fatalities. As we mark ten years since the launch of Vision Zero, we want to partner with you to shape the future of this traffic safety program. This week, we published a Vision Zero 10-Year Report. It summarizes the work we’ve done since 2014 to prevent traffic deaths and reduce severe injuries. Last month, we launched summer outreach. We published our Help Us Shape What’s Next for Vision Zero blog to hear from you about next steps for the program. We’ll be collecting feedback and priorities from the Vision Zero community through the end of... Published July 31, 2024 at 05:30AM https://ift.tt/PsEoY08

Join Us for Muni Discovery Days - A Summer Series for Youth By Lawrence Festin Making Muni-related crafts during our first Muni Discovery Day. We invite you to join us for a special summer series: Muni Discovery Days. The program aims to educate and excite San Francisco youth of all ages about Muni and the free services available to all young riders. Attendees who are 10 years old or younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. We're partnering with the San Francisco Public Library on each event in the series. Join us this month: Friday, Aug. 2: Event starts at 1 p.m. at the Glen Park Library. From there, we'll ride Muni together to the Bernal Heights Library... Published July 30, 2024 at 05:30AM https://ift.tt/WkHafzZ

It’s Getting Easier to Use Parking Meters – Learn How and Explore their History By Pamela Johnson and Kelley Trahan Our staff are installing thousands of these new single-space meters across the city. They'll make it easier to pay for parking. San Francisco has 27,000 metered parking spaces, and we're working hard to upgrade every single one. The goal: replace outdated technology with meters that are easier to use. It's all part of our Parking Meter Replacement Project. We'll share how the upgrades help and look back on the history of parking meters in the city. For even more details, you can check out our Illustrated History of San Francisco’s Parking Meters webpage. Upgrading thousands of meters: how the... Published July 18, 2024 at 05:30AM https://ift.tt/A4tRUSZ

A New Transportation Option is Coming to the Bayview – Learn How to Get Involved By Justin Horng Students learning about the Bayview Community Based Transportation Plan project. The new Bayview Shuttle is part of this work. We’re one step closer to bringing an on-demand shuttle to the Bayview early this fall. The SFMTA Board of Directors recently approved our vendor contract for the “Our Community, Our Shuttle” Bayview Shuttle Program. It will include the new shuttle and a range of other resources. The pilot program aims to address decades of disinvestment by providing services that are directly recommended by the community. After the Board’s decision, we can now move forward with Via... Published July 17, 2024 at 05:30AM https://ift.tt/5OTMasf

How We’re Educating Scooter Riders to Improve Safety for Everyone By Nervana Fadle From our new scooter safety video: Scooter riding is joyful if we all ride safely. We’re excited to announce the launch of phase two of our scooter safety campaign! Education is at the heart of this video campaign. We’re reminding scooter riders about a range of tips in order to improve safety for everybody. Riding a scooter safely can still be a fun and joyful experience. And everyone can feel more comfortable getting where they need to go. We’ll share more about the campaign and the safety tips it features. We’ll also cover what we’re doing year-round to support safe scooter riding and why... Published July 16, 2024 at 05:30AM https://ift.tt/B5qC4IM

Improved Muni Service Begins August 17 By Brian Haagsman We're taking steps to reduce crowding on the busy 48 Quintara-24th Street. We're adding a weekday morning trip to help students. Starting Saturday, August 17, we will make changes on some Muni routes to: Improve reliability Address crowding Respond to rider and operator feedback Relieving crowding in advance of the school year In recent months, some of our busiest routes were so crowded that they were too full to accept more riders. This forced Muni buses to pass up waiting riders – especially during morning commute times. To avoid pass-ups, we are making a few changes as the school year... Published July 15, 2024 at 05:30AM https://ift.tt/dIQzr6K

All Aboard the Boat Tram This Summer! By Madhu Unnikrishnan Is it a boat or a tram? Find out this summer! Our beloved Boat Tram will make its 2024 debut this Saturday, July 13. It joins a roster of historic vehicles plying the city’s rails as part of Muni’s Summer Heritage Service. We’ll share more about the history of these heritage vehicles. First, let’s cover how to catch a ride. Muni Summer Heritage Service includes: Vintage Streetcars on the Embarcadero Where you can ride: Serving the Embarcadero, the heritage streetcars make stops on the F Market & Wharves Line between the Ferry Building and Pier 39. When you can ride: Sundays and Mondays through... Published July 12, 2024 at 05:30AM https://ift.tt/DMBlP2W

Biking and Rolling Plan Open House Meetings Start This Week By Andrea Buffa Community members enjoy a sunny ride during a recent Bike and Roll to School event. We have kicked off a series of open house meetings to get your feedback about the San Francisco Biking and Rolling Plan. We hosted the first event on Monday in North Beach. Here’s where our next few meetings will be: Wednesday, July 10 from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Upper Noe Rec Center Monday, July 15 from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Southeast Community Center Wednesday, July 17 from 5 - 7 p.m. at the SF State Cesar Chavez Student Center The goal of the San Francisco Biking and Rolling Plan is to create a safe, connected... Published July 10, 2024 at 05:30AM https://ift.tt/mvaluez