Starting at 10 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25 through 6 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, nighttime work is scheduled for the removal of the overhead contact system (OCS) wires at the following locations as part of the L Taraval Improvement Project 🚧:
- On 46th Avenue between Vicente and Wawona streets
- At the northeast corner of 46th Avenue and Wawona Street
- At the southeast corner of 46th Avenue and Vicente Street
- At the southwest and southeast corners of 47th Avenue and Wawona Street
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ONGOING MUNI UPDATES 📢
ℹ️ Since Aug. 2019, the traffic pattern on lower Great Highway between Ulloa and Santiago streets has been changed. The northbound travel lane on lower Great Highway has been rerouted to 48th Avenue for two blocks between Ulloa and Santiago streets. The southbound travel lane will continue on lower Great Highway as usual. This will be in effect until project completion in fall 2021. For project details, visit SFMTA.com/LTaraval Project.
ℹ️ Muni Service During the COVID-19 Shelter-In-Place Order
Until further notice, Muni buses are serving all Metro lines including the J Church, K Ingleside, L Taraval, M Ocean View, N Judah, and T Third.
To learn more information about bus substitution for Muni rail lines and recent service changes, visit Muni’s Bus Substitution for All Rail Lines.
Some Muni routes have been modified under the current health order. For details of Muni’s individual lines/routes, visit each route’s webpage or the Muni Core Service Plan.
- Core Routes in Service: J Church Bus (Balboa Park to Church and 14th streets); K Ingleside (Balboa Park to Embarcadero); L Taraval Bus (all buses) (SF Zoo to Embarcadero); N Judah Bus (Ocean Beach to 4th and King streets); M Ocean View Bus (Balboa Park to West Portal); T Third Bus (Sunnydale to Castro); 1 California; 5 Fulton; 7 Noriega; 8 Bayshore (rerouted to Stockton); 9 San Bruno, 9R San Bruno Rapid (weekday only); 12 Folsom/Pacific (Financial District to Russian Hill), 14 Mission; 14R Mission Rapid; 19 Polk; 22 Fillmore; 24 Divisadero; 25 Treasure Island; 28 19th Avenue (Daly City BART to Geary Boulevard); 29 Sunset; 30 Stockton; 37 Corbett (Twin Peaks and Van Ness & Market Street); 38 Geary; 38R Geary Rapid; 43 Masonic; 44 O’Shaughnessy; 45 Union-Stockton; 48 Quintara/24th Street (20th at 3rd streets and West Portal Station); 49 Van Ness/Mission (extended from North Point to Powell and Beach); 54 Felton (Balboa Park to Hunters Point); and 67 Bernal Heights.
- Late-night Owl routes start at 10 p.m. (instead of 1 a.m.) All regular Owl routes are in operation, except: 5 Fulton and 48 Quintara/24th Street.
- The following routes are running 24 hours a day or providing special Owl Service: L Owl; N Owl; 14 Mission; 22 Fillmore; 24 Divisadero; 25 Treasure Island; 38 Geary; 44 O’Shaughnessy; 90 San Bruno Owl; 91 3rd Street/19th Avenue Owl.
ℹ️ 19th Avenue Stop Changes
Starting Saturday, Oct. 17, as a part of the 19th Avenue Combined City Project, the SFMTA will remove eight closely spaced stops on 19th Avenue between Irving Street and Ocean Avenue to improve transit reliability.
As part of Muni Forward, the SFMTA will implement transit priority and pedestrian safety improvements along 19th Avenue that will make it safer to walk, increase the reliability of transit service, and enhance the customer experience—on and off the bus. This project includes sidewalk widening at bus stops (“transit bulbs”) as well as optimizing and consolidating bus stops to make stop spacing more even, which will help make Muni service more reliable. The project will also widen the sidewalk at corners (a treatment known as “pedestrian bulbs”) along 19th Avenue to support pedestrian safety.
With these stops removal, the following Muni routes will be affected: 1) 28 19th Avenue; and 2) 91 3rd Street/19th Avenue Owl.
For more information on these bus stop changes, visit www.sfmta.com/19th Avenue Rapid Project.
ℹ️ Shared Spaces Program
The city’s multi-agency Shared Spaces program opened some parts of streets in San Francisco to create public space for outdoor dining, retail and physical distancing. The program allows the use of sidewalks, full or partial streets, or other nearby public spaces like parks and plazas for restaurant pick-up and other neighborhood retail activity, as allowed by San Francisco’s Public Health Order. For details, locations and updates on street closures related to Shared Spaces visit SFMTA.com/SharedSpaces.
ℹ️ Essential Trip Card Discount Program
The SFMTA’s temporary special program, Essential Trip Card (ETC) Program, will assist people with disabilities and older adults to make essential trips under Muni’s temporary transit changes. The program provides two to three round trips at an 80% discount per month, i.e. rider pays $6 to receive a value of $30 or pays $12 to receive a $60 value. The discount is limited to a value of $60 taxi service per month per customer.
To qualify for the program: customer must be either age 65 or older or an adult with disabilities. Eligible adults may apply for the ETC program by calling 311 and mentioning the program. Staff will be available between 9 a.m. and 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. Visit https://www.sfmta.com/etc for additional details and for a list of San Francisco taxi companies, visit https://www.sfmta.com/taxi/directory.
SFMTA’s pre-existing Shop-a-Round program that offers registered seniors and people with disabilities personalized assistance and rides to and from grocery stores and farmers markets is still available and will continue post public health order. For more information, visit https://www.sfmta.com/shop-round.
ℹ️ SFMTA’s Customer Service Center Resumed Service and Operation Hours
Since Monday, Aug. 24, the SFMTA’S Customer Service Center (CSC) re-opened and began providing including: 1) Sales of Residential Parking Permit; 2) Community Service Enrollment; 3) Payment Plan Enrollment; and 4) Lifeline Program Enrollment. Sales of life-line monthly passes will not be available. Operating hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The SFMTA service kiosk at 170 Otis Street is open for business. Operation hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. This location only provides sales service of LifeLine stickers during the last 10 and first 15 days of the month.
The following SFMTA service kiosks are open for business. Operation hours are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week, except holidays.
- Powell and Market Service Kiosk
- Bay and Taylor Service Kiosk
- Presidio Service Kiosk at Geary Boulevard
The following SFMTA services are available at all three locations:
- Payment for Parking and Transit citations (citation number or license plate required)
- Purchase of Parking Meter Card and School Coupon Booklets
- Retrieve and drop off completed paper applications for Community Service; Payment Plan; and Lifeline.
- Purchase of LifeLine stickers during the last 10 and first 15 days of the month.
The following Clipper services are available at services kiosks at Powell and Market streets and at Presidio Avenue:
- Purchase passes and load value
- Apply for and issue Senior and Youth Clipper cards
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