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San Francisco Municipal Railway
File:Sfmuni logo.png
Overview
LocaleSan Francisco, California
Transit typeBus, trolleybus, light rail, streetcar, cable cars
Number of lines81
Daily ridership686,000 (2006)
Operation
Began operation1912
Operator(s)San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

The San Francisco Municipal Railway, or Muni as it is commonly known, is the public transit system for the city and county of San Francisco, California. In 2000, it served Template:Unit square mile with an operating budget of about $700 million. In terms of ridership, Muni is the 7th largest transit agency in the United States. In 2004, ridership on all forms of transit totaled 215,743,701[1].

Overview

A cable car at California and Market Streets.

Muni is an integral part of public transit throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, operating 365 days a year and connecting with regional services such as Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), SamTrans and AC Transit. Many weekday riders are commuters, as the daytime weekday population in San Francisco exceeds its normal residential population. Muni shares some metro stations with BART, which can lead to confusion amongst visitors. Travelers can connect to San Francisco International Airport and Oakland International Airport via BART.

The Muni network consists of the following lines:

Selected and/or alternate routes operate 24 hours a day; during the overnight hours (between 1:30 am and 5:30 am), most parts of the city are connected by "owl" buses that usually operate with 30 minute headways. Muni routes operate on a schedule, and the frequency of service varies at various times of day. Trip planning has been made easier by the implementation of GPS monitoring for most routes through NextBus, allowing more informed ETAs.

Muni offers more frequent service than most other public transit agencies in the United States.[citation needed] Most bus lines are scheduled to operate every 5 to 15 minute headways during peak hours, every 5 to 20 minutes mid-days, about every 10 to 20 minutes from 9 pm to midnight, and roughly every half hour for the late night "owl" routes. On weekends most Muni bus lines are scheduled to run every 10 to 20 minutes. However, complaints of unreliability, especially on less-often-served lines and older (pre-battery backup) trolleybus lines, are a system-wide problem. A February 20, 2007, article in the San Francisco Chronicle noted that Muni was not able to meet its modest goal of 85% voter demanded on-time service.[2]

All Muni lines run roughly inside San Francisco city limits, with the exception of several lines that serve some locations in the northern part of neighboring Daly City, and the 76-Marin Headlands line to the Marin Headlands area, a popular hiking and biking destination, on Sundays and various holidays. Most intercity connections are provided by BART and Caltrain heavy rail, AC Transit buses at the Transbay Terminal and Golden Gate Transit and SamTrans downtown. Limited stop bus lines run along the most congested routes, and stop only at the major intersections and transfer points along the way, covering most or all of the route and not deviating from it. Limited buses on most lines run in both directions at commute times, and some run on weekends as well. On trolleybus lines, the limited buses are diesel, allowing them to pass local buses.

Bus and car stops throughout the city vary from Metro stations with raised platforms in the subway and at the more heavily used surface stops, to small shelters, simple signs, and even a yellow stripe on a utility pole.

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Old Muni logo

The main logo on trains and buses is a stylized, trademarked "worm" version of the word "MUNI."[3] This logo was designed by legendary San Francisco-based graphic designer Walter Landor in the mid-1970s.

Name

Muni is short for the "Municipal" in "San Francisco Municipal Railway" and is not an acronym; thus, when it is written in plain text, only Muni (not MUNI) is correct. However, many San Franciscans, including some of those who work for Muni, write it MUNI, and so this has become widely accepted. The Muni Metro is often called "the train" or "the streetcar" along with many others.

"Muni" in popular usage usually refers to both the streetcars and the buses as in "Do you know where the nearest Muni stop/station is?" Some natives believe it is a usage error to refer to Muni as "the Muni"; when used, it generally refers to the Muni Metro.

Some people use the term streetcar or trolley for cable car or vice versa. The terms actually have distinct meanings; if one asks a driver for directions to the trolley when one really wants a cable car, one may receive the wrong directions. There have also been observed uses of the term bus for light rail vehicle, indicating that the term bus may be becoming generic in current local usage.

The F Market & Wharves line is referred to by Muni as a "historic streetcar line" rather than as a "heritage railway." One could reasonably argue that the cable cars are also a "heritage railway."

Route names

All Muni routes, except the cable cars, have two parts to the name, and are most often referred to by both. For example, the "1-California." The word(s) on the end refer, in general, to the street encompassing the plurality of the line. This does not mean that the line runs solely on that street (e.g., the 1-California runs on Sacramento and Clay Streets east of Pacific Heights). Bus and trolleybus lines have number designations, rail lines have letters and the three cable car lines are typically referred to by name only (Powell/Mason, Powell/Hyde and California). However, Muni maps abbreviate the cable route names to PM, PH and C, and they are given route numbers like the buses for use within Muni operations, 59, 60 and 61, respectively. Direction on bus, trolleybus, and rail lines is identified as "inbound" or "outbound". Generally speaking, the inbound direction is toward downtown and the outbound direction is away from downtown. Inbound and outbound directions for crosstown and neighborhood lines is less intuitive.

Express bus lines run to downtown in the morning and from downtown in the evening, with the exception of the 9X Bayshore Express. All express bus lines have an "X" suffix to the numeric part of the line name, to identify it as an express route (except for the 88-BART Shuttle, which has a short express portion; nevertheless, it is identified on the official Muni Map in red, the express color). If there is an additional letter before the "X," it identifies the location of the local zone, in decreasing distance from downtown (i.e., "B" will have its local stops and terminus closer to downtown than "A"). Thus, the 1BX-California "B" Express has a local stop zone along California Street in Pacific Heights and Inner Richmond, farther east than the 1AX-California "A" Express's Outer Richmond local zone. All limited bus lines have the one-letter suffix "L" added to the numeric part of the line name as well as the suffix "Limited" to the end of the name. For example, the 38L-Geary Limited follows the same route as the 38 Geary, but with more widely spaced stops.

Fares

A trolleybus on the 21-Hayes line.

Fares are $1.50 for adults and $0.50 for seniors over 65, youth aged 5-17, and disabled persons. Fares were increased in 2003 in the face of municipal and state budget cuts, and again in 2005. Proof-of-payment (POP) is handled through a transfer slip, either a piece of newsprint-like paper, torn to indicate expiration time (buses and streetcar) or machine-printed on thicker tag stock at subway stations and a few outdoor stops such as the one at San Francisco State University, any of which can be checked by fare inspectors. These transfer receipts allow travel on any MUNI vehicle for at least 90 minutes but no more than 2 hours from the time of issue. Frequent riders can get a monthly pass for $45 for adults ("Fast Pass"), $35 for low income residents [4], or $10 for youth and seniors. Persons with disabilities who have obtained a Regional Transit Connection discount card may purchase a $10 disabled monthly sticker. Fast Passes are valid on all Muni lines, including cable cars, as well as on BART rides entirely within San Francisco (between Embarcadero and Balboa Park). Other passes and stickers are valid on all Muni lines, including cable cars, but not on BART (with the exception of BART-Plus[5] ticket types).

Cable car fare is $5 per trip, with no transfers issued or accepted. "Passports" are folding scratch-off passes that can be purchased by mail, or at various places throughout the city; they are good on all regular-service lines without surcharge, including cable cars, and cost $11 for a 1-day pass, $18 for a 3-day pass, or $24 for a 7-day pass.

Special round-trip fares are set for buses going to Monster Park during football games. They are $7 for adults, $5 for children and seniors, and $3 for anyone with a pass. Riders are given a special pass once they pay the fare, which they can then use on the return-trip from the park.[6] These fares were also increased to the current rate on September 1 2005.

Most Fast Passes can be purchased through the official Muni website. They can also be purchased at select locations throughout San Francisco including most Safeway grocery store locations.

Muni has partially implemented a dual-mode smart card payment system known as TransLink. The transponders have been in use since at least 2004[7], and are officially in the testing stages. Official word is that the TransLink system should fully functional on the entire Muni system by January 2008. Both BART and Caltrain have plans to utilize the TransLink system.

Special service

A F Market and Wharves heritage streetcar at the Ferry Building.

Muni operates 16 express lines, 4 limited-service (semi-express) lines, and 12 Owl lines. During sporting events, additional lines go to Monster Park.

Express lines only run during peak hours, with the sole exception of the 9X; during mornings they run towards downtown (the Financial District) and during the evening they run away from downtown. All express lines have an "X", "AX", or "BX" following the line's number. Longer lines are divided into A and B Expresses. The B Express line is shorter and has stops that are closer to downtown, while the A Express makes stops further away from downtown and will make few or no stops in the area where the B Express stops.

The 14, 28, 38, and 71 lines all have buses providing limited service along their routes. They make fewer stops than the standard line in order to provide for faster travel, but stops are interspersed at greater intervals along the entire line (as opposed to the expresses, which make frequent local stops near the origin and destination, but not in the middle). All limited buses have an "L" following the line's number. The 14L and 38L run all day long and on weekends, unlike most express buses.

Owl service runs from 1 am to 5 am. There is Owl service along the 5, 14, 22, 24, 38, and 108 lines, and as bus service along the L and N rail lines, along with a few trips along the K and M rail lines. Two additional lines which combine several daytime lines, the 90 and 91, only operate during Owl hours.

During football games, the special routes 9X, 28X, 47X, 86, and T-Shuttle run to Monster Park. Note that these routes are not standard express routes and that the 9X that runs during football games is not the same as the normal 9X route. The 9X, 28X, and 47X follow roughly the same routes as the 9, 28, and 47, respectively, and then continue towards Monster Park. The 86 is a shuttle service that only runs between San Bruno Avenue and Monster Park, while the T-Shuttle is a shuttle service that connects with the T Third Street light-rail line at the 3rd Street and Gilman Street/Paul Avenue Station and Monster Park.

Statistics

A hybrid diesel bus on the 66-Quintara line. Hybrid buses were entered into service in summer 2007.

Muni operates about 1,000 vehicles: diesel, electric, and hybrid electric transit buses, light rail vehicles known as Muni Metro streetcars that run both under and above ground, PCC streetcars running on the F Market heritage line, and the San Francisco cable car system which is a tourist icon for the city. Many buses are diesel-powered, but more than 300 are zero-emissions trolleybuses powered by overhead electrical wires. The electricity to run all of Muni's trolleybuses and streetcars comes from the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park.

In 2006, Muni purchased 86 hybrid electric transit buses from Orion Bus Industries that are diesel fueled but feature lower emissions and 19% reduced fuel consumption.[8]

All Muni lines except for cable cars are wheelchair accessible( Disabled access ). Nearly all bus lines have bicycle racks, but streetcars, Muni Metro lines, and cable cars do not.

The longest Muni line is the 24.1-mile 91-Owl, a nighttime-only route that blends several other routes together, while the longest daytime route is the 17.4 mile 29-Sunset. The shortest route is the 89-Laguna Honda at 0.6 miles. The steepest grade climbed by Muni vehicle is 23.1% by a diesel bus on the 67-Bernal Heights line, 22.8% by a trolleybus on the 24-Divisadero line, and 21% by a cable car on the Powell-Hyde line.[9]

The busiest Muni bus line is the 38-Geary, which travels 6.5 miles in the east-west direction along the Geary corridor, and has an average speed of only 8 mph.[10] Door-to-door, it takes over 50 minutes to traverse the 6.5 mile distance from the originating terminal (in the Richmond District) to the destination terminal (the Transbay Terminal).[11]

Two interesting intersections of note: Powell and Market Streets and California and Market Streets. At these two points, three types of rail gauges come within a few hundred feet of each other: Bay Area Rapid Transit's Template:5ft6in broad gauge (which is underground in the lower tunnels), Muni Metro's standard gauge (also underground in the upper tunnels), and the San Francisco cable car system's Template:3ft6in narrow gauge (at street level a few hundred feet away to the north of Market Street in both cases). The F Market heritage railway is also present here, at street level on Market Street. The rail lines, however, do not physically intersect.

The F-Market and Wharves line uses the same standard gauge as the Muni Metro, and in fact uses the J-Church tracks to travel between its regular route and the storage facility near Balboa Park Station.

Governance

Since the passage of Proposition E in November 1999, Muni has been part of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA), a semi-independent city agency created by that ballot measure. The agency, which includes the Department of Parking and Traffic and the Parking Authority, is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Board of Supervisors. The executive director and CEO of the MTA is Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr., who previously served as general manager and CEO of MARTA, and before that, as a manager for BART.

History

Woods Division. To the center right is part of Muni's "Diesel Historic Fleet".

Muni has its origins in the period following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Up until then the city had been served by a number of commercial horsecar, cable car and electric streetcar operators. Many of these had been amalgamated into the United Railroads of San Francisco (URR) company. However the city acquired the still-independent cable car operator Geary Street, Park & Ocean Railway and converted the line into an electric streetcar line in 1912.

Muni soon started on a large building program. On December 29 1914, the new Stockton Street Tunnel under Nob Hill opened, allowing streetcars from downtown to go to North Beach and the new Marina District. On February 3 1918, the Twin Peaks Tunnel opened, making the southwestern quarter of the city available for development. On October 21 1928, the Sunset Tunnel opened, bringing the N Judah streetcar line to the Sunset District.

These improvements plunged Muni into direct competition with the URR on the entire length of Market Street. The two operators each operated their own pair of rail tracks down that thoroughfare, which came to be known as the "roar of the four."

By World War II, the Market Street Railway Company, successor to the URR, was in financial difficulties, and in 1944 the Muni acquired its commercial competitor.

In 1970, construction began on the Muni Metro system below Market street, the same time when Muni was having a severe diesel bus crisis. This crisis was resolved in 1999 with 45 NABI buses from AC Transit.[12]. In 1982, the Cable car system was shut down for 18 months for rebuilding, and there was massive line reorganizations due to diesel bus issues. During the late 1990s, with aging equipment and allegedly poor management, Muni developed a reputation for declining service. San Francisco residents responded in 1996 by organizing Rescue Muni, a transit riders association. Muni's previous Boeing-Vertol streetcars were criticized as being unreliable, and were replaced by newer Italian Breda streetcars. Muni's previous non-ADA compliant Flyer trolleybuses were replaced with ETI Skoda[13] trolleybuses in the early 2000s; the trolleybus manufacturer is now defunct.[14], although some Flyer buses are being retained by Muni for historical reasons.[15] Muni's current livery consists of a silver/red motif. More information on the fleet can be seen below.

On October 8, 2007, SFMTA's notable Cable Car signs was awarded the AdWheel Award as the best in print promotion by the APTA. Nathaniel Ford of the San Francisco Municipal Railway said that the "marketing group has done an outstanding job making the key boarding areas more attractive and inviting for residents and our guests."[16]

On November 15, 2007, San Francisco city officials announced that they are looking into the possibility of adding Double-decker buses to the Muni fleet, and will be operating mostly on the 38 Geary and the 14 Mission routes, and the testing period may last three weeks and, according to city officials, should start after Thanksgiving before the bus is delivered to Las Vegas.[17][18]


On December 1, 2007, Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that the entire city fleet, including all of Muni buses, are now powered with biodiesel, which is a combination of petroleum diesel fuel and biofuel and reduces carbon emissions.[19] Muni's current hybrid bus fleet currently runs on biodiesel.[20]

Fleet

This section shows the current fleet of the system.

A New Flyer trolley articulated bus on the 49-Van Ness/Mission line.
Type Manufacturer Ordered Number of vehicles (Current)
40ft. Biodiesel Bus North American Bus Industries 1999 45
Neoplan USA 2000-2003 206
30ft. Diesel Bus Orion Bus Industries 1990 5
40ft. Diesel-Electric Hybrid Bus Orion Bus Industries 2007 58
30ft. Diesel-Electric Hybrid Bus Orion Bus Industries 2007 30
Articulated Biodiesel Bus Neoplan USA 2002-2003 124
Trolleybus ETI Skoda 1999-2003 240
Articulated Trolleybus New Flyer Industries 1992-1994 60
ETI Skoda 2003 33
Light-Rail Vehicle Ansaldobreda, S.P.A. 1997-2003 151
Historic Streetcar Various 41
Cable Car Various 40
40ft. Double-decker Diesel bus Alexander Dennis Limited[21] 2007 1; Burn-in run on 12/12/07.[22]

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System expansion

A light rail vehicle on the T Third Street line. The T line, the sixth Muni Metro line, opened on April 7 2007.

Construction on a sixth light rail line from the Caltrain Depot to Visitacion Valley (and Bayview/Hunters Point) was completed in December 2006. The new line, named the T Third Street, consists of 19 new high-platform stations at street-level, including at least one within walking distance of Monster Park. The line was supposed to connect the Bayshore Caltrain station with light rail, but Caltrain failed to notify Muni of a pending reconfiguration to the Bayshore station, which calls for a modification to the new light rail line. This will force the light rail line to terminate at Sunnydale Avenue for a few years, but it is hoped that the new Muni line will eventually connect to the Bayshore station.[24][25]

A further underground expansion for the T-line is being planned. Dubbed the Central Subway, four proposed new underground stations at Moscone Center, Market Street and Stockton Street, Union Square, and Chinatown are being studied for a possible target date of 2016. A future extension into North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf or to the Marina District and The Presidio may be built in a third phase. This project is expected to cost approximately USD $1.4 billion.[26]. A very critical problem with the proposed subway is that the stations will be much narrower and shorter in comparison to existing Muni Metro stations on Market Street; ridership projections reveal that the line will run at near capacity from the start of operations with little or no ability to increase capacity. Some activists have criticized these long-term plans as catering to the needs of visitors at the expense of city residents, asserting that Muni's resources would be better spent on a seventh light rail line running along (or under) Geary Boulevard into the densely populated Richmond District. Currently, a bus rapid transit ("BRT") line is being planned for Geary Boulevard, possibly as a precursor to a light rail line.

Expected smaller changes to service include rerouting the 22 Fillmore and extending either the 30 Stockton or 45 Union-Stockton into Mission Bay when the area becomes developed, and a new E Embarcadero historic streetcar line is expected to begin operation along the Embarcadero from Fisherman's Wharf to the Caltrain station at 4th and King Streets in 2007, with a possible future extension into Mission Bay.

Additionally, there are plans to expand trolleybus service in several parts of the city. Several extensions to existing trolleybus lines are planned, including 14 Mission service to the Daly City BART station, 6 Parnassus service to West Portal Station, 33 Stanyan service across Potrero Hill to Third Street, 45 Union-Stockton service to the Letterman Digital Arts Center in the Presidio and 24 Divisadero service into the former Hunters Point shipyard. Other expansion plans include electrification of some diesel bus lines, with the most likely lines for conversion being the 9 San Bruno, 10 Townsend and 47 Van Ness. Electrification of the 10 Townsend line would likely be joined by an extension of the line across Potrero Hill to San Francisco General Hospital. Other lines that may be electrified are the 2 Clement, 27 Bryant, 43 Masonic and 71 Haight-Noriega.[27]

Overall, the Muni system is not expanding. However, the average speed of Muni vehicles has been slowly declining over the years due to increasing vehicular congestion.[citation needed] Therefore, Muni has launched plans to make its transit vehicles move faster through the city. The Transit Effectiveness Project launched in May 2006 to take a comprehensive look at the entire Muni system to see where service can be improved or streamlined to provide faster and more reliable service. 25 years have passed since the last comprehensive review and travel patterns have changed, traffic congestion has increased, operating costs have risen and on-time performance has dropped. Automatic passenger counters will help to provide an accurate picture of where riders get on and off. In addition, bus rapid transit is currently being proposed on the Geary and Van Ness corridors.[28][29]

Divisions

Muni has 13 divisions, facilities where buses and streetcars are stored and serviced.[30]

Division Open Date Features Number of Vehicles Location
Presidio Division 1912 Dyno, Repair, Storage, Car Wash ~200 Bush and Presidio
Potrero Division 1914 (Wonder Bread), 1951 Paint shop, Dyno, Repair, Storage, Car Wash ~170 17th St. & Bryant
Woods Yard Park 1975 Paint shop, carpentry, dyno, car wash, repair, storage, Historic fleet storage ~500 24th & Tubbs
Flynn Division 1980s Parts, car wash, repair, storage 124 15th St. & Harrision
Kirkland Division 1948 Car wash, dyno, storage, repair ~500 Powell & Beach
Geneva Division complex (Includes Curtis Green, Geneva Division, Geneva Upper yard) 1901-1970s Paint shop, repair, storage, car wash, paint team, parts ~200 San Jose & Geneva
Metro East Light Rail complex 2008 Unknown 80-100 Cesar Chavez & Illinois
Cable Car Museum 1890s Repair, storage, museum features 50 Washington & Mason
David Pharr Restoration Facility 1982 Storage, restoration, carpentry 5 Duboce and Buchanan
Marin Division 1982 Storage Unknown Marin & Indiana

Bibliography

  • Perles, Anthony, with John McKane, Tom Matoff, and Peter Straus, The People's Railway: The History of the Municipal Railway in San Francisco. Glendale: Interurban Press, 1981. ISBN 0916374424. A detailed, illustrated history of the San Francisco Municipal Railway from its inception through 1980. Currently out of print, but used copies are frequently available through booksellers specializing in transportation and railroads.

See also

References

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  4. ^ Sherburn-Zimmer, Sarah (2007). "A Low-Income Buss Pass that Most Don't Use". BeyondChron.org. Retrieved 30 May. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
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  6. ^ "Candlestick Park and other Special Event Fares". San Francisco Municipal Railway. Retrieved June 12. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "MTA CAC EMSC Minutes". City and County of San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Citizens’ Advisory Council Engineering, Maintenance & Safety Committee. 2007. Retrieved 11 July. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "SFMTA General Information".
  9. ^ "The Year in Review, Geary BRT". San Francisco Richmond Review. Retrieved December 31. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
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  11. ^ Trolley Bus History
  12. ^ "Czech Prime Minister to Visit Trolley Bus Assembly Plant This Tuesday". San Francisco Municipal Railway. Retrieved January 1. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Trolley bus maker hits the brakes -- Historic Skoda Ostrov calls it quits after almost half a century". Prague Post. Retrieved July 15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ The only Muni bus with carpeted seats
  15. ^ Grand Price APTA Adwheel Award
  16. ^ "S.F. to test double-decker bus". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ SFMTA and TEP testing double-decker buses
  18. ^ "SAN FRANCISCO / City-owned vehicles run on biodiesel". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 1. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ Hybrid Buses
  20. ^ Double Decker Bus Trial SFMTA Fact Sheet
  21. ^ SFMTA Explores Double Deck Bus Option press release
  22. ^ Numbers of vehicles are from page 11 of this document
  23. ^ "Third Street Light Rail/Central Subway". San Francisco Cityscape. Retrieved June 13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  24. ^ Infrastructure and extensions
  25. ^ "Bond Cash: Muni seeks dumb subway".
  26. ^ "Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP)". San Francisco Municipal Railway. Retrieved August 31. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  27. ^ Van Ness BRT Feasibility Study
  28. ^ Geary Corridor Bus Rapid Transit
  29. ^ In-depth information of Divisions

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