Celebrate Earth Day on San Francisco Streets!
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If you want a glimpse into how our city can become more resilient, sustainable, and connected, head out to San Francisco streets on Earth Day 2022! Across the city, San Francisco city leaders and residents are taking to the streets to chart a new future for the city—one that’s lighter on cars, and more invested in transit, active transportation, and community connections. All are welcome to join—here are a few ways to get involved: 

Plan to bike, walk, or roll to school: The week leading up to Earth Day—April 18-21st—is Bike & Roll to School week! SF Bicycle Coalition has created a range of opportunities for schools that serve anyone from Kindergarten through 12th grade to get involved. Visit their website to learn more about becoming a Bike & Roll Champion and to pledge to participate in any of the events happening this week across San Francisco. It’s a great way to highlight safe, low-carbon, and fun ways to get to school each day!  

Come out for a family-friendly Climate Ride: The SF Department of Environment and SF Bicycle Coalition will be hosting an educational bike ride on April 23 to showcase what San Francisco and its residents are doing to create a sustainable, low-carbon city. The route will highlight a few key safety projects that the SFMTA has helped initiate over the past few years, including car-free JFK Drive, the Sunset Neighborways and Slow Streets projects. The ride will meet near McLaren Lodge in Golden Gate Park and 10:00 am—hot chocolate will be served!—and will end at Ocean Beach around 12:30pm. City leaders will be present, and project representatives from across the city will offer insights and details about various projects along the route.  

Clean up a Slow Street: Across the city, Refuse Refuse—a nonprofit dedicated to cleaning up SF Streets—is hosting cleanup events in partnership with KidSafe SF, SF Parks Alliance, and more on Slow Streets and neighborhood corridors! Visit the event webpage to find the nearest cleanup near you, and head out on April 23 to pick up supplies and beautify your neighborhood. Afterward, join neighbors from across the city for an afterparty on the Great Highway Park!  

Find freedom from training wheels: On April 23, the SF Bicycle Coalition is hosting a Freedom from Training Wheels event on Minnesota Slow Street from 11 am to 2 pm. For parents of kids aged 2-5 who are ready to ditch the training wheels and try out a balance bike or even a pedal bike, this event is for you! SF Bicycle Coalition will provide the bikes and helmets (they’ll be sanitized in between uses) and patient instruction for your little one. 

Published April 14, 2022 at 11:33PM
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Fix It! Week Closes Muni Metro Early Starting Thursday, April 14  
By Jessie Liang

Every night after Muni Metro subway service hours, SFMTA maintenance crews work to maintain the tracks and equipment underground. On most nights, this gives them only about two hours to get work done. To complete critical maintenance tasks that cannot be completed during normal windows, we are planning Fix It! Week from Thursday, April 14, through Sunday, April 24, so the crews have more hours each night to do this vital work. 

During Fix It! Week, the subway between Embarcadero and West Portal will close early at 9:30 p.m. Buses will run above ground to connect all stops, beginning at 9:30 p.m. through the normal end of train service at 12 a.m. while the subway is closed for maintenance. Owl service will remain unchanged.  Trains will start regular morning service each day. To accommodate those attending NBA playoffs at Chase Center, subway service will remain in place on evenings with games at Chase Center. 

Transit Service Plan – 9:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. 

• KLM Bus Shuttle – Bus shuttles will serve all Muni Metro stops between Third/Mission Rock and St. Francis Circle. 

• K – Train service between Balboa Park and St. Francis Circle 

• M – Train service between Balboa Park and West Portal 

• N – Train service between Ocean Beach and Church/Duboce  

• J – Train service between Balboa Park and Church/Duboce  

• T – Train service between Sunnydale and Third/Mission Rock 

Accessible Transfers at Church/Market and Duboce – 9:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. 

• KLM Shuttle Bus to N Judah Westbound or J Church Eastbound, board at the accessible boarding island on Church Street nearside of Duboce Avenue.  

• KLM Shuttle Bus to N Judah Eastbound or J Church Westbound, board at the accessible boarding island on Church Street farside Market Street. 

• To transfer from J Church to N Judah at Church and Duboce stay onboard. N Judah Eastbound trains will become J Church Westbound trains at Duboce and Church. J Church Eastbound Trains will become N Judah Westbound trains at Church and Duboce.  

For service on Market Street, Muni customers can board KLM bus shuttles at bus stops marked with the half-moon sign.   

The extended Fix It! Week work window will give us an opportunity to do complex work aimed at making subway operations more reliable and preventing future breakdowns. The maintenance will cover overhead lines, tracks, signals and the Automated Train Control System, a signal system that tracks the location and speed of any trains in the subway.  

The next Fix It! Week is planned for August 2022. 

During Fix It! Week, Muni customers are encouraged to leave extra travel time when riding Muni during subway closure. Regular bus fares will apply on bus shuttles and valid transfers will be accepted. Thank you for your patience and understanding while we improve the safety, reliability and on-time performance of the Muni Metro system. 

For more information, visit SFMTA.com/SubwayMaintenance. 

Published April 14, 2022 at 12:12AM
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