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What a Year It Has Been! Let the Celebration of Transit Month Continue

What a Year It Has Been! Let the Celebration of Transit Month Continue By Erin McMillan 49 Van Ness/Mission using the brand new bus rapid transit lanes on opening day in April. During Transit Month this September, we’re continuing the celebration by looking back to more of the work we’ve done over the last year— some that has been less obvious to Muni customers, but critical to a well-functioning system and other work that is more front and center. Fix It! Week and Continuing State of good Repair Work Muni is an impressive transit system. Moving thousands of people on rail and buses every day takes a lot of coordination and a lot of work. Dealing with unique challenges like San Francisco’s geography and shifting travel patterns, we also have to deal with issues related to the Muni system’s age. Proper care and maintenance of a transit system many decades old takes strategic planning as regular maintenance needs to happen while continuing to provide service. Typically, regular Mun

News from the WHO: Joint statement of the United States of America and the World Health Organization on the U.S.-WHO strategic dialogue

Published on September 26, 2022 at 10:00PM View on website

News from the WHO: New recommendations for the composition of influenza vaccines in 2023 for the southern hemisphere

Published on September 22, 2022 at 10:00PM View on website

News from the WHO: New recommendations for the composition of influenza vaccines in 2023 for the southern hemisphere

Published on September 21, 2022 at 10:00PM View on website

News from the WHO: No time for COVID-19 complacency, say key countries responsible for tracking global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments

Published on September 21, 2022 at 10:00PM View on website

News from the WHO: Heads of State commit to Noncommunicable Disease Global Compact to save 50 million lives by 2030

Published on September 20, 2022 at 10:00PM View on website

News from the WHO: WHO Director-General's statement on Pakistan– 17 September 2022

Published on September 16, 2022 at 10:00PM View on website

News from the WHO: WHO responds to The Lancet COVID-19 Commission

Published on September 14, 2022 at 10:00PM View on website

News from the WHO: World Health Summit 2022: Press accreditation now open

Published on September 12, 2022 at 10:00PM View on website

Let’s Celebrate During Transit Month this September

Let’s Celebrate During Transit Month this September By Erin McMillan The 38R Geary Rapid reaping the benefits of the Temporary Emergency Transit Lane on Geary Boulevard. Today marks the start of Transit Month! Every year we look forward to celebrating Transit Month by looking back at all the successes of the previous year—and also by thinking of our upcoming opportunities to continue to improve Muni. Over the past year, we have made a series of improvements through our Muni Forward program that reduced travel times, wait times and crowding:   Reduced travel time by up to 31% on key bus routes as part of  the Temporary Emergency Transit Lanes program , giving more riders the benefit of the transit lanes faster.   10 miles of transit lanes were made permanent benefitting the T Third, 1 California, 14 Mission, 19 Polk, 27 Bryant, 38 Geary, 43 Masonic and the 44 O’Shaughnessy. This cool animation shows how transit priority is improving Muni travel times citywide! As part of the