SFMTA expands service, access for equity neighborhoods in January
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority (SFMTA) will restart T Third Muni Metro rail service and increase Muni bus service Jan. 23, including adding several routes based on community feedback.
Temporarily modified T Third rail service will resume between Sunnydale and Embarcadero Station Jan. 23. This frees up the buses currently providing the temporary T Third Street Bus service to increase bus service elsewhere. This change also brings more rail operators back to operating Muni Metro rail service.
Temporary changes to bus service include the return of the 27 Bryant and two new lines: the 55 Dogpatch and the 15 Bayview-Hunters Point Express. The full 33 Ashbury-18th Street line will also resume to provide another vital cross-town connection.
All these changes are the direct result of community engagement and feedback. Community members, SFMTA staff and district supervisors worked together to develop the three new routes going into service Jan. 23: the 15 Bayview-Hunters Point Express, 27 Bryant and 55 Dogpatch. These new routes will not only add service to those neighborhoods but will also support San Francisco’s essential workers and economic recovery.
These Muni lines increase access to essential destinations and services for communities in the Tenderloin, Bayview-Hunters Point, Potrero, and Dogpatch that depend on transit the most and are part of the Muni Service Equity Strategy. By bringing these lines into service, SFMTA expects analysis through the new Equity Toolkit to show improvements in job access via public transportation for customers in these neighborhoods.
SFMTA aims to keep phasing Muni Metro rail back into service as subway repairs continue, particularly in the Eureka Curve near Castro Station. SFMTA also continues to work on adding more service to high-ridership lines and using available vehicles and operators to help relieve crowding. A full list of changes effective Jan. 23 is available on SFMTA’s website.
