Muni bus headsigns have alternated “Fare Required” with the route name since August as part of the SFMTA’s Fares for Our Future campaign. The fine for no proof of payment is $134, and the message runs through late November.
San Francisco Public Works now lists construction on the $40 million Powell Street Improvement Project running from winter 2026 to winter 2027, covering the three blocks between Market and Geary.
Bay Area Transit Month runs through September 30, with more than 80 events, a month-long ride contest, and a September 11 ride-along with the chief executives of BART, Muni, AC Transit and Caltrain.
Muni Heritage Weekend runs September 19 and 20, 2026 from 10am to 4pm at the San Francisco Railway Museum, with free rides on vintage streetcars and buses and special cable cars on the California Street line.
Muni’s next 112 buses will have free USB charging ports, with the first entering service in October out of the Woods and Islais Creek yards.
San Francisco Public Works is designing a $9.2 million accessibility rebuild of Hallidie Plaza, replacing a decommissioned elevator with two ramps, with construction scheduled from summer 2027 to spring 2028.
Muni schedules change on August 29, 2026, with the 1 California and N Judah moving to every nine minutes, 60-foot buses on all 5R Fulton Rapid trips, and new stops for students.
The Broadway Tunnel entered a roughly 14-month partial closure on August 17, 2026, with one lane in each direction through a single bore until about October 2027.
SFMTA data released July 1 shows Muni’s weekend ridership passed pre-pandemic levels for the first time, reaching 100.5% of 2019 numbers in May 2026.
Buses replace T Third trains in the Bayview on July 18-19 and 25-26 for track, wire, and station repairs. Same stops and frequency, with train transfers on 3rd Street.
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