Proposed MUNI Service Cuts San Francisco
Possible MUNI lines facing cuts, route modifications, reduced timespans & more. San Francisco SFMTA proposed service cuts for buses, public transportation.
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SF MUNI Lines Cuts Update 2/4
https://www.kqed.org/news/12025781/sf-muni-board-says-not-so-fast-proposed-service-cuts
“Director Steve Heminger (SFMTA Board) said that even though the proposals had been presented as choices, “the choices are ‘cut transit service, cut transit service and cut transit service.’ I think we need a couple of options that don’t involve cutting transit service.”
San Francisco MUNI Service Cut Proposals Summer 2025
Buried deep in a powerpoint - very convenient. On January 30th, 2025, SFMTA announced a small window for public comment.
We invite you to attend the Board Meeting Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. at City Hall Room 400, or watch the meeting online. If you are unable to attend the meeting and would like to give public comment, send an email to MTABoard@sfmta.com by Feb. 3 at 12 p.m. to ensure your comment is received by the Board in advance of the meeting.
Unfortunately, the window to comment was today, February 3rd , 2025, at noon.
Most of you probably didn’t know about this window. Either you didn’t receive SFMTA email about this (I have had trouble signing up for all the important alerts myself) or didn’t hear about it from your local supervisor.
Below are a list of routes on the chopping block in one of the proposed scenarios.
https://www.sfmta.com/media/41583/download?inline
Scenario 1: Preserve High Ridership Routes
Proposed Service Changes MUNI
• Suspend service (maintain parallel service)
• 2 Sutter (1, 38, 38R)
• 21 Hayes (5, 5R)
• 31 Balboa (5, 5R)
• 55 Dogpatch (19, 22, 48) •
Route Modifications MUNI
• 19 Polk, terminate at Geary
• 6 Haight suspend, but extend 52 Excelsior over Sunset Heights and 66 Quintara over Parnassus •
Reduce Time Spans MUNI
• Metro (J, K, L, M, N, T), Reduce to 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (currently 5 a.m. to 12 a.m.) Connector Routes (35,36,37,52,56,57,58,66,67), end service at 7 p.m. (currently end at 9 or 10 p.m.)
Scenario 2 Maintain Existing Connection
Proposed Service Changes
Decrease Connector Frequency
• 35, 36, 37, 39, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 66, 67 decrease service to 30-45 min (currently 20-30 min)
Rebalance Service on Rapid Corridors
• 5 Fulton, 9 San Bruno, 28 19th Avenue suspend local service
• 14 Mission, 38 Geary decrease service to every 16 min (currently every 8 min)
• 5R, 9R, 14R, 28R* increase service to every 8 min (currently every 12 min)
Scenario 3: Prioritize Equity Routes
Proposed Service Changes •
Suspend service (maintain parallel service)
• 2 Sutter (keep 1, 38, 38R)
• 21 Hayes (keep 5, 5R)
• 55 Dogpatch (19, 22, 48)
Route Modifications
• 31 Balboa terminate at Civic Center •
Decrease Connector Frequency
• 35, 36, 37, 39, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 66, 67, decrease service to 30-45 min (currently 20-30 min) •
Rebalance Service on Rapid Corridor
• 28, suspend local service
• 28R*, increase service to 8 min (currently every 12 min) Preserve service on Muni Equity routes and access in Muni Equity Neighborhoods by suspending routes and reducing frequencies elsewhere Scenario 3: Prioritize Equity routes
* reverse routing of 28 19th Avenue, 28R 19th Avenue Rapid service. Cover area, stops north of California
MUNI Funding Working Group Meeting
https://www.sf.gov/muni-funding-working-group
This group already met unfortunately on January 31st 2025.
SFMTA Service Cuts
Contact Information: MuniCuts@SFMTA.com | 415-646-2005
More on service cuts here: https://www.sfmta.com/projects/summer-2025-muni-service-cuts
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