San Francisco BART subway for Chinatown & SOMA

San Francisco Central Subway has received a huge boost in Federal funding. The Municipal Railway stands to reap a windfall that could total more than $500 million for its planned Central Subway, thanks to Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi who got a special provision for San Francisco inserted into the $820 billion appropriations bill the House passed this week.

A 1.7-mile extension of the Third Street light rail transit line, which is currently under construction. The completed projects will provide a continuous 7.1-mile light rail line connecting the heavily transit-dependent communities along the eastern edge of the city with downtown, the financial district and Chinatown, and would restore a continuous transportation link that was lost when the Embarcadero Freeway was destroyed by the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989.  By 2025, the line will serve 61,000 weekday passengers.

Project details at www.dot.gov

Future plans for San Francisco rapid transit

The Muni X Plan
The transit agency's long-term plan would transform San Francisco
No, the "X" in Muni's X-Plan is not short for "extreme." It stands for "expansion," as in service expansion. The plan is, however, extremely ambitious — hence its official name, "A Vision for Rapid Transit in San Francisco."