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Monday, February 28, 2022
Ukraine crisis: Google Maps live traffic data turned off in country
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Ukraine crisis: Russian news agency deletes victory editorial
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Toyota to close Japanese factories after suspected cyber-attack
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Ukraine invasion: How the war is being waged online
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Sunday, February 27, 2022
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Saturday, February 26, 2022
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Millions in Bitcoin pouring into Ukraine from donors
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Friday, February 25, 2022
Improved Muni Transit Information
By Kharima Mohamed
As part of the larger effort to provide improved transit information to Muni riders, we have significantly improved the SFMTA.com stop webpages with a focus on improved accessibility.
Each of the over six thousand stops throughout the Muni Service Network has a unique webpage that displays multiple features. These improved features on the stop webpage help to improve the customer experience for riders to easily get all the information they need to get where they need to be.
Features include:
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A mobile-first designed web app view for succinct on-the-go real-time vehicle predictions at the top of the page.
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Detailed route information served at each location.
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Alerts specific to both that specific stop and all of the routes served.
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A real-time vehicle-tracking map and a vicinity map for each stop.
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Nearby stops to provide stop options if an alternative is needed.
To visit the new stop page of your choice, simply use its five digit stop ID. You can find the five digit stop ID at the top of the transit shelter. For example, the stop ID at 11th St and Market is 13425, the short URL is SFMTA.com/13425.
Included in this release are enhanced accessibility features that allow screen readers to not only read the details of the stop’s service, but also display when a vehicle approaches to ensure that nobody misses their ride or gets on the wrong vehicle.
Part of this update is an all-purpose “Find a Stop” page that supports geolocation, lookup stops or map interface to find any stop throughout the Muni Service Network. With a location services enabled on a customer’s smartphone this webpage returns to the nearest stops. The webpage also includes a lookup for address, intersection, and places of interest as well as a map interface for riders that do not wish to use geolocation. All the features on the stop webpage presents riders with multiple options to choose from to plan their Muni ride and continue their trip journey.
These enhancements are part of the Next Generation Customer Information System Project. Future improvements will soon include an improved multimodal trip planner, more accurate predictions and enhanced accessibility information for each stop that will enable improved accessible trip planning.
As AT&T’s 3G decommissioning impacts NextMuni electronic displays*, the SFMTA.com stop webpages and third party transit information applications are easy-to-use options to get vehicle predictions and other much needed transit information so that you can plan your trip efficiently. *We anticipate a gradual wind down of the AT&T 3G service over the next few weeks. Our NextBus signs are currently operational, but this will likely change in phases.
Published February 26, 2022 at 04:51AM
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Russian vigilante hacker: 'I want to help beat Ukraine from my computer'
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Bitcoin less green since China ban, research suggests
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Thursday, February 24, 2022
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
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Cyber-attacks bring down many Ukraine websites
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Zuckerberg reveals AI projects to power Metaverse
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Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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Ukraine: EU deploys cyber rapid-response team
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Fast grocery-delivery apps face backlash from cities
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Monday, February 21, 2022
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Sunday, February 20, 2022
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Saturday, February 19, 2022
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Friday, February 18, 2022
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Free Muni and Cable Car Rides for the Lunar New Year Weekend
By Stephen Chun
In partnership with Supervisors Chan, Peskin and Preston, the SFMTA will be offering free Muni rides for the Lunar New Year weekend and festivities. Complimentary service begins Saturday, Feb. 19 at 5 a.m. to Monday, Feb. 21 at 5 a.m. This includes free rides on our historic cable cars, a beloved attraction for regional visitors providing them direct access to the Chinatown community and the weekend’s Lunar New Year festivities.
Additionally, for the remainder of February, thanks to the leadership of Supervisors Chan and Peskin and their generous funding allocation, the SFMTA, Rec/Park and the Portsmouth Square Garage Authority will be providing validation for two hours of free parking at the Portsmouth Square Garage.
The SFMTA is excited to be rolling out both programs to support the city’s economic recovery including for the Chinatown neighborhood and businesses’ vibrant culture and vitality.
As we do every year to spread the spirit of Lunar New Year throughout the city, we’ve decorated two of our cable cars with a Lunar New Year theme and will be running them until Feb. 20. The SFMTA API Affinity Group and other staff members will be riding in the parade on a motorized cable car that will be outfitted with commemorative banners.
A reminder, as we do not have the ability to turn off the Clipper ® readers or change our headway signs:
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Please do not tag your Clipper® card. If you tag it, you will be charged.
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Please do not activate a Muni Mobile ticket. Metro fare gates will be open.
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For access in Muni Metro stations, the fare gates will be open.
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For those who happen to tag a Clipper® reader during this weekend of free fares, the SFMTA does not have the ability to issue a refund.
Safety for Muni riders is of paramount importance to us. To ensure San Francisco’s API community members, who’ve seen their loved ones subjected to hateful and racist attacks in recent years, are safe traveling during Lunar New Year, we’ve put additional support of Muni Transit Ambassadors on the buses and at bus stops in Chinatown to assist riders and support bus operators in keeping everyone safe. Many of our Muni operators come from the API community, so, for us, this is also a matter of protecting our employees.
The SFMTA expresses our thanks to the city for giving us this opportunity to support the city and are extremely proud to be able to help keep Chinatown residents and visitors moving.
For more information on Muni service and reroutes in effect for the Lunar New Year weekend, please visit the San Francisco Chinese New Year Celebration webpage (SFMTA.com/CNY).
Published February 19, 2022 at 12:19AM
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Thursday, February 17, 2022
SmartWater: The forensic spray helping keep women safe
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Wordle: New York Times changes upset fans
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Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Nick Clegg gets bigger role at Facebook owner Meta
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Google moves to make Android apps more private
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Nintendo receives backlash from fans over ending eShop purchases
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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
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Norfolk County Council sues Apple in class action
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Elon Musk's brain chip firm denies animal cruelty claims
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Monday, February 14, 2022
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HMRC seizes NFT for first time in £1.4m fraud case
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Sunday, February 13, 2022
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Bionic eye tech aims to help blind people see
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Saturday, February 12, 2022
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Friday, February 11, 2022
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Thursday, February 10, 2022
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Apple moves to stop AirTag tracking misuse
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Tech bug keeps Mazda radios locked in to NPR
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Record-high seizure of $5bn in stolen Bitcoin
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Foreign Office target of 'serious cyber incident'
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Monday, February 7, 2022
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Sunday, February 6, 2022
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Saturday, February 5, 2022
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Friday, February 4, 2022
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Harmful messaging offences added to online safety bill
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Creating Sustainable Change in Downtown San Francisco
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Rendering of 6th Street between Market and Howard Streets.
When planning for new projects in Downtown San Francisco, the SFMTA must look at potential sites through multiple lenses:
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How did previous planning decisions that funnel traffic through the Tenderloin to freeway onramps in SoMa influence existing street conditions?
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How can we leverage quick-builds and capital streetscape projects now to make the streets safer not only today, but far into the future as well?
This dual-pronged approach allowed the SFMTA to address immediate safety issues along 6th and Taylor streets while collaborating with San Francisco Public Works to bring capital improvements to these corridors. We’re excited to share that capital construction is beginning on 6th Street in February, and work will begin on Taylor this spring!
6th and Taylor streets are among the 13% of city streets that account for 75% of severe traffic injuries and fatalities known as the Vision Zero High-Injury Network. The communities that live along these corridors largely consist of seniors, children, people with disabilities, limited English proficient people, and lower-income families—all of whom face higher risks of traffic collisions resulting in injury and/or death.
Both the 6th Street Pedestrian Safety and Safer Taylor Street projects were legislated in the fall of 2018. Within a year, the SFMTA constructed its first quick-build improvements along 6th and Taylor streets to address critical pedestrian safety needs. These included:
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Travel lane reconfigurations to calm traffic and limit last minute lane changes
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Signal changes and left-turn restrictions to manage traffic flow and reduce collisions
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Curb management and buffered parking lanes to prioritize passenger and commercial loading zones
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Painted safety zones and daylighting to slow fast turning vehicles and improve visibility of people walking
These changes reduced opportunities for conflict between motorists and sidewalk users while accommodating the community’s various street usages. After implementation, evaluation showed a 21% decrease in vehicle speeds on average along 6th Street, and a 100% reduction in double parking along Taylor Street. Larger capital projects take time to design and bid, but the SFMTA did not have to compromise time for street safety. The quick-build improvements were installed while the projects’ construction-heavy streetscape elements were still being refined.
Rendering of Taylor Street between Turk and Ellis Streets.
While quick-builds address many of the immediate traffic safety needs, the capital streetscape improvements that are beginning construction now—including signal improvements and landscaping features—create more durable safety features and quality of life improvements. Many downtown residents live in small quarters like single-resident occupancy (SRO) properties, often with little to no outdoor space. The sidewalks along these corridors often function as an extension of people’s homes. Widening the sidewalks will enhance the space and allow a clear path of travel, especially for those using mobility devices, like wheelchairs.
Throughout the process from quick-build to capital construction on these corridors, we’ve partnered with local organizations to get the word out to community members about the planned improvements. This winter, our partners at Code Tenderloin hosted three information pop-ups in the project area, where they served barbecue and chatted with residents about the upcoming streetscape changes. Over the course of long-term construction projects like those beginning at 6th and Taylor streets, building community trust and creating channels for consistent communication, especially with hard-to-reach populations, is essential.Code Tenderloin is planning more events to keep people informed. Subscribe to the SFMTA project email lists to learn more!
Informational BBQ pop-up hosted by Code Tenderloin in December.
Capital improvements also allow for more possibilities to incorporate community elements and identity. 6th Street is part of the Filipino Cultural District, and both 6th and Taylor streets are part of the Transgender District, the first legally recognized transgender district in the world. Throughout the detailed design phase, we have been working closely with local groups such as SOMA Pilipinas and The Transgender District to implement community-identifying decorative crosswalks. These improvements will build off the previous quick-build work to further enhance safety and livability for people walking along these corridors.
Since fall 2018, the SFMTA and Public Works teams have been diligently designing construction plans that include sidewalk widening with corner bulb-outs to shorten crossing distances and reduce speeds of turning vehicles, new and upgraded utilities and traffic signals and streetscape amenities such as new trees, benches, and decorative crosswalks.
These project elements will continue to enhance the walking, biking, shopping, and living experiences of the 6th and Taylor Street communities. Due to unique issues below street level involving utilities and sub-sidewalk basements along the project corridors, these projects will require extensive construction.
While the SFMTA led the planning and legislation processes of these projects, we will be handing the baton to San Francisco Public Works to manage implementation and construction communication. If you haven’t already, head to the SF Public Works 6th Street Pedestrian Safety Project page to sign up for updates. As construction begins, both agencies will continue to reach out to the community to minimize disruption to merchants, residents, and visitors along 6th and Taylor streets. For more information, please visit SFMTA.com/6thSt and SFMTA.com/Taylor.
Published February 05, 2022 at 01:35AM
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Thursday, February 3, 2022
Plan Your Next Golden Gate Park Trip with Muni
By Eillie Anzilotti
A map of San Francisco showing Muni lines that offer direct service to Golden Gate Park, including: The 18 46th Avenue, the 29 Sunset, the 5 Fulton and 5R Fulton Rapid, the N Judah, the 44 O’Shaughnessy, the 33 Ashbury/18th Street, the 7 Haight/Noriega, the 43 Masonic and the 28 19th Avenue. Around each bus route shown on the map, a red zone shows the range within 1,000 feet of a stop, orange shows within 2,000 feet of a stop, and yellow shows within 3,000 feet.
Here’s a fun fact: 70% of San Franciscans are within a 15-minute walk of a transfer-free Muni ride to the largest public space in our city: Golden Gate Park.
Especially as COVID-19 has heightened the importance of outdoor recreation and park access, SFMTA has made efforts to update Muni service to get people to Golden Gate Park. As of now, there are nine Muni lines that provide direct access to the park. (Check out the map above that Muni operator Mc “Mack” Allen made to illustrate transit access!) Even in neighborhoods farthest geographically from the park–like the Mission, Bayview and Excelsior—several Muni lines, including the 44 O’Shaughnessy, the 33 Ashbury/18th Street and the 29 Sunset, provide direct service to the park.
Map of San Francisco showing a detailed view of Muni routes from the southern and southeastern parts of San Francisco that serve Golden Gate Park: the 44 O’Shaughnessy, the 29 Sunset, the 43 Masonic, the 28 19th Avenue, the 18 46th Avenue and the 33 Ashbury/18th Street.
We know, though, that lines on a map don’t tell the whole story. Over the past year, the SFMTA has been listening to communities as part of our Golden Gate Park Access & Safety Program—our effort to improve access to and within the park—and our Muni 2022 Service Network Plan. From many people across the city, especially youth, seniors and people with disabilities, we heard that restoring connections and increasing frequency to reduce crowding and wait times on high-ridership Muni lines are essential to getting people to the park—and all around San Francisco.
The incredible thing about a bus network is its flexibility: in response to feedback and changing conditions, we can continually evolve our routes to better meet the needs of San Franciscans. That’s what’s happening with the 29 Sunset—one of our longest and most-used Muni routes, and one that passes right through Golden Gate Park.
Every day, around 11,000 people from the Bayview, Excelsior, Park Merced, Sunset and Richmond neighborhoods ride the 29 Sunset—including thousands of students from the significant number of schools and universities along the route. Over the last year many told us that the route needs some upgrading. Our 29 Sunset Improvement Project, developed with the communities the line serves, will improve frequency and speed to reduce crowding and wait times.
In addition to improving service on the 29 Sunset, there is also an opportunity to reduce travel times for people accessing Golden Gate Park. Identifying new sustainable, long-term funding for Muni could support the addition of more rapid lines across the city, including a 29R Sunset Rapid.
The 5 Fulton also provides all-day service to Golden Gate Park. Recent improvements include two temporary transit bulbs that were installed at 6th Avenue eastbound and 8th Avenue westbound, that save time and improve reliability for riders on the 5 Fulton and 5R Fulton Rapid. Six permanent transit bulbs between Arguello and 10th Avenue will ultimately be installed as part of the Fulton Street Safety and Transit Project and will add to over a decade of improvements to these lines. With the installation of these bulbs, Muni Forward transit reliability upgrades will have been completed along the entire route of the 5 Fulton and 5R Fulton Rapid—the first Muni lines to achieve this distinction. As more operators are hired and trained this year, Muni is expected to increase frequency on the 5 Fulton and 5R Fulton Rapid in June 2022.
Golden Gate Park is a central feature of our city and looking at how easy—or difficult—it is for people across San Francisco to access it helps us understand what we can and should be doing to improve transit service for all. We’re excited to continue our work with communities to make Muni access to Golden Gate Park more equitable and enjoyable!
Published February 04, 2022 at 06:02AM
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European oil facilities hit by cyber-attacks
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Wordle code could be copied to play for seven years
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New 2030 target set for nationwide 1Gbps broadband
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DeepMind AI rivals average human competitive coder
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Tesla recalls cars that may roll past stop signs
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