How We're Adapting During Coronavirus
How We're Adapting During Coronavirus By Amy Fowler We’re doing everything we can to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, and we’re asking San Franciscans to help do the same by only taking Muni for essential trips that can’t be made by walking, biking or driving. The SFMTA’s number one priority during the COVID-19 outbreak is the safety of our staff and the public. With this in mind, we’ve taken a number of steps, including making service changes to focus our cleaning resources, improving our operators’ environment and helping to amplify citywide shelter-in-place guidelines . Beginning this week, all Muni Metro Light Rail routes are temporarily being served by Metro buses . Closing the Muni Metro underground system allows us to simplify our operations and refocus cleaning staff from largely empty subway stations to other critical areas, such as bus yards, field operations and other facilities that are currently seeing more activity. It also minimizes risks to our publ