The San Francisco Municipal Railway

The San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) is the seventh-largest public transit system in the United States, as measured by ridership. Muni has approximately 700,000 boarding on an average weekday. Its fleet of about 1,000 vehicles, over half of which are electric, consists of subway-surface light-rail vehicles (Metro streetcars), electric trolley buses, diesel buses, the world-famous cable cars, the only ones in the world still operating, and a unique collection of historic streetcars. Now nearly 90 years old, Muni was the first publicly owned streetcar system in a major city in the US.

On March 1, 2000 the Municipal Railway became a department of the Municipal Transportation Agency, and was later joined by the Department of Parking and Traffic in 2002. This new agency was endorsed by over 60% of San Francisco voters in favor of Proposition E in the last election.

Also on March 1, a seven-member Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors assumed all powers over Muni. The Board is nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by the Board of Supervisors. Two members of the Board are also trustees of the Muni Improvement Fund.

Muni has approximately 4,200 employees, with a current vacancy rate of 8-10%.