Baseball Game Travel Plans
Thursday through Sunday: The San Francisco Giants will play four home games against the Washington Nationals at AT&T Park. Below are schedules of these games:
At 7:15 p.m. on Thursday
At 7:15 p.m. on Friday
At 7:05 p.m. on Saturday
At 1:05 p.m. on Sunday
Motorists are advised to avoid the increased congestion in downtown San Francisco related to these special events and advises commuters to use transit, taxis, bicycles or walk and to avoid using the Bay Bridge in the two hours before or after these games.
Note: Below is extra Muni service during Muni Metro Subway Stations Nightly Shutdown after Night Games.
The SFMTA will operate extra train shuttles departing AT&T Park to meet capacity for evening baseball games and other evening AT&T Park events during the Muni Metro Subway System Upgrade project. There will be special after-game service through the subway and there will also be train shuttle service between Caltrain and Embarcadero stations. Additionally, more buses will be added to the bus bridge already in place for the subway service to provide supplemental service between Embarcadero and St. Francis Circle during the nightly shutdown. Subway stations beyond Embarcadero will be available for exit only.
Additional AT&T Park Muni service will be provided for approximately 60 minutes after the end of each game. Giants fans can board outbound trains to the Embarcadero station at the following stops:
4th and King streets
2nd and King streets
Baseball fans are encouraged to use Clipper® Card to get to AT&T Park. Customers using Clipper Card receive 50 cents off an adult single ride when transferring to Muni from BART, Golden Gate Ferry and Transit, and San Francisco Bay Ferry routes (Oakland-Alameda, Harbor Bay and Vallejo). Golden Gate Ferry and Transit and San Francisco Bay Ferry also provide the same discount for Muni customers on return trips. To learn more about transfer discounts, please visit transfer discounts.
For more information on using Clipper on Muni, please visit clippercard.com/muni.
Customers may also purchase round trip Muni transfer tickets at the Embarcadero Station Muni Faregate East Entrance three hours prior to the start time of the game.
One-way Muni transfers can be purchased at the AT&T Park ticket windows located at 2nd and King streets and Willie Mays Plaza. Transfers will be sold from 2 hours before the game until the game begins, and again from the beginning of the 7th inning until 30 minutes after the game ends.
With an exception of cable cars, transfers will be valid for up to two hours after the game ends on all Muni lines and routes.
As a reminder to fans, in order to reduce congestion on city streets after all events at AT&T Park, the SFMTA will close eastbound King Street between 3rd and 2nd streets from the seventh inning until after the post-game traffic has died down. Additionally, the northbound portion of the 4th Street (Peter R. Maloney) Bridge will be closed to all traffic except streetcars, buses, taxis and bicycles during the post-game period. Giants fans parked south of Mission Creek Channel who are heading north of the channel are encouraged to exit to the south along 3rd or 4th streets in order to avoid congestion on King and 3rd streets after AT&T Park events.
For details about transit service to AT&T Park, including connections from Bay Area transit systems to Muni, please visit http://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/destinations/att-park.
For regional transit information for BART, Caltrain and the ferries as well as traffic, please go to www.511.org.
Fans can also take a ferry to AT&T Park:
From Oakland , Alameda and Vallejo, please go to http://sanfranciscobayferry.com
From Larkspur/Marin County, please go to http://www.goldengateferry.org
Ferry will depart promptly 30 minutes after the final out.
For directions going to AT&T Park by various means of transportation, please visit the Giants website at http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com.
On Sunday, parking meters in the Special Event Zone near AT&T Park will be enforced.
San Francisco Street Food Festival
Saturday: La Cocina’s annual San Francisco Street Food Festival will take place at Pier 70 and will be combined with the Noise Pop and other events. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more details, please visit www.sfstreetfoodfest.com.
A closure of 22nd Street between Illinois and Easterly Terminus will be required from 6 a.m., Saturday until midnight, Sunday
Heavier ridership is expected on the following line and routes:
KT Ingleside/Third Street
22 Fillmore
48 Quintara/24th Street
Festa Coloniale Italian
Saturday: The annual Festa Coloniale Italian will take place in the North Beach area along Stockton Street between Union and Filbert streets from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. For more event details, please visit http://www.sfiacfesta.com/.
Stockton Street between Union and Filbert streets will be closed from 6 a.m. to midnight on Saturday.
The 39-Coit Muni route will be affected.
Off Broadway Summer Pop Up
Saturday: A new event called Off Broadway Summer Pop Up will take place in the North Beach area along Kearny Street between Boardway and Pacific Avenue and on Pacific Avenue between Montgomery and Kearny streets from Noon to 6 p.m. For more event details, please visit http://www.topofbroadwaycbd.org/pop-up/.
The following street closures will be required between 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday:
Kearny Street from Pacific Avenue to Broadway
Pacific Avenue from Kearny to Montgomery streets
The following Muni routes will be affected:
10 Townsend
12 Folsom/Pacific
Excelsior Arts and Music Festival
Sunday: The Excelsior Arts and Music Festival will take place in conjunction with Sunday Streets on Ocean Avenue between Mission and Persia streets from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more event details, please visit http://www.excelsiorfestival.org/.
Ocean Avenue between Mission and Persia streets will be closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday
The 49 Van Ness/Mission Muni route will be affected.
Community Hair and Beauty Awareness Day
Sunday: The San Francisco Community Hair and Beauty Awareness Day will be held along Fillmore Street between Eddy and Ellis streets from Noon to 6 p.m.
Fillmore Street between Eddy and Ellis streets will be closed from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday
The 22 Fillmore Muni route will be affected.
Sunday Streets: Excelsior
Sunday: The sixth Sunday Streets event will be held in the Excelsior District. The route includes the bustling outer Mission merchant corridor from Theresa Street and Avalon to Geneva Avenue. The route will open the roadway to people walking, bicycling and other recreational activities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday Streets is free and open to the public.
For further event details, please visit www.sundaystreetssf.com.
The following street closures will be required from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.:
Mission Street between Geneva and Avalon avenues
Intersections: Amazon Avenue, Onondaga Avenue, Seneca Avenue, Russia Avenue, Leo Street, Ruth Street, Norton Street Harrington Street, Santa Rosa Avenue, Excelsior Avenue, Francis Street, Cotter Street, and Tingley Street at Mission Street.
Cross traffic will be allowed on:
Persia Avenue, Theresa Street, Avalon Avenue at Mission Street
Mission Street traffic will be diverted to Alemany Boulevard:
Northbound traffic at Geneva Avenue
Southbound traffic at Silver Avenue
Access to Safeway will only be allowed from Italy Avenue.
The following Muni routes will be affected:
14 Mission
14R Mission Rapid
29 Sunset
49 Van Ness/Mission
52 Excelsior
Safer Market Street – Transit Only Lanes
Friday through Sunday: Crews from San Francisco Public Works will continue paint work to extend the “transit only lanes” to 3rd Street. Evening construction work will take place on Market Street between 6th and 8th streets from Friday to Sunday, between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., each night.
This work is part of the Safer Market Street project, which supports they City’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating all traffic fatalities by improving safety conditions and reducing conflicts for all road users. The project includes turn restrictions, the extension of east and westbound transit only lanes to 3rd Street, and additional loading and painted safety zones.
During construction hours along Market Street between 6th and 8th streets (both eastbound and westbound directions):
No traffic will be allowed on the center track lanes
Local access will be permitted in the curbside lane
The following bus routes will use the curbside stop as opposed to the center boarding island:
6, 7, 9, Muni Metro Shuttles, and F Shuttles
Loading zones will not be available
The following Muni lines and routes will be affected:
F Market & Wharves (expect delays on Streetcar)
K Owl
N Owl
L Owl
T Owl
6 Haight/Parnassus
7 Haight/Noriega
9 San Bruno
19 Polk
21 Hayes
Muni Metro Shuttles
For more project details please visit sfmta.com/safermarketst
Highland Bridge Renovation Project
Saturday and Sunday: Crews from San Francisco Public Works will conduct renovation work underneath the Highland Avenue Bridge over San Jose Avenue.
On Saturday, a full street closure of San Jose Avenue between Randall and Bosworth streets will be required from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
On Sunday, only one lane will be open on San Jose Avenue between Randall and Bosworth streets for both northbound and southbound directions.
During the street closure, traffic between Randall and Bosworth streets will be diverted to Mission Street.
J Church Line will operate on buses between 30th/Church Street and Balboa Park Muni/BART Station.
UPDATE: Sunset Tunnel Re-railing Project
There will be NO construction work on the Sunset Tunnel project this weekend.
The N Judah rail service will operate throughout the weekend.
The next weekend construction is tentatively scheduled for next Saturday, August 22.
The Sunset Tunnel Trackway Improvement Project includes track and infrastructure replacements inside the Sunset Tunnel, located between Cole Valley and Duboce Triangle, Transit Signal Priority upgrades for nine intersections along the N Judah Line and construction of two accessible platforms at Judah Street and 28th Avenue.
These multiple system upgrades to the N Judah Metro Line will make transit safer and more reliable. Seismic upgrades to Sunset Tunnel are important part of the safety enhancement project. It will involve structural retrofit of the tunnel portal retaining walls and their foundations.
In order to maximize construction opportunities, the SFMTA has integrated multiple construction components under the Sunset Tunnel project in order to minimize the inconveniences for both N Judah riders and the community around the construction area:
The Transit Signal Priority (TSP) system upgrades are taking place at nine intersections sequentially along the N Judah Line. The TSP system will use technology to reduce dwelling time at traffic signals for Muni light rail vehicles by holding green lights longer.
The construction of two new wheelchair accessible platforms on Judah and 28th Avenue which includes longer boarding islands and in compliant of ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) curb ramps will make Muni Metro system safer and easier to use for all customers. Construction of the new platforms was successfully completed in late March. The eastbound and westbound stops are now being served by N Judah trains.
REMINDER: Muni Subway System Closed Evenings for Upgrades
All Muni Metro subway stations (with an exception of Embarcadero BART/Muni Station) are closed between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., each night. It is anticipated that this subway shutdown will take effect until the end of January 2016.
During these shutdowns, bus shuttle service is provided between Market/Steuart Street and St. Francis Circle nightly from 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
The shutdowns allow the SFMTA to implement system upgrades and address maintenance of infrastructure in the subway to improve Muni’s communications and keep trains running safely and reliably throughout the city. The two upgrades are expected to complete in the end of January 2016.
The Radio Replacement project will modernize Muni’s currently outdated radio system and improve communications between Muni Operations Control and vehicles out in the field
The Blue Light Emergency Telephone Replacement will upgrade and expand a vital emergency system throughout the underground tunnels
For details of Muni service during the upgrades work, please see separate release: https://www.sfmta.com/news/press-releases/nightly-shutdown-begins-subway-receives-upgrades
For more details of these projects, please visit www.sfmta.com/subwayupgrades.
REMINDER: Spear Street Sewer Restoration Work
Crews from the Public Utilities Commission and San Francisco Public Works will continue the installation work of a new sewer main pipeline on Spear Street between Market and Mission streets. This construction project is anticipated to last until September 2015.
REMINDER: Spear Street Sewer Restoration Work
Construction work will continue to take place at the intersection of Spear and Mission streets. Work hours will be from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day.
During the construction hours, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.:
No street parking will be allowed
Sidewalk will remain open for pedestrian traffic
Local access will be allowed
With an exception of Muni buses, the intersection of Spear and Mission streets will be close to all other traffic
During the closure, there may be brief delays on the following Muni lines and routes:
2 Clement
6 Haight/Parnassus
14 Mission
14R Mission Rapid
14 Owl
21 Hayes
31 Balboa
L Owl
K Morning Shuttle
M Morning Shuttle
For project updates, please visit sfwater.org/NorthShoreSewer.
Upcoming Events Constructions
Central Subway Trackway Project
Friday, September 4 through early morning, Tuesday, September 8: The Central Subway Trackway Project includes trackwork and infrastructure upgrades at the intersection of 4th and King streets. The project will bring Transit Signal Priority upgrades for this intersection and install new trackwork up 4th Street. These upgrades to the T Third Metro Line accommodate the future Central Subway alignment and will make transit safer and more reliable.
This is a two-phase construction project at the 4th and King for trackwork expansion. The first phase of work is scheduled to begin on Labor Day Weekend, September 4 to 8, 2015. The second phase of work is targeted for the first quarter of 2016.
During the first phase, the T Third Line rail service will switch back at 4th and Berry streets. The work will affect travel patterns for Muni Metro riders as follows:
Traveling Downtown: Board the N Judah outbound at the 4th and King Platform
Traveling to Sunnydale: Disembark at the newly created temporary platform at King and 3rd streets, then travel southwest to the platform at 4th and Berry streets to board the T Third train towards Sunnydale
REMINDER: New E Embarcadero Line
As a reminder, the newly launched weekend service E Embarcadero historic streetcar line which operates along The Embarcadero with key destinations at 4th and King Caltrain Station, AT&T Park, Ferry Plaza, Exploratorium, Pier 39 and Fisherman’s Wharf already in operation.
This new line operates every 15 minutes from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
For more details of this new service, please visit: E Embarcadero Historic Streetcar Line.