FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 27, 2012

Contact: Paul Rose

415.601.1637, cell

paul.rose@sfmta.com

**PRESS RELEASE**

SFMTA WEEKEND TRANSIT AND TRAFFIC ADVISORY

San Francisco—The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) advises San Francisco residents and visitors of the following event-related traffic and service impacts this weekend, Friday, July 27 through Sunday, July 29. Event participants and fun seekers should check with www.sfmta.com or call 311 to find out which of the 80 Muni lines will get them where they want to go.

Critical Mass

On Friday the monthly Critical Mass bicycle ride will leave from Justin Herman Plaza sometime after 6 p.m.

Motorists and transit riders may be delayed as the bicycle ride passes.  Roads will reopen as soon as bicyclists have passed.

SF Marathon

On Sunday the annual San Francisco Marathon will begin from The Embarcadero and Mission at 5:30 a.m., with staggered starts until 6:40 a.m. The race route will loop north along The Embarcadero, through the Presidio, the outer Richmond District, Golden Gate Park, the Haight, the Mission District, Inner Bayview and back to The Embarcadero.  An attendance of up to 20,000 runners is expected.

From midnight, Saturday to 2:45 p.m., Sunday, the following street closures are required:

• Northbound Embarcadero between Broadway and King Street
• King Street between northbound Embarcadero and 3^rd Street
• Steuart Street between Howard Street and the Southerly Terminus
• Eastbound Howard Street between The Embarcadero and Spear Street
• Southbound Embarcadero between Broadway and Harrison Street

Various additional street closures will be required between 5 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. throughout the race route including in the Presidio and Golden Gate Park. A detailed list with suggested detours can be found at www.thesfmarathon.com.

The following Muni routes and lines will be affected:

F Market                                 K Ingleside*                          L Owl

M Ocean View*                    N Judah**                              N Owl

T Third                                    1 California                           2 Clement

5 Fulton                                 6 Parnassus                         9 San Bruno

10 Townsend                        12 Folsom/Pacific                14/14L Mission

14L Mission Limited            19 Polk                                   22 Fillmore

24 Divisadero                       27 Bryant                               28 19th Avenue

29 Sunset                              31 Balboa                              33 Stanyan

37 Corbett                              38 Geary                                39 Coit

43 Masonic                           44 O’Shaughnessy             47 Van Ness

48 Quintara                           49 Van Ness                         71 Haight/Noriega

76 Marin Headlands

*Early morning bus service only

**Metro and early morning bus service

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For more information on Muni service, please call the San Francisco Customer Service Center at 311 or visit www.sfmta.com. For additional information on Muni's Accessible Services Program, please call (415) 701-4485 or TTY (415) 701-4730.

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