Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit

Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit
A southbound Muni bus at Fell Street in April 2022
Overview
Other name(s)	Van Ness Improvement Project
Owner	San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Locale	San Francisco, California, United States
Termini	Lombard Street Mission Street
Stations	9
Website	sfmta.com/VanNess
Service
Type	Bus rapid transit
System	San Francisco Municipal Railway
Services	Muni: 30X, 47, 49, 76X, 79X, 90 Golden Gate Transit: 101, 130, 150
History
Opened	April 1, 2022 (2022-04-01)[1]
Technical
Line length	1.96 miles (3.15 km)
Electrification	Parallel overhead lines, 600 V DC
Route map Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit highlighted in red Show interactive map Legend 47, 49, GGT Union Vallejo Jackson Sacramento California St line Sutter Geary/O'Farrell Eddy GGT McAllister Market (Van Ness) 47, 49 This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit is a bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor on Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco, California, United States. The 1.96-mile (3.15 km) line, which runs between Mission Street and Lombard Street, has dedicated center bus lanes and nine stations. It was built as part of the $346 million Van Ness Improvement Project, which also included utility replacement and pedestrian safety features. Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit is used by several San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) lines including the 49 Van Ness–Mission, as well as three Golden Gate Transit routes.

Public transit on Van Ness Avenue began with streetcar service in 1915. It was replaced by trolleybuses in 1950–51, with diesel bus routes later added. Planning for a rail line on the corridor began in 1989 with the passage of a ballot measure. By 1995, it was to be the last of four major rail corridors constructed in the city. The planned mode was replaced with BRT in 2003, with studies and environmental analysis lasting the next decade. Construction began in June 2016; the planned completion in 2019 was delayed several times. The corridor opened to service on April 1, 2022.