29 Sunset

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29 Sunset
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Muni route 29 bus at Fulton Street, April 2022.jpg
Route 29 bus at Fulton Street, April 2022
Overview
Operator San Francisco Municipal Railway
Vehicle New Flyer XDE40
Began serviceJanuary 27, 1982 (January 27, 1982)
Route
Locale San Francisco, California
StartBowley St & Lincoln Blvd
ViaSunset Boulevard, Ocean Avenue, Mansell Street
EndFitzgerald Ave & Keith St
Length14.4 miles (23.2 km) [1]
Daily ridership17,500 (2019) [2]
Map 29 Sunset
  28 19th Avenue   List of San Francisco Municipal Railway lines   30 Stockton  

29 Sunset is a bus line operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway. The line connects the Richmond District and Sunset District to the city's southern neighborhoods through to the Bayview. [3] It is a key cross-town route.

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Route

From its northern terminus at Lincoln Boulevard and Bowley, the 29 Sunset runs down Bowley to Camino Del Mar and 25th Avenue. The route traverses Golden Gate Park via Crossover Drive, then runs on Lincoln Way to Sunset. After running on Sunset, the line turns onto Lake Merced Boulevad, then Winston before running past the Stonestown Galleria station and turning onto 19th Avenue. After passing San Francisco State University station, buses make a dogleg onto Crespi to serve Parkmerced before returning to 19th and continuing on Holloway. The line splits with directional runs on Junipero Sera northbound and Beverly southbound to Garfield. The line continues onto Grafton and then turns on Plymouth to Ocean, where it runs in parallel to the K Ingleside and passes Balboa Park station.[ citation needed ]

29 bus at Balboa Park, July 2018 Muni route 29 bus at Balboa Park, July 2018.JPG
29 bus at Balboa Park, July 2018

It crosses Mission Street after turning onto Persia, which becomes Mansell, and the 29 turns left onto San Bruno then right on Paul Avenue to cross under Highway 101. It passes the Gilman/Paul station before turning onto Keith and Fitzgerald, where trips terminate. Westbound/northbound trips run from there, turning around via Fitzgerald, Hawes, Gilman, Giants, Interson, Hawes, and Gilman before running the reverse route.[ citation needed ]

History

The 29 Sunset was established on January 27, 1982, as part of the implementation of Muni's five-year plan. [4] Service was rerouted off of Mission and onto Ocean as part of route restructuring in September 2015. [5] Plans to implement rapid service along the route were put forward in the 2020s. [6] [7]

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References

  1. "29 EB". Google Maps. February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  2. "Short Range Transit Plan" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. December 3, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  3. "Riders face biggest Muni route changes in its 70-year history". The San Francisco Examiner. January 25, 1982. p. 18. Retrieved November 13, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  4. Callwell 1999 , p. 60
  5. Fitzgerald Rodriguez, Joe (August 31, 2015). "Muni announces plan to improve routes". The San Francisco Examiner. p. A4. Retrieved November 13, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  6. Shanks, Adam (February 23, 2023). "Express option among major changes to 29 Sunset line contemplated by Muni". The San Francisco Examiner. pp.  A1, A4 . Retrieved November 13, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  7. Pendergast, Thomas K. (April 4, 2023). "Muni's Financial Woes Put Plans for Rapid 29-Bus Line on Hold" . Retrieved November 13, 2023.

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