The change will open up the entire 200 block to private vehicles loading and unloading passengers.

District 6 neighbors showed plenty of interest in expanding the bike share system, but wanted to ensure stations were in safe, walkable areas.

With maxed-out service already in place, BART is trying a new technique to address overcrowding: taking out seats.

Only delivery trucks, taxis and vehicles dropping off and picking up passengers will be allowed on Powell Street between Geary and Ellis.

One pedestrian bridge near Japantown will be removed, but the Webster & Geary bridge is slated to stay put.

While you're going about your Friday, here's what's happening below your feet.

A massive outage has knocked out power to FiDi buildings and snarled the morning commute.

As a pilot project, Powell Street between Geary and Ellis streets will be closed to most traffic, except commercial vehicles, for at least 18 months starting this Friday.

From now through 2018, Powell will get a new ceiling, LED lighting, new flooring and seating on the platforms, fixes for its perennially problematic elevator and escalators, and other improvements.

The Powell Street Safety and Sidewalk Improvement Pilot was unveiled today, closing Powell between Geary and Ellis streets (the 100-200 blocks) to most traffic for 18 months.

More than a half-million lines of code must be reviewed to engineer a fix before two trains can load and unload at one station.

The plan could possibly give Union Square a true pedestrian-only zone, similar to its popular holiday "Winter Walk."

The practice ensures that riders don't have to wait for another train to clear the subway before they can exit.

Public Works is doing maintenance on the signs to replace the neon coloring, so don't fret—they'll be back in place when complete.

A study released today by a tech startup finds that the new restrictions are having a positive effect on both Market and Mission streets.

Vehicles traveling northbound on Fifth Street will soon be disallowed from turning right onto Market Street.

Muni is seeking feedback on changes to the Geary 38 route after the agency board approved initial plans this week.

SFMTA seeks community input on extending the T-Third Muni line into Fisherman's Wharf despite ongoing delays on the current subway work.

Conductors failed to collect cash fares from plainclothes auditors on 11 of 30 sample cable car rides.

SFMTA is seeking input on planned improvements on Powell Street between Union Square and Market.

The Central Subway's main contractor says the $1.6 billion project is now three years behind its original schedule.

SFMTA's Board of Directors will vote this afternoon on three major projects designed to improve pedestrian safety in the Tenderloin and SoMa.

Thanks to contracting delays, a five-year plan is 18 months behind schedule.

Workers reportedly used a lower grade of steel than the contract specified.

San Francisco has 19 sister cities that span Assisi to Zurich.

SFMTA seeks public input this week on near-final designs for the first phase of the Geary Bus Rapid Transit project.

With Stockton reopened, the SFMTA expects bus riders to save about five minutes of travel time on their way from Chinatown to SoMa.