In honor of Transit Month, we’re talking about the community of public transit. Community Magazine is an independent, print-only publication that celebrates Muni, the joy of transit and the experience of seeing San Francisco by bus or train. In this episode, we speak with Community Editor in Chief Jac Matter Resnik and Designer in Chief Jack Sloop. We also are joined by Muni Is My Ride Author Lia Smith, who is a contributor to the magazine. And SFMTA Digital and Brand Communications Manager Dovid Coplon stops by to talk about the Muni Store.

You can learn more about Community at communitymagazinesf.org, and you can find the Muni Store at themunistore.com

Five years ago, the SFMTA expanded San Francisco's Free Muni for Youth program to include all young people 18 and under. Whether a child or teen lives in SF or is visiting, they can use the city’s public transit system free of charge. All they have to do is climb on board and enjoy the ride.

In this episode, we cover the history of Free Muni for Youth and talk to some young people who benefit from the program. The episode also features SFMTA Revenue, Development and Reporting Director Diana Hammons, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu and City Supervisor Myrna Melgar.

Downtown San Francisco is making a comeback after a slow recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, we discuss what’s new in the downtown area and how Muni, the city’s public transit system, is an essential part of the area’s revitalization. We also talk about Muni ridership and the SFMTA’s Fix It! Week maintenance program, which keeps the ride to downtown fast, reliable, efficient and safe.

The episode features San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development Executive Director Anne Taupier, SFMTA Transit Performance and Technology Manager Simon Hochberg, SFMTA Chief Maintenance Officer Charles Drane, Into the Streets CEO and Founder Katy Birnbaum, Biederman Redevelopment Ventures Union Square Plaza Program Manager Mark Hennon and TMASF Connects Executive Director Darcy Brown.