On Friday, San Francisco launched its first rapid transit system on Van Ness Avenue. Leaders are calling the area the new Van Ness, after multiple improvements were made to beautify the corridor and make it easier to travel through.
A major bus and car corridor along Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco is finally finished with its $346-million makeover. Bus riders are getting their first chance to try the Bus Rapid Transit system on Friday starting at 10 a.m.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 (Xinhua) U.S. San Francisco Mayor London Breed and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) on Friday celebrated the completion of the Van Ness Improvement Project and the opening of the city's first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.