Market Street Subway
Named in the records1918–1998
66 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1918–1998: 27 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 39 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 1918–1998
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| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918-08-19 | The Board directed the City Engineer to prepare plans and cost estimates for a Market Street subway at Montgomery Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-11-13 | Board asks the City Engineer to study a Market Street subway to ease traffic and report costs. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-04-01 | Supervisor Shannon proposed asking the Board of Public Works for plans and costs of a Market Street subway; referred to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-04-08 | Supervisor Shannon proposed $50,000 (≈ $985,205 in 2026 dollars) for a City Engineer study of a Market Street subway. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1936-12-14 | Board debates a $50,000 (≈ $1.2 million in 2026 dollars) appropriation for preliminary Market Street subway plans; Supervisor Uhl proposes adding a four-track study. | other | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1949-01-24 | Market Street subway and monorail plans added to the transit study | motion | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950 | Market Street subway · recommendation: Market Street should have a subway connecting with the Twin Peaks tunnel | recommendation | City report: Transportation planning for San Francisco : a report on the planning procedure and planning and engineering techniques utilized in preparation of the San Francisco long-range circulation plan, 1946-1948 scanned page ↗ |
| 1950 | Market Street subway · other: long range city-wide mass transit plan including final determination of need for Market Street subway | project | City report: Transportation planning for San Francisco : a report on the planning procedure and planning and engineering techniques utilized in preparation of the San Francisco long-range circulation plan, 1946-1948 scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-06-01 | $45,000 (≈ $563,654 in 2026 dollars) sought to study a Market Street subway | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-06-07 | Market Street subway study money voted down | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-06-07 | $45,000 (≈ $563,654 in 2026 dollars) sought to study a Market Street subway | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-06-07 | Proposed $45,000 (≈ $563,654 in 2026 dollars) appropriation for Market Street subway studies and plans; debate continues on the next page. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-06-14 | Move to revive the Market Street subway study money debated | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962 | Market Street subway · approved: construction of Market Street subway for Municipal Railway streetcars authorized by 1962 BART election | project | City report: 5 year plan, 1977-1982 : issue paper 2 : Transit planning thought in San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-03-02 | Study asked on walkways from the planned Market Street subway | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-03-02 | Supervisor Boas's resolution seeking a study of pedestrian links to the proposed Market Street subway was sent to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-03-02 | Study of walkway links to Market Street subway sent to committee. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965 | Market Street subway station entranceways · finding: Placement of entranceways not more than 28'6" from the existing property line is technically feasible | finding | City report: Market Street development : an analysis scanned page ↗ |
| 1965 | Market Street subway stations · finding: Mezzanines have not been designed to adequately facilitate future connections to private properties | finding | City report: Market Street development : an analysis scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-03-15 | Supervisor Morrison proposed rejecting the Advisory Board's Plan 2A for the Market Street subway and further study of Plans 4A and 4B. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-03-15 | Supervisors sit as one committee to study Market Street subway plans | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-03-15 | Board sits as a whole to weigh Market Street subway plans | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-03-15 | Supervisors argue for cut-and-cover or tunnel for the Market Street subway; proposed, no final vote found. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-03-15 | Market Street subway plan 2A postponed to a March 29 hearing. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-03-15 | Market Street subway plan 2A set for a March 29 full meeting. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-03-29 | Supervisor Blake proposed approving Market Street Subway Plan 2A as minimum official policy; discussion continues on this page. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-03-29 | Move to study Market Street subway plans put up for tabling | tabled | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-03-29 | Market Street subway Plan 2A put aside for now. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-03-29 | Market Street subway Plan 2A put aside for now. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1966 | Market Street subway station entrances · other: Station entrance longitudinal locations determined by Market Street Task Force and Consultants; two sets established, with and without federal aid | finding | City report: Street and sidewalk-widths and uses scanned page ↗ |
| 1966 | Market Street subway · finding: the subway under Market Street offers great potentials for growth | finding | City report: Street and sidewalk-widths and uses scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | Market Street subway · other: BART and eventually Muni streetcars in subway beneath Market Street; street space will be preserved | project | City report: Impacts of BART on visual quality : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | Market Street subway construction · finding: nearly 30% of the length of Market Street from Civic Center to the Embarcadero has subway stations beneath it | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on the social environment : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | Market Street Subway and Twin Peaks Tunnel · cost usd: 58,031,000.00 (total gross project cost) | project | City report: Transportation conditions and trends : background information for the transportation strategy and programs report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | Market Street Subway and Twin Peaks Tunnel · cost usd: 57,506,000.00 (total net project cost) | project | City report: Transportation conditions and trends : background information for the transportation strategy and programs report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | Market Street Subway and Twin Peaks Tunnel · cost usd: Removal of [name withheld] | project | City report: Transportation conditions and trends : background information for the transportation strategy and programs report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | Market Street Subway and Twin Peaks Tunnel · cost usd: Contingencies for Market Street Subway, Twin Peaks Tunnel, [name withheld], Sutter Substation Area | project | City report: Transportation conditions and trends : background information for the transportation strategy and programs report scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | MUNI Metro · other: full service of all five streetcar lines into the Market Street subway, to be achieved after resolving listed issues | project | City report: 5 year plan, 1977-1982 : issue paper 1 : MUNI metro, issues and strategies scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Market Street subway stations · other: four subway stations (Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell, Civic Center) each include a separate MUNI platform | site | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | MUNI platforms in Market Street subway stations · other: MUNI system not yet in operation; only effect on BART travelers is a longer vertical descent to the platform | site | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | MUNI Market Street Subway (RAPTRAN simulation) · finding: LRV subway headways as short as 75 seconds feasible if Embarcadero bottleneck removed | finding | City report: 5 year plan, 1977-1982 : issue paper 1 : MUNI metro, issues and strategies scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | MUNI Metro subway schedule · recommendation: a 75-second headway schedule could realistically be maintained | recommendation | City report: 5 year plan, 1977-1982 : issue paper 1 : MUNI metro, issues and strategies scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Market Street Subway capacity · other: Subway capacity constrained by terminal capacity, not line capacity | finding | City report: 5 year plan, 1977-1982 : issue paper 1 : MUNI metro, issues and strategies scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Market Street Subway · finding: trains could operate [name withheld] to Embarcadero at 90-second headways with same running times if Embarcadero congestion is ignored | finding | City report: 5 year plan, 1977-1982 : issue paper 1 : MUNI metro, issues and strategies scanned page ↗ |
| 1981-06-15 | A hearing was requested on bus access to Market Street Subway exits and weekend surface streetcar service, sent to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-06-09 | City and BART agreement sought on the Market Street subway | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1998 | [name withheld] (Build) Alternative · alternative: Initial Operating Segment via Market Street Subway, then New Central Subway via Stockton Street | alternative | City report: Draft environmental impact statement/draft environmental impact report for the Third Street light rail project in the City and County of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1998 | Segment 6 - King Street to the Market Street Subway · other: Segment 6 from King Street to the Market Street Subway | project | City report: Draft environmental impact statement/draft environmental impact report for the Third Street light rail project in the City and County of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1998 | Market Street Subway emergency response · event: two to three emergency drills per year | event | City report: Draft environmental impact statement/draft environmental impact report for the Third Street light rail project in the City and County of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1998 | Market Street Subway · approved: Selected by the PTC as the initial phase; Central Subway is the ultimate project | action | City report: Draft environmental impact statement/draft environmental impact report for the Third Street light rail project in the City and County of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1998 | Light Rail Alternative - Initial Operating Segment · alternative: Alignment divided into six segments | alternative | City report: Draft environmental impact statement/draft environmental impact report for the Third Street light rail project in the City and County of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1998 | Market Street subway light rail operations · finding: subway vibration not projected to exceed residential threshold beyond about 20 feet from track centerline | finding | City report: Draft environmental impact statement/draft environmental impact report for the Third Street light rail project in the City and County of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1998 | Third Street light rail line (IOS) · other: Operates in the Market Street Subway as part of MUNI Metro, interlined with J-Church trains | project | City report: Draft environmental impact statement/draft environmental impact report for the Third Street light rail project in the City and County of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| Market Street Subway · event: Construction begins on Market Street subway | event | City report: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District chronology scanned page ↗ | |
| 1977 | Muni streetcar lines · finding: Five streetcar lines operating independently via the Market Street subway would require system redesign to a subway-surface type of operation | finding | City report: 5 year plan, 1977-1982 : issue paper 1 : MUNI metro, issues and strategies scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | Market Street subway and stations (BARTD capital program) · cost usd: $12 million to be spent on completing the Market Street subway and stations | project | City report: Transit development program for the San Francisco Bay Area scanned page ↗ |
| 1998 | [name withheld] [name withheld] · finding: feasible to operate low floor light rail vehicles into the Market Street Subway | finding | City report: Draft environmental impact statement/draft environmental impact report for the Third Street light rail project in the City and County of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1965 | Market Street subway stations design proposals · event: presented to the Board of Supervisors | event | City report: Market Street development : an analysis scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | Market Street subway station cut-and-cover construction · event: May 1967 to February 1973 | event | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | MUNI Metro · event: MUNI's new LRV streetcars begin operating in Market Street Subway | event | City report: 5 year plan, 1977-1982 : issue paper 1 : MUNI metro, issues and strategies scanned page ↗ |
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