Muni is moving forward with plans to launch a new bus line in the Mission at the end of January. This is the first of many planned changes along the 16th Street corridor that share the end goal of reducing commute time for those traveling to and from the UCSF Mission Bay Campus.

According to Streetsblog, the new line (the 55) is being “presented to the SFMTA Board of Directors for approval on Tuesday” and would run east from 16th Street BART all the way to Mission Bay. Other proposed changes to 16th include “transit-only lanes and bus bulb-outs” (pictured above).

Curiously, the above rendering of the post-renovation 16th Street assumes the controversial 10-story condo development planned for the 16th Street BART plaza is a done deal. The image is from the viewpoint of an individual on 16th Street (at Mission) looking west—as such, the Burger King should be on the right. Instead, we see what appears to be a representation of the 10-story condo. We can all be glad that that issue is settled.

[Rendering: Streetsblog]