U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stopped by SanFrancisco on Thursday to celebrate the near-completion of Muni's decades-long project to extend rail lines from Chinatown to Mission Bay's Chase Center.
and city transportation heads at a press conference held at the Chinatown Station, which was built as part of the city's Central Subway Project.
"It's going to better connect the most densely populated neighborhood in San Francisco to the social and economic life of the city. It will bring tourists and residents alike to Chinatown for food and shopping, and make it easier for people who live here to reach jobs and schools and resources," Buttigieg said.
Breed said she's already begun thinking about what's next - first, fixing up the existing rail system after years of disinvestment, and then extending the subway project to Fisherman's Wharf, as well as connecting speed rail services to Caltrain.