San Francisco Bus Ride Through Union Square & the Tenderloin, 38 Geary, 2025 (4K 60p)

An SFMTA Muni 38 Geary bus travels west through Union Square and the Tenderloin / Lower Nob Hill on a rainy weekday morning in San Francisco, California on January 3, 2025. Along the way, looking out the window at the street view to the north, you can see a variety of landmarks and businesses, including:
Everyday Skate Shop, Acne Studios, Golden Goose, Vince, Hawthorne Nightclub, Carmina, Graystone Hotel, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, Burberry, Bottega Veneta, Van Cleef & Arpels, Banana Republic, Chanel, Bvlgari, Union Square, The Westin St. Francis Hotel, Martin Lawrence Art Gallery, Hotel G, Corzetti, August Hall, Biscuits & Blues, Jack In The Box, ThongLor Thai Restaurant, Bella Luca, Tonton Restaurant, Union Square Plaza Hotel, David's Delicatessen, Bota Tapas & Paella Bar, Warwick Hotel, European Bar & Lounge, Bel Clift Market, The Mortimer, Hotel Adagio, Staypineapple Hotel, Salama Grocery & Halal Meat, Milan Pizza, Adante Hotel, Alcazar Theatre, Rye Cocktail Bar, Osha Thai Noodles, Angel Cafe & Deli, Elizabeth Hair Studio, Crown Market Liquor, 724 Hookah, Domino's Pizza, City Aikido, Geary & Hyde Market, Faiza Beauty, Pho 808, Book & Job Gallery, Mongol Cafe, Fishmandu Sushi, The Alhambra Building, Los Hermanos Taqueria, Mid City Market, Outsider Bar, House Of Thai, Salem Market, Bay Custom Embroidery, Next Door Homeless Shelter, L'Academy Language Immersion Preschool, and CPMC Van Ness Hospital.
Also quite noticeable were the many shuttered businesses and vacant retail storefronts, a sign of the stubbornly persistent economic challenges facing San Francisco since the pandemic.
Recorded on an iPhone 15 Pro shooting in 4K 60fps HDR.
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SF Muni - 38 Bus Route Stops (Outbound to the Richmond District):
Transit Center Bus Plaza
Fremont St & Market St
Market St & Sansome St
Market St & Montgomery St
Geary St & Kearny St
Geary St & Stockton St
Geary St & Powell St
Geary St & Taylor St
Geary St & Jones St
Geary St & Leavenworth St
Geary St & Larkin St
Geary Blvd & Van Ness Ave
Geary Blvd & Gough St
Geary Blvd & Laguna St
Geary Blvd & Webster St
Geary Blvd & Fillmore St
Geary Blvd & Scott St
Geary Blvd & Divisadero St
Geary Blvd & Baker St
Geary Blvd & Presidio Ave
Geary Blvd & Collins St
Geary Blvd & Spruce St
Geary Blvd & Commonwealth St
Geary Blvd & Arguello Blvd
Geary Blvd & 3rd Ave
Geary Blvd & 6th Ave
Geary Blvd & 9th Ave
Geary Blvd & Park Presidio Blvd
Geary Blvd & 17th Ave
Geary Blvd & 20th Ave
Geary Blvd & 22nd Ave
Geary Blvd & 25th Ave
Geary Blvd & 28th Ave
Geary Blvd & 30th Ave
33rd Ave & Geary Blvd
33rd Ave & Anza St
33rd Ave & Balboa St
32nd Ave & Balboa St
Geary Blvd & 32nd Ave
Geary Blvd & 33rd Ave
Geary Blvd & 36th Ave
Geary Blvd & 40th Ave
Point Lobos Ave & 42nd Ave
42nd Ave & Clement St
V.A. Hospital
43rd Ave & Clement St
43rd Ave & Point Lobos Ave
Point Lobos Ave & 44th Ave
Point Lobos Ave & 46th Ave
48th Ave & Point Lobos Ave
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SFMTA - Geary Boulevard Improvement Project Press Release:
This three-year capital project, completed on schedule and on budget, has upgraded one of San Francisco’s busiest corridors between Market and Stanyan streets with safety improvements, more reliable bus service and utility upgrades.
Geary has long been one of San Francisco’s busiest arterials, connecting the heart of the city to the ocean. Vibrant Japanese and African American communities in the Western Addition were torn apart in the 1960s when Geary Boulevard was converted into an 8-lane expressway. This change made Geary a less safe street: a person walking on Geary was eight times more likely to be involved in a serious collision than the average San Francisco street.
Designed with local input, this Muni Forward project has upgraded 3 miles of Geary from Market to Stanyan with new bus lanes and crosswalks, calming the Geary Expressway and helping to reconnect long-divided communities. Pedestrian countdown signals let people know how much time they have left to cross. Median refuges and sidewalk extensions help shorten crossing distances.
Thanks to new transit lanes, transit signal priority, optimized bus stop locations and bus bulb-outs, the 38 Geary is faster than ever with up to 18% shorter bus travel times and a 37% reliability improvement.
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[@dbo5351]

Great, thanks a lot

[@J.Paul2023]

they really need to change that tenderloin name, its not good for tourism, it really cheapens the city!

[@TimBracken]

It's interesting how the neighborhood's associations have evolved over time. Decades ago, it was the red light district, filled with speakeasies, brothels, and gambling dens. Now many people associate it with homelessness, drug dealing, and discarded needles. The truth, as is often the case, is more complex than what people think. The neighborhood is also home to art galleries, cocktail bars, coffee shops, immigrants, and families. One thing that remains true, though, is that when you make that brief trip west from Union Square, you see the full range of economic disparity which is present in San Francisco. By one measure, the gulf between rich and poor in the City is akin to Rwanda and other sub-Saharan African countries. And you can see that in a microcosm in this one little stretch of town.