27 Bryant

27 Bryant
27 Bryant
	A 27 Bryant bus terminating on Cesar Chavez Street near Mission Street in 2015
Overview
Operator	San Francisco Municipal Railway
Garage	Kirkland, Woods divisions
Vehicle	New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 (40 ft low-floor Diesel-Electric hybrid buses); Nova Bus LFSe+
Began service	August 24, 1983
Route
Locale	San Francisco, California
Start	Jackson and Van Ness
End	24th and Mission
Length	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Service
Frequency	15m
Weekend frequency	20m
Daily ridership	6,200 (2019)
Transfers	25
Map	27 Bryant Map
Route map

27 Bryant is a bus line operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway. It connects Nob Hill to the Mission District via the Tenderloin and South of Market.

History[edit]

The line began service on August 24, 1983 as an amalgamation of the former 27 Noe and 25 San Bruno.^[2]

Service was suspended between April 2020 and January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3] Around mid-August in 2020, Tenderloin residents rallied to demand the return of the 27 Bryant and 31 Balboa lines due to that neighborhood not having restored public transit.^[4]

27 Bryant Transit Reliability Project[edit]

The 27 Bryant Transit Reliability Project is a project for reliability and traffic safety on the 27 line. This project focuses north of Market in the Tenderloin and Nob Hill neighborhoods where the 27 experiences many delays and extremely slow travel times. On April 16, 2019, the SFMTA Board of Directors approved this project.^[5]^[6]

In early September 2019, the SFMTA received a Core Values Award from the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) USA for "Respect for Diversity, Inclusion and Culture."^[7]

Phase 1[edit]

In August 2019, a permanent route change on the 27 went into effect on August 10, 2019, removing 11 stops and rerouting an outbound segment of the 27 line on Jones Street.^[8]

COVID-19[edit]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the scope of the project was adjusted in January 2021, which included the restoration of the 27 Bryant. The 27 was restored and the routing was modified on January 23, 2021, using the 19's temporary emergency transit lanes on 7th and 8th Streets to keep buses moving via traffic congestion and easily manage crowding.^[9]

Route description[edit]

Operation[edit]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, service now operates between 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. Service has no overnight Owl bus line when service is not in operation after 10 p.m. through midnight. The frequency is every 15 minutes on weekdays; the frequency is every 20 minutes on the weekends.

Bus stop listing[edit]

Prior to COVID-19
Inbound Stop	Outbound Stop	Neighborhoods	Notes and Connections
Jackson and Van Ness (Inbound terminus)		Pacific Heights	Muni: 12, 49, 90 Owl Golden Gate Transit
Jackson and Polk	Pacific and Van Ness	Nob Hill	Muni: 12, 49, 90 Owl Golden Gate Transit
Jackson and Hyde	Polk and Washington
Leavenworth and Jackson	Washington and Larkin
Leavenworth and Clay	Hyde and Clay		Muni: 1
Leavenworth and Sacramento		Nob Hill Lower Nob Hill	Muni: 1
Leavenworth and California	Hyde and California		California Street line
Leavenworth and Pine	Hyde and Pine
Leavenworth and Bush	Bush and Hyde		Serves the Saint Francis Memorial Hospital.
Leavenworth and Sutter	Jones and Sutter
Leavenworth and Post	Jones and Post
Leavenworth and Geary	Jones and Geary		Inbound: Muni: 38/38R \| Outbound: Muni: 38
Leavenworth and O'Farrell	Jones and O'Farrell	Tenderloin	Inbound: Muni: 38 \| Outbound: Muni: 38/38R
	Jones and Ellis
Ellis and Jones	Eddy and Jones		Outbound: Muni: 31
Ellis and Taylor	Eddy and Taylor
Ellis and Mason	Eddy and Mason
Cyril Magnin and Market			BART and at Powell Street station. , Powell-Hyde, Powell-Mason lines Muni: 5, 5R, 6, 7, 7X, 9, 9R, 21, 31, 81X, Muni Metro Owl Buses AC Transit Golden Gate Transit SamTrans
5th and Minna	5th and Mission	SoMa	Serves San Francisco Chronicle and University of the Pacific. Muni: 14, 14R
5th and Howard
5th and Folsom			Muni: 12
	Harrison and 5th		Muni: 12
Folsom and 6th			Muni: 12
6th and Bryant	Harrison and 6th		Inbound: Muni: 8, 8AX, 8BX, 14X, 47 Outbound: Muni: 8, 8AX, 8BX, 12, 14X, 47
7th and Bryant	Harrison and 7th		Inbound: Serves the Hall of Justice. Muni: 19, 47 Outbound: Muni: 12, 19, 47
8th and Bryant	Harrison and 8th		Inbound: Muni: 19, 47 Outbound: Muni: 12, 19, 47
9th and Bryant			Serving Bed Bath & Beyond and other stores nearby. Muni: 47
	11th and Harrison		Muni: 9, 9R, 12, 47, 90 Owl
Bryant and Division			Muni: 9, 47, 90 Owl
	Bryant and Alabama	Mission District
Bryant and 16th			Muni: 22, 33, 55
Bryant and 17th			Serves the KQED Television station and the Potrero Division.
	Bryant and Mariposa
Bryant and 18th
Bryant and 19th
Bryant and 20th
Bryant and 21st			These stops are adjacent to the San Francisco General Hospital.
Bryant and 22nd
Bryant and 23rd
Bryant and 24th			Muni: 48
Bryant and 25th
Bryant and 26th
Cesar Chavez and Florida
Cesar Chavez and Harrison			Serves Leonard R. Flynn Elementary School and Precita Park.
Cesar Chavez and Folsom			Muni: 12, 67
26th and South Van Ness
26th and Mission			Muni: 14, 49
Valencia and Cesar Chavez			Serves the Mission Bernal Campus. Muni: 12, 36
Cesar Chavez and Bartlett			Muni: 12, 14, 49

References[edit]

^ "Short Range Transit Plan" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. December 3, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
^ Mitchell, Dave (August 17, 1983). "Muni to test-drive 16 routes — 3rd big change since 1979". San Francisco Examiner. p. 14. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Sisto, Carrie (January 11, 2021). "27-Bryant bus service to return January 23 on a new route". Hoodline. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ Graf, Carly (August 13, 2020). "Tenderloin residents rally to demand return of 27-Bryant and 31-Balboa buses". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ Swan, Rachel (April 19, 2019). "27-Bryant, among the most sluggish of Muni bus lines, gets a makeover". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ "27 Bryant Transit Reliability Project". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. February 23, 2018. Archived from the original on September 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
^ "27 Bryant Project Wins IAP2 Outreach Award" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. September 10, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
^ "Permanent Service Changes Effective August 10, 2019". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. August 2, 2019. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ "Muni Expands Service, Access for Equity Neighborhoods in January". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (Press release). Retrieved December 15, 2021.

External links[edit]

27 Bryant — via San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

[1] "Short Range Transit Plan" (PDF). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. December 3, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

[2] Mitchell, Dave (August 17, 1983). "Muni to test-drive 16 routes — 3rd big change since 1979". San Francisco Examiner. p. 14. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Sisto, Carrie (January 11, 2021). "27-Bryant bus service to return January 23 on a new route". Hoodline. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

[4] Graf, Carly (August 13, 2020). "Tenderloin residents rally to demand return of 27-Bryant and 31-Balboa buses". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

[5] Swan, Rachel (April 19, 2019). "27-Bryant, among the most sluggish of Muni bus lines, gets a makeover". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

[6] "27 Bryant Transit Reliability Project". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. February 23, 2018. Archived from the original on September 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

[7] "27 Bryant Project Wins IAP2 Outreach Award" (Press release). San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. September 10, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

[8] "Permanent Service Changes Effective August 10, 2019". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. August 2, 2019. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[9] "Muni Expands Service, Access for Equity Neighborhoods in January". San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (Press release). Retrieved December 15, 2021.

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