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The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

120 Years of San Francisco in photos

120 Years of San Francisco in photos

Cooper Makhijani, Opinions Editor March 4, 2022

San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency maintains a vast historical photo library, documenting transportation in the city since the late 19th century. See how San Francisco has changed over the...

Out-of-service Muni train at Church & 20th. Photo credit: Cooper Makhijani.

Free Muni program plagued by problems

Cooper Makhijani, Staff Writer, Opinions Editor October 16, 2021

Story update: Since this article's writing, SFMTA has fixed some of the problems mentioned in this article, mainly fare area access. Youth may now use the larger wheelchair accessible fare gates closest...

San Francisco’s Slow Street Program on ‘Path to Permanence’

San Francisco’s Slow Street Program on ‘Path to Permanence’

Sydney Riemer, Editor-in-Chief, Online June 3, 2021

Page Street, used by Urban students as a gathering space after classes and an avenue for crossing between the Page and Oak Street buildings, has become a part of one of San Francisco’s newest initiatives:...

Out of service trains pass eachother at the closed West Portal Tunnel on Monday, April 5th. Photo credit: Cooper Makhijani.

Opinion: SF must evolve past the automobile

Cooper Makhijani, Staff Writer May 10, 2021

The average San Franciscan spends 83 hours every year looking for parking. That’s more than two full work weeks. During those 83 hours, $1,735 of wasted fuel is burned, generating carbon dioxide pollution....

Future for Muni Looks Bleak Post-COVID

Future for Muni Looks Bleak Post-COVID

Cooper Makhijani, Staff Writer October 19, 2020

Urban students rely heavily on Muni and other public transportation to get to and from school, but coronavirus-caused Muni closures and budget problems have many worried the transportation agency may...

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