The PA incident, posted to r/sanfrancisco, drew more than 100 upvotes and a wave of comments from riders who said they'd experienced the same driver before. The enforcement reminder the driver referenced points to SFMTA's Transit Yield Zone camera program, which automatically photographs vehicles blocking stops. Whether that program is currently issuing citations at its previous rate is an open question — at least one commenter noted enforcement had paused at some point.
MTAoperations has not confirmed the status of stop-blocking camera enforcement for the 22 corridor.
The bunching complaint is a separate, structural problem. The 22 runs from the Marina through the Castro and Mission to Potrero Hill — a long, high-ridership corridor where service gaps compound quickly. When a leading bus takes on more passengers at each stop, it slows down. Buses behind it make fewer stops and catch up. Five buses arrive together. The next gap stretches to fifteen minutes or more. SFMTA has applied transit signal priority and schedule adjustments to the 22 in past service changes, but bunching complaints on the line are not new.
What to watch: SFMTA's next service change takes effect in the fall. The agency's Transit Effectiveness work plan, which includes bunching mitigation strategies for high-frequency lines, is scheduled for a Municipal Transportation Agency board update this year. Riders can submit 22 Fillmore service feedback directly through the agency's Muni feedback portal.