Transportation
Tougher New Fare Gates Come to BART’s SFO Station
Bay Area Updates, Transportation BART has equipped its state-of-the-art Next Generation Fare Gates at its showcase San Francisco International Airport Station just in time for the busy holiday travel season. SFO Station is now the ninth in the BART system to be outfitted with the more formidable fare gates as part of BART’s highest priority more...
Catch a Free Ferry! SF <-> Richmond Rides Free Every Friday Until 2025
Bay Area Updates, Downtown San Francisco, Only in San Francisco, Road Trip, San Francisco, Transportation, Travel San Francisco Bay Ferry just announced that ferry rides between Richmond and Downtown San Francisco will be free every Friday from November 1 through the end of 2024. Ferry Nice!!!! The ferry ride is approximately 35 minutes and takes off from Gate E2 at the Downtown SF Terminal at the Ferry Building more...
BART’s New Fare Gates Open at Civic Center Bart to Curb Fare Evaders
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Transportation BART has made the historic purchase of brand-new fare gates to be installed systemwide as part of its latest effort to improve the customer experience and overhaul safety in the system. The new fare gates bring a new look and improved experience, offering state-of-the-art technology that will boost safety by more...
Here’s What SF’s Potrero Yard Will Look Like After Big Makeover
Bay Area Updates, Housing, San Francisco, Transportation The Potrero Yard Modernization Project (located between Bryant & 17th and Mariposa & Hampshire) plans to replace the 100-year-old bus yard with a modern bus facility. The Potrero Yard Modernization Project is a new four-story state-of-the-art bus maintenance and storage facility that integrates new affordable housing and retail spaces. As the more...
The 30 Stockton Will Now Take You to Presidio Tunnel Tops & Crissy Field
Bay Area Updates, Transportation Muni has just made some big changes effective August 17, 2024. One of the biggest changes comes to 30 Stockton which now includes a stop at Tunnel Tops, and ends at the new Presidio Terminal at Crissy Field. We’re taking steps to reduce crowding on the busy 48 Quintara-24th Street. We’re adding more...
A Bay Area First, Petaluma Makes Buses Free for Everyone
Bay Area Updates, Freebies, Transportation Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that Petaluma is the first city in the Bay Area to make all bus services free. As of July 1, 2024, Petaluma Transit has eliminated fare collection on all Petaluma Transit fixed-route bus service and paratransit services. This one-year pilot program aims to more...
Waymo Robo-Taxis Expanding to More of SF & Peninsula
Bay Area Updates, Transportation Autonomous taxi company Waymo is expanding in the Bay Area. Starting August 6, 2024, Waymo One will be serving the San Francisco Peninsula for the first time, adding Daly City, Broadmoor, and Colma to their existing, round-the-clock public ride-hailing service. After removing the waitlist for our San Francisco service in June, we’ve seen incredible more...
Santana Row Now Charging for Parking
Bay Area Updates, Transportation Unfortunately, KRON4 has shared the news that San Jose’s Santana Row will no longer have free parking. Effective August 5, 2024, Santana Row will charge for parking. Visitors can still park for free up to two hours, but after two hours, visitors will be charged $2 per hour with a maximum more...
World’s 1st Hydrogen-Powered Ferry Begins Service July 19 in SF
Brand New, Green, Only in San Francisco, Transportation San Francisco Bay Ferry is now home to MV Sea Change, the world’s first commercial passenger ferry powered 100% by zero-emission hydrogen fuel cells. The vessel will begin service to the public on July 19, offering free transportation 3 days a week between Pier 41 and the Downtown San Francisco more...
New Free Oakland-Alameda Water Taxi Service Launches July 17
Brand New, East Bay, Freebies, Transportation A brand new — and free — Oakland Alameda Water Shuttle (OAWS) pilot service will launch Wednesday morning, July 17. The OAWS, named Woodstock, will carry people across the Oakland Estuary, Wednesday through Sunday, for the next two years. It will offer 37 trips per day that take under 10 minutes. The more...
SF’s Central Freeway Might Be Torn Down
Bay Area Updates, Housing, New Parks, San Francisco, Transportation San Francisco’s Central Freeway (the stub of 101 that runs from the 280 to Octavia over Division Street) might get torn down and replaced with a park. Vision Blvd is a grassroots San Francisco campaign, calling for the complete removal of the Central Freeway and replace it with abundant new housing, more...
SF’s Open-Air “Boat Tram” is Back this Summer
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Transportation San Francisco’s iconic boat tram is coming back this summer. Look out for Muni’s most popular streetcar, 1934 Blackpool, England Boat Tram 233. They’re testing the historic open-air boat tram currently and plan to run it all summer. The opening date for service has not yet been announced. “Jolly Roger” will run as more...
Giants Fans Get New Ballpark Ferry to Oracle Park From Peninsula
Brand New, Transportation Thanks to the Daily Journal for sharing that Giants fans will soon have a brand new way to get to Oracle Park. A new ballpark ferry line will shuttle fans from Redwood City out of the Port of Redwood City as a pilot program. The ferry will run five round trips more...
Highway 1 Near Big Sur Reopens After 2 Month Closure
Reopening, Road Trip, Transportation, Travel A portion of Highway 1, near Big Sur, which was severely damaged by recent storms, is set to reopen more than a week ahead of schedule this Friday, May 17. Caltrans will open the portion of Highway 1 closed by the Rocky Creek slip-out to traffic, starting at 6:30 a.m. more...
Here’s Where SF’s 33 Speed Cameras Will Be
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Transportation San Francisco is installing speed cameras around the city. Why is San Francisco installing speed safety cameras? In San Francisco, unsafe speed is one of the most common primary collision factors in crashes that result in injuries. Speeding is dangerous for myriad reasons: a driver’s field of vision is narrowed, reducing the more...
