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Permanent Car-Free Promenade Coming to SF's McLaren Park?Permanent Car-Free Promenade Coming to SF’s McLaren Park?
By - posted 2/27/2023
Bay Area Updates, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Transportation

By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation San Francisco is considering turning a portion of McLaren Park’s John F. Shelley Drive into a car-free promenade. Mirroring Golden Gate Park’s John F. Kennedy Drive, the roadway, which loops through the McLaren Upper Reservoir and the Redwood Playground Picnic Area, first turned car-free in more...

This is SF's First Ever Electric Presidio Shuttle "Go" BusThis is SF’s First Ever Electric Presidio Shuttle “Go” Bus
By - posted 2/17/2023
Brand New, Green, San Francisco, Transportation

The Presidio GO’s first battery-electric bus has arrived. As we enter the next chapter, the Presidio Trust is modernizing and improving its system by gradually converting to battery-electric buses. The new battery-electric bus has a low floor and a wheelchair ramp that will ease boarding for wheelchair users, families, and those more...

Angel Island Ferry Will Be CA's 1st Electric Short-Run FerryAngel Island Ferry Will Be CA’s 1st Electric Short-Run Ferry
By - posted 2/15/2023
Bay Area Updates, Green, Transportation

By Thomas Hughes, Bay City News Foundation The Angel Island Ferry is going electric. The 400-passenger ferry to Angel Island State Park, owned and operated by the Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry Company, will be converted into an electric propulsion vessel by California-based Green Yachts. The project will be supported by infrastructure built more...

SF's New Express Service Comes to 1 California Starting Feb. 21SF’s New Express Service Comes to 1 California Starting Feb. 21
By - posted 2/14/2023
San Francisco, Transportation

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) recently announced an updated 1X California pilot program to offer express bus service between Downtown and the Richmond District beginning February 21, 2023. Increasing reliable transit service, protected bike lanes, and safer streets and sidewalks will bring more people to and through Downtown. New transit lanes more...

BART May Raise Fares 11%BART May Raise Fares 11%
By - posted 2/14/2023
Bay Area Updates, Transportation

By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation BART could increase fares by at least 5.5 percent as soon as January 2024 in an effort to keep up with both wage growth in the Bay Area and inflation, officials with the transit agency said Thursday. BART typically adjusts fares systemwide every two years more...

Parking at SF's Muni Stops is Going AwayParking at SF’s Muni Stops is Going Away
By - posted 2/3/2023
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Transportation

In late November 2021, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution calling for us to “promote unobstructed pedestrian access for boarding public transit by eliminating parking in bus stops.” There are more than 3,500 Muni stops in San Francisco, and about 1,200 are stops at which there more...

BART Repairs East Bay's Yellow Line Starting President's Day WeekendBART Repairs East Bay’s Yellow Line Starting President’s Day Weekend
By - posted 1/17/2023
Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Transportation

BART’s next round of major trackway repairs will focus on the Yellow Line in the East Bay, which is the busiest in the BART system. The upcoming work is made possible by voter-approved Measure RR, which is providing $3.5 billion to rebuild BART’s core infrastructure. *Over President’s Day weekend, February 18-20, 2023, more...

SF's Brand New "Central Subway" Fully Opens Jan. 7thSF’s Brand New “Central Subway” Fully Opens Jan. 7th
By - posted 1/3/2023
Bay Area Updates, Transportation

On Saturday, January 7, the T Third starts its historic new route, providing a direct Metro connection between Sunnydale and Chinatown-Rose Pak Station. Service runs Mondays through Fridays, 6 a.m. to midnight every 10 minutes and Saturdays and Sundays, 8 a.m. to midnight every 12 minutes. The new T Third line more...

Golden Gate Bridge Gets $400 Million to Brace Against EarthquakesGolden Gate Bridge Gets $400 Million to Brace Against Earthquakes
By - posted 1/3/2023
Bay Area Updates, Transportation

By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge is set to receive $400 million in federal funds to strengthen its resilience against disasters, Congressman Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, announced on Friday. Thanks to the Biden Administration’s historic Infrastructure Law — the largest investment in U.S. bridges more...

101 Freeway Closed "Indefinitely" Due to Flooding101 Freeway Closed “Indefinitely” Due to Flooding
By - posted 12/31/2022
Transportation

HIGHWAY 101 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING Both southbound and northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 101 are closed indefinitely in South San Francisco due to major flooding, California Highway Patrol announced Saturday morning. Caltrans crews are on the scene. All drivers are advised to utilize Interstate Highway 280 as an alternate route. MUDSLIDES AND FLOODING more...

Eligible Veterans Can Cross All CA Toll Bridges for Free Starting January 1Eligible Veterans Can Cross All CA Toll Bridges for Free Starting January 1
By - posted 12/29/2022
Brand New, Freebies, Transportation

By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation Two bridge toll assistance programs are set to go into effect in early 2023, offering free crossings for eligible military veterans and a penalty waiver for low-income residents. Starting Jan. 1, veterans who have a vehicle license plate with a Congressional Medal of Honor, Disabled more...

SF's New Central Subway (Supposedly) Will Get High-Speed 5GSF’s New Central Subway (Supposedly) Will Get High-Speed 5G
By - posted 12/19/2022
Brand New, San Francisco, Transportation

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), and Mobilitie, the leading wireless infrastructure provider in the United States, recently announced they will bring wireless connectivity to the Central Subway system in time for its grand debut in January 2023. Passengers of the highly anticipated Central Subway will have unlimited access to ultra-fast more...

SF Getting Rid of 1,000+ Parking Spaces in 2023SF Getting Rid of 1,000+ Parking Spaces in 2023
By - posted 12/19/2022
San Francisco, Transportation

Thanks to ABC7 for letting us know that due to new SFMTA Bus Stop Guidelines that the city will be removing approximately 1,200 parking spaces to help make it easier and safer for people to board Muni buses, especially those with mobility issues. The new guidelines, which were approved by the more...

Bay Area Might Get a New 4-Lane "State Highway 239"Bay Area Might Get a New 4-Lane “State Highway 239”
By - posted 12/14/2022
Brand New, East Bay, Transportation

By Bay City News Public comments are being accepted for a proposed new state highway that would connect state Highway 4 in eastern Contra Costa County to either Interstate Highway 580 in Alameda County or a location further east at Interstate Highway 205 in San Joaquin County. State Highway 239 would connect more...

BART's Future Looks Bleak Unless It Receives More Public FundingBART’s Future Looks Bleak Unless It Receives More Public Funding
By - posted 12/5/2022
Bay Area Updates, Getting Help, Transportation

By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation Cutting BART service enough to shore up its projected nine-figure annual deficits in the coming years would result in a “death spiral” for the transit agency, officials said Thursday. BART planning officials prepared a five-year financial outlook at the behest of the Metropolitan Transportation more...