Transportation
50 Mile “High-Speed” Rail (SF to San Jose) Moves a Step Closer
Bay Area Updates, Transportation By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation The California high-speed rail governing board approved the final environmental documents Thursday for the San Jose-to-San Francisco section, completing clearance of the project’s Northern California leg. The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s Board of Directors approved the environmental impact report and statement for the roughly more...
BART Testing New Unlimited Ride “Bay Pass”
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, San Francisco, Transportation, Travel The Metropolitan Transportation Commission — in conjunction with BART and all other transit agencies participating in the Clipper fare payment system — this week launched a two-year pilot program to study the impact of a single pass that will provide some 50,000 Bay Area residents free access to all bus, more...
“Bike Library” of 500 E-Bikes Coming to Oakland?
Brand New, Oakland, Transportation Oakland is launching an electric bike library as part of a brand new pilot program. The City of Oakland will use the Clean Mobility Options Mobility Project Voucher funds of $1,000,000 to fund a new electric bike library, which could launch as early as this winter, according to Oaklandside. Electric bikes are more...
BART Offering 50% Off Fares in September 2022 for 50th Birthday
Freebies, Transportation BART is turning 50 years old and is inviting the public to help it celebrate. Riders are encouraged to save the date for a public celebration at Lake Merritt Station on Saturday, September 10, 2022. The 50th Birthday Party and Family Fun Festival is free to the public and will more...
Downtown Berkeley’s New 12-Block Protected Bikeway
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, East Bay, Transportation By Rya Jetha, Bay City News Foundation A new protected bikeway along a 12-block stretch of Milvia Street from Hearst Avenue to Blake Street is now open, Berkeley city officials said. The bikeway is designed to increase rider mobility in the city while protecting riders through a corridor of parked cars more...
Muni’s Castro St. Station Getting New Elevator in 2025
Brand New, San Francisco, Transportation A new elevator is coming to the Castro Station. To support a system-wide effort to improve safety and accessibility, the SFMTA is rehabilitating and modernizing the subway system elevators. The Castro Station Accessibility Improvement Project includes an elevator design that will allow station agents to see into the elevator and maintain more...
BART Brings Back Mask Mandate with $75 Fines
COVID-19 Updates, Transportation BART Board reinstitutes mask mandate effective immediately RELEASE DATE: July 28, 2022 The BART Board of Directors today voted to reinstitute a face mask requirement effective immediately until and inclusive of October 1, 2022, unless further extended by the board. The previous mask mandate expired on July 18, 2022. 10 days later more...
SF’s Great Highway Car-Free on Weekends for 3 Years?
Brand New, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Transportation By Alexandra Garcia, Bay City News Foundation The Great Highway stretches 3.8 miles down San Francisco’s western coast, bordering Ocean Beach. Every weekend and holiday, between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard, the four-lane-wide roadway transforms into a completely vehicle-free promenade where the public can enjoy its scenic views. On Tuesday, San Francisco more...
Whoops! Tiny “House” Blocks Traffic on Bay Bridge
Only in San Francisco, Transportation, Travel, Wow As if traffic isn’t already bad enough, thanks to KCBS Radio for letting us know that on Wednesday afternoon an adorable little pit stop toilet that looks like SF’s painted ladies being towed eastbound out of San Francisco apparently fell off a trailer and blocked a lane of traffic on more...
More Muni Routes Are Coming Back July 9
Reopening, San Francisco, Transportation SF Muni is adding more service. Starting July 9, Muni is bringing back additional routes that have been temporarily suspended since March 2020. On July 9, the next phase of the 2022 Muni Service Network plan will go into effect, focused on expanding bus service including the return of the 2 Sutter, 6 Haight-Parnassus more...
BART Hopes Hawks Will Keep Bird Poop Away
Brand New, Transportation, Wow Charles Darwin might have loved pigeons, but for city-dwellers they have posed more than a few problems; mainly, their poop. BART has had to deal with its dove denizens for years. Now the transit agency has launched a creative way to deter the roosts: a bird of prey. No, they aren’t more...
BART Fares Just Went Up July 1st
Bay Area Updates, Transportation BART riders will see a small fare increase on Friday, July 1, 2022. The transit agency is raising prices by 3.4 percent, which will increase the average fare by about 15 cents, according to a BART news release. The rate was set to increase at the beginning of the year, but it more...
BART Will Run Extra Trains for the 4th of July Fireworks
4th of July, Bay Area Updates, Transportation BART will run a Sunday schedule for 4th of July 2022 with extra trains for fireworks. On Monday, July 4th, 2022, BART will be running a Sunday schedule (8am-midnight). BART will run five-line service until 8pm and then three-line service after 8pm. Five-line service means all lines will be running including more...
BART Restrooms Now Open at Montgomery & Lake Merritt
Bay Area Updates, Transportation BART reopened two more underground restrooms on June 28th as BART continues to focus on improving the rider experience with new amenities. Gender-neutral restrooms at Montgomery Street Station in San Francisco and Lake Merritt Station in Oakland are now open for use with the addition of restroom attendants, who are on more...
SF Plans New Car Route Thru Golden Gate Park
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Transportation Thanks to San Francisco Recreation and Parks for sharing the news that work has begun on the new traffic route in Golden Gate Park. The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) are hard at work implementing a new traffic route around Martin Luther more...
