Late Show for Sale and 75 Reasons to Live
Oh SF.StreetsBlog say it isn’t so! More MUNI cuts and $5 to ride the F-Market trains? And BART may go up too? Actually it looks like every type of transportation will probably cost you more this year....
View ArticleTransporte Privado Mejora Mientras que el Muni se Deteriora.
Traducido por Neus Valencia. Cuando tomo el autobús en la parada del BART de la Calle 16 es como si entrara a otra dimensión; el conductor me sonríe, no tropiezo con ninguna botella vacía de Old...
View ArticleCaltrain Seeks Member For Advisory Committee
Cyclists who ride Caltrain and have a vision for its future bike service now have a chance to join the rail service’s Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC). The committee has an opening for one seat — a...
View ArticleNew Bus Proposed To UCSF Mission Bay Center
The Board of Directors of SFMTA will vote today on a new bus line running from the 16th Street BART plaza to the new UCSF Mission Bay medical center, which opens Febuary 1. Buses will run every 15...
View ArticleBuilders, Activists Pitch Last-minute Changes to Area Plans
By NOAH BUHAYAR Community organizers and builders clashed Wednesday night on how much developers should have to pay for infrastructure improvements in the Mission District. “We built communities when...
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Muni Fare Beaters Slapped With $75 Fines
As the Muni 14 Mission bus heaved to a stop on the corner of Mission and 16th streets today, at least a half-dozen passengers stepped into a chaotic scene of angry riders, amused spectators and dozens...
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Muni: Mind Your Manners
Violence, etiquette, and training ruled Monday’s monthly Muni Operations and Customer Service Meeting. After what seems to be a recent rash of violent crimes on Muni—the numbers are still being...
View ArticleLast Look at the Transbay Terminal
En Español The Transbay Terminal closed last week. A fence was built around it to prepare for its demolition. It was the end of both a modernist-style train station that was kneecapped by a burgeoning...
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Portrait of a City: Riding BART All Day
16th Street → Millbrae 5 a.m. I walk the dark streets of the Mission to catch one of the first BART trains. As I head down the stairs, Muni operators in fluorescent vests come up the escalator to start...
View ArticleHeads Up: Major Traffic Changes Coming to Mission St.
Transit riders and drivers alike should brace themselves for some significant changes coming to Mission Street’s traffic rules, some coming as early as this month. As of Friday, 14 and 49 buses have...
View ArticleCommuters Voice Mixed Feelings About Mission St. Changes
San Francisco’s Mission Street is undergoing significant transformation in the coming months, but there is skepticism among drivers and bus riders that the changes will be for the better. As of last...
View ArticleProposed Changes to Move Tech Shuttles to Dolores St.
Nearby residents are upset over proposed changes to move tech shuttle stops from 18th Street to Dolores Street, a move that will remove coveted parking spaces during certain times of the day. The...
View ArticleCommunity Meeting Set to Discuss Mission St. “Red Carpet”
The San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority has scheduled a community meeting for 6 p.m. on June 20 at the Mission Cultural Center to discuss the effects of the transit-only lanes and turn...
View ArticleRed Carpet Stays, Few Restrictions Lifted on Mission
Small tweaks will be made to the transit project implemented along Mission Street in the spring of 2016, but opponents said they will continue to fight for more changes. Opponents said the transit-only...
View ArticleBART Board Candidates Talk Upgrades, Future of Transit System
The candidates vying for two seats on the BART Board of Directors said on Monday that they are in support of a $3.5 million bond measure that would help upgrade the derelict public transportation...
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BART station musician Ron Kemp brings simple joy to frazzled commuters
Rush hour at San Francisco’s Civic Center BART station brings one word to mind: nightmare. Whether being sandwiched between other strap-hangers during your commute or braving pedestrian road rage en...
View ArticleSF Supervisor asks BART directors to come clean “filthy” 16th St. Plaza
For months, BART Director Bevan Dufty has been out at 16th and Mission streets on Wednesday morning sweeping the trash on the plaza. A few weeks in, he was joined by District 9 Supervisor Hillary...
View ArticleWith ad ban, Muni finds another way to siphon money from transit
For sure, Muni’s not keeping pot off the buses San Francisco’s misbegotten attempts to legislate legal pot in this city have, thus far, been a Judge Dredd moment. Just as in that film Sylvester...
View ArticlePrivate buses have driven in city ‘transit-only’ lanes for years — with the...
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board voted to allow private buses — tech coaches, Chariot vehicles, casino shuttles, Academy of Art buses etc. — into the transit-only...
View ArticleNew coalition of activists demands more equitable transportation in SF
Several dozen activists gathered in the rain at 16th and Mission Streets Monday evening to demand a more equitable, accessible and environmentally friendly transportation system in San Francisco and...
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