Tour de Marin

Tour de Marin, a 40-mile Marin County Bicycle Coalition benefit ride on Sunday, May 26, just got a whole lot better! Lagunitas Brewing Company will be supplying beer for the post-ride event at Whole Foods Market San Rafael. Plus, everyone gets a free Tour t-shirt! Sign-up today at http://tourdemarin2013.eventbrite.com/

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Fairfax Foray

By Aaron Bialick |
From SFBC: Get out of town on your bike! The Fairfax Foray is a free-wheeling bicycle adventure from San Francisco, over the Golden Gate Bridge and into Marin led by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and Board Member, David Baker. This day trip fundraiser for the SF Bicycle Coalition cruises up the coast and offers a […]

Today’s Headlines

By Matthew Roth |
More on State Funding for Transit (Examiner, SF Weekly, SF Gate, KCBS) Suspect in Muni Stabbings to Be Arraigned (CBS, BCN via Examiner) One Hurt When Muni Bus Hits Car (BCN via Examiner) All Ends Well After SF Bus Loses Brakes, Nearly Crashes (CoCo Times) SF Likely to Pass Vehicle License Fee at Ballot (SF […]

Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel |
Following Contract Rejection, Labor Action by Muni Drivers Possible (SF Gate) Arbitrator Expected to Rule Quickly on Muni Contract (SF Examiner) Audit Faults SFMTA for Backlog on Traffic Signals, Pavement Markings (City Insider) A Tour of Muni’s Line Management Center (A Streetcar Called Taraval via Muni Diaries) Woman Killed by Driver While Trying to Help […]

Today’s Headlines

By Stan Parkford |
Muni to Beef Up Service to Golden Gate Park for Outside Lands Festival This Weekend (SFGate) SFPD Chief Greg Suhr: SFPD Never “Takes Care” of Mayor Ed Lee’s Parking Tickets (SFGate) City to Crackdown on Businesses Not Complying With Commuter Benefits Program (SF Examiner) Tech Buses Use Valencia Median As to Park During Morning Commute […]

Open Thread: Ban Cell Phone Talk on Transit?

By Roger Rudick |
Transit agencies have long wrestled with it: how deeply involved should they get with enforcing common courtesy by prohibiting or fining people for rude behavior such as refusing to move to the center of a crowded train or bus, leaving bags on seats, and yakking loudly on the cell phone? The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit […]