Recent Streetsblog SF posts about BART

Three-Bike Bus Racks on Muni: A Solution for Late-Night Transit Woes?

By Aaron Bialick | | 22 Comments
Muni is testing front-mounted bike racks that can carry three bicycles (instead of the usual two) on some of its most hilly bus routes. If implemented widely, that third bike space could prevent some late-night travelers from getting “bumped” when racks fill up. Bike capacity on transit is particularly important in SF and the Bay Area, […]

Daly City Votes to Continue Subsidizing Residential Parking Permits

By Andrew Boone | | 16 Comments
Daly City’s City Council shot down a proposal last month to charge $40 a year for residential parking permits near the city’s BART station. The permits, which give resident car owners privileged access to on-street parking, are currently free. The proposed fee, which amounts to 11 cents per day, elicited raucous opposition from public commenters at the council meeting. The fee would […]

BART Will Study Second Transbay Tube, West Side Extension

By Aaron Bialick | | 127 Comments
Updated 11:06 p.m. with comments from BART Board-elect Nick Josefowitz. BART says it will formally study the decades-old ideas of building a second Transbay tube and extending service to SF’s western neighborhoods. Ellen Smith, BART’s acting manager for strategic and policy planning, recently told a SF County Transportation Authority Board committee (comprised of SF supervisors) […]
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