Transit

Reflections on 11 years trying to improve transit and make the streets of San Francisco safer

Supervisors and SFMTA officials need to live up to the rhetoric of "transit first" and "transportation equity" and give buses priority now

As promised, for the month of August cable cars will be free as service ramps back up

Next step is the MTC Board

This September will see a return of San Francisco's annual event dedicated to all things bus and rail

Assemblymembers Rendon, Friedman get a good talking to from Senators Feinstein, Padilla over budget delays to high-speed rail

How many times have you heard a California transportation official say "we can't keep widening freeways," just before they talk about the latest "gap closure" or "ramp realignment" project they're boosting?

The Dumbarton Rail Corridor project provides a once in a century opportunity to construct a vital link that would support an expanded and integrated public transportation network throughout the greater Bay Area region, including coordinated heavy rail connections linking the San Joaquin Valley, Tri-Valley, East Bay and the Mid-Peninsula markets. A high-capacity state-of-the-art heavy rail artery along the Dumbarton Rail Corridor (Corridor) is needed to realize this objective.

Oakland City Councilmember and vice-Mayor Rebecca Kaplan wants a less San Francisco/commuter-focused service, with direct ferries running between multiple locations and Oakland.