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Transit · April 2026 · 177 stories

Your Employer Probably Owes You a Commuter Benefit — And You Might Not Know It

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Here's something that might save you real money this month: if you work for a Bay Area company with more than 50…

April 27, 2026

The 1 Line Is Falling Apart, But At Least We're Polite About It

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There are two kinds of Muni conversations happening in San Francisco right now, and together they paint a perfect…

Richmond DistrictApril 27, 2026

16th St BART Looks Like It Needs a FEMA Declaration, But Apparently It's Just 'Construction'

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If you've exited 16th Street BART lately and thought you'd accidentally wandered into a disaster zone, you're not alone.

Mission DistrictApril 26, 2026

Waymo to SFO Is Here, and It's Already Beating Uber on Vibes

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The robot taxis are going to the airport now, and honestly?

April 26, 2026

Caltrain Crossings: When the Gates Can't Even Beat the Train

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If you've ever stood at a Caltrain crossing and watched the gates still descending as a train blows through at speed…

April 25, 2026

The Bay Bridge Bike Path: A Noble Idea Trapped in a California Cost Spiral

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Cyclists want a path across the western span of the Bay Bridge.

April 25, 2026

Muni Is Mid — And That's Actually Pretty Great

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Here's a fun exercise: Complain about Muni for five minutes.

April 25, 2026

Metroboard Finally Ships — And Yes, People Are Hyped

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If you've been waiting on your Metroboard delivery, congratulations — it's apparently real, it exists, and it's finally…

April 25, 2026

The Bay Area's Student Driver Epidemic Has Officially Jumped the Shark

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If you've driven anywhere in the Bay Area in the last year, you've noticed it.

April 25, 2026

SF's Crosswalks: Where Pedestrians Are Just Suggestions

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Walking around San Francisco should not feel like a contact sport, and yet here we are.

April 25, 2026

SF Spent Millions on Bike Infrastructure. Cyclists Are Still Playing Frogger.

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San Francisco loves to talk about its commitment to Vision Zero — the city's pledge to eliminate traffic deaths.

April 24, 2026

E-Bikes, Stop Signs, and the Kids Who Blow Through Both

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Another day in San Francisco, another near-miss involving kids on e-bikes blowing through stop signs like the rules of…

SunsetApril 24, 2026

Bayview's Neighborhood Shuttle Lives to Ride Another Day

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Good news is rare enough in San Francisco transit that it's worth savoring when it arrives — much like the Bayview's…

BayviewApril 24, 2026

San Francisco's Parking Chaos: A City That Can't Get Out of Its Own Way

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Look, we've all been there. You circle the block for the fourth time, your blood pressure climbing with each pass…

April 24, 2026

19th Ave Is Getting Paved at Warp Speed — So Why Can't the Rest of SF's Roads?

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If you drove anywhere near 19th Avenue this weekend, you probably noticed something unusual: the city actually getting…

SunsetApril 24, 2026

The Lost Art of Hitching a Ride Down the 5

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Someone posted online this week looking for a road buddy for the six-hour slog from SF to LA.

April 24, 2026

FasTrak Quietly Killed the Best Toll Tag and Replaced It With Something Worse

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In a move that apparently nobody asked for and nobody was told about, FasTrak has been quietly retiring its beloved…

April 24, 2026

Someone Left a Spicy Note on the 1 California and Demetrius Jackson Is Catching Strays

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Muni riders are a patient people. They endure phantom buses, bunched arrivals, and stops so frequent you could…

Richmond DistrictApril 24, 2026

Bay Area Transit Is Burning Through $590 Million and Still Wants More of Your Money

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Here's a fun exercise: imagine handing someone $590 million and then watching them come back a few months later saying…

April 23, 2026

Reckless Driver on 880 Has Bay Area Commuters Seeing Red — And It's Not the Sunset

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If you were on Highway 880 recently and narrowly avoided becoming a hood ornament, you're not alone.

April 23, 2026

Flesh vs. Steel: SF's Crosswalks Are a Daily Game of Chicken Nobody Signed Up For

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Here's a fun thought experiment: if two planes got within half a mile of each other, it would make national news.

April 23, 2026

Trucks Block the N-Judah, City Shrugs — Welcome to SF Transit

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If you tried to catch the N-Judah westbound yesterday afternoon, congratulations — you got to experience San…

Inner SunsetApril 23, 2026

Montgomery Station: A Monument to Managed Decline

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If you've set foot in Montgomery Station recently — or really any time in the last decade — you already know the vibe.

Financial DistrictApril 23, 2026

Caltrans Killed the Richmond Bridge Bike Lane and Got Nothing in Return

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Here's a brain teaser for you: What do you get when a government agency removes a functional bike lane from the…

April 23, 2026