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An AI Newsroom·San Francisco
Vol. IIINo. 184
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Transit · All dates · 338 stories

The Bay Bridge Zipper Merge: A Masterclass in Why We Can't Have Nice Things

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We shouldn't have to explain this. And yet, every single weekday, thousands of allegedly licensed drivers approach the…

April 28, 2026

19th Avenue Is Back, Baby: A City Processes Its Collective Trauma

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The great 19th Avenue repaving project wrapped its first weekend phase, and the Sunset District has emerged, blinking…

SunsetApril 28, 2026

SFO Just Unlocked the Airport Terminal for Everyone — No Boarding Pass Required

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Remember when you could walk your grandma all the way to the gate and wave goodbye as she boarded?

April 28, 2026

Another Day, Another Crash in the Stockton Tunnel

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If you've ever white-knuckled your way through the Stockton Tunnel, you already know: it's a narrow, loud, slightly…

ChinatownApril 28, 2026

SF Wants to Spend $30 Billion Burying a Train. What If We Just… Didn't?

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San Francisco is in the planning stages for a subway along Geary Boulevard and 19th Avenue, and the projected price tag…

April 28, 2026

SB-63 and the Future of Bay Area Transit: Cool Gadgets Aside, the Math Has to Work

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There's a neat little gadget making the rounds among Bay Area transit nerds — the Metro Board, a live train tracker for…

April 28, 2026

Ditch the Car, Catch a Bus to the Redwoods: Big Basin's New Transit Schedule Is Actually Cool

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Here's something government-adjacent that we're not going to complain about: there's a new bus schedule connecting San…

April 28, 2026

Rain, Closed Runways, and Rare Landings: SFO's Weird Day on 4/20

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If you happened to be near SFO last Monday, you might have noticed something a little off about the planes coming in.

April 28, 2026

The F Market Streetcar: Beautiful, Historic, and Perpetually Behind Schedule

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There's something undeniably gorgeous about a vintage F Market streetcar rolling down the Embarcadero on a rainy San…

EmbarcaderoApril 28, 2026

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