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Bay Area Transit Is Losing Millions to Credit Card Fees It Should Have Seen Coming
PublishedHere's a fun one: Bay Area transit agencies are now hemorrhaging over $1 million a month in credit card processing fees…
SF's Ghost Town Commute Proves What We've Always Known: School Traffic Is the Real Boss
PublishedIf your morning commute felt suspiciously smooth this week — like, "did I accidentally teleport?" smooth — you weren't…
Eastbound I-80 Full Closure Hits SF — Hope You Weren't Planning to Leave
PublishedIf your Thursday plans on April 17 involved heading eastbound on I-80 out of San Francisco, you might want to rethink…
Glen Park BART: A Transit Hub That Deserves Better
PublishedGlen Park BART sits at a fascinating crossroads — literally and figuratively.
Mission BART Plazas Get More Cops — Again. Will It Stick This Time?
PublishedIf you've walked through 16th and Mission lately — or, let's be honest, actively avoided it — you already know the…
Citizens Are Installing Bus Benches Because the City Won't — And It's Glorious
PublishedHere's a sentence you shouldn't have to write in a major American city in 2025: volunteers are building and installing…
BART's Worst-Case Scenario Is Worse Than You Think — And You're Paying For It
PublishedIf you've been riding BART lately and thought, "This feels like it's held together with duct tape and optimism,"…
SFPD Launches Bike Sting Operations While Cars Keep Killing People
PublishedSan Francisco has a traffic safety problem.
Traffic Laws Are Apparently Just Suggestions Now
PublishedIf you drive, bike, or even walk in San Francisco, you've probably noticed something unsettling: the roads have gone…
Caltrain's Ultimatum: Pass Our Tax or We'll Close Your Station
PublishedCaltrain is playing hardball with Bay Area riders: pass a new regional transit tax, or watch stations start…
You Want Bike Parking at Ocean Beach? Good Luck Figuring Out Who's in Charge
PublishedHere's a simple question: How do you get more bike parking at Ocean Beach?
Mopeds Are Taking Over SF Streets — And Nobody's Enforcing Anything
PublishedIf you've walked, biked, or driven through San Francisco lately, you've noticed them: zippy little mopeds weaving…
Caltrain Is Not the Shinkansen, But Hey, We'll Take the Compliment
PublishedA viral social media post this week tried to give Caltrain the full Japanese bullet train treatment — dreamy camera…
The Biggest Threat to Your Safety in SF Has Four Wheels and a God Complex
PublishedHere's something that apparently needs to be said out loud: the most immediate physical danger most San Franciscans…
Caltrans Speedruns 19th Avenue Repaving — But Did Anyone Ask If We Needed It?
PublishedHere's a sentence you don't hear often in California: a government agency is finishing a road project ahead of schedule.
Half Moon Bay to SF: The Commute That Eats Your Soul (and Your Gas Budget)
PublishedEvery few months, someone new to the Bay Area falls in love with a gorgeous Half Moon Bay rental, does some napkin math…
Sparks, Smoke, and Silence: BART's Embarcadero Incident Raises More Questions Than Answers
PublishedRiders at BART's Embarcadero station got a front-row seat to something straight out of an action movie — sparks flying…
Muni Driver Hands Lost Wallet to Two Random Kids. Guess What Happened Next.
PublishedHere's a little parable about personal responsibility, institutional apathy, and the 39 bus.
A Perfectly Good Bridge Sits Locked and Rotting While SF Talks About 'Connectivity'
PublishedThere's a pedestrian bridge at San Bruno Avenue and Harkness that connects upper Visitacion Valley with the Bayview…
Muni Driver Watches Wallet Walk Off the Bus — And That's Apparently Fine
PublishedHere's a fun little parable about personal responsibility, city services, and the black hole that is Muni's…
BART Wants More Money. Maybe Try Earning It First.
PublishedState Senator Steve Glazer is saying what a lot of Bay Area taxpayers have been thinking for years: BART needs to make…
Rod Diridon Sr., the Man Who Shaped South Bay Transit, Dead at 87
PublishedRod Diridon Sr., the longtime Santa Clara County political figure widely known as the "father of modern transit" in the…
The Safest Driver in San Francisco Doesn't Have a Pulse
PublishedHere's a scene that perfectly captures the current state of San Francisco streets: a Waymo sits patiently at a…
Shipping Container Fire at SFO Sends Black Smoke Over 101, Shuts Down AirTrain
PublishedA cargo pallet fire broke out at SFO this afternoon in the United Airlines cargo warehouse yard, sending a plume of…
The Audacity of the Unfolded Stroller: SF Bus Etiquette Has Left the Chat
PublishedIf you ride Muni with any regularity — and God bless you if you do — you already know that the bus is a daily exercise…
Another Deadly Crash on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge — When Does 'Stay Safe' Stop Being Enough?
PublishedEarly this morning, around 6 AM, an SUV slammed into what appears to be a trike or autocycle on the San Mateo-Hayward…
CalTrans, It's 2025 — Maybe Text Google Before You Shut Down a Major Freeway?
PublishedLet's get one thing straight: we're not anti-infrastructure.
BART's Budget Black Hole: Why Throwing More Money at Broken Transit Isn't the Answer
PublishedBART is broke. Muni is broke. And now they're coming to you — the taxpayer — hat in hand, asking for a bailout via not…
Caltrain Wants to Cut a Third of Its Stations — And Somehow Make Traffic Worse
PublishedHere's a fun paradox for you: a transit agency that just spent $2.44 billion electrifying its rail line is now floating…
16th Street BART Plaza Redesign: Maybe This Time We'll Actually Fix Something
PublishedThe 16th Street BART plazas are getting a redesign.