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BART reopens Richmond station after death on tracks
BART’S Richmond station reopened after being closed for about three hours due to a death on the tracks Thursday morning. Foul play isn’t suspected in the death, which closed...Read More
Cable cars return Saturday after fire suppression system havoc
San Francisco’s cable cars will run again Saturday after a problem with the fire suppression system shut down operations last week, transit officials said Thursday. Cable car revenue service...Read More
Person on tracks shuts down Powell Street station, causes major BART delays
BART is reporting a person on the tracks at the Powell Street station in San Francisco on Monday afternoon, resulting in major delays systemwide. The station is closed and...Read More
Transit Month celebration doubles as call for better service, funding
San Francisco leaders and advocates for better public transit took Muni to City Hall Wednesday morning to celebrate Transit Month, but the event doubled as call to action for better...Read More
Transit agencies give riders a break with September discounts
Public transit riders will save money with several agencies offering heavy discounts and some free rides for the month of September. Read More
Limited VTA light rail service resumes after three-month shutdown
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail is back this week, after a mass shooting in May at one of its facilities forced a three-month hiatus. Light rail...Read More
Vehicle passenger dies in collision with train
A train struck and killed at least one person in Oakley near Cypress Road Wednesday afternoon, city officials said. The city of Oakley wrote on Twitter that a vehicle...Read More
Riders urged to mix ferry, SMART train service with ‘Sail and Rail’ $12 fare
Riders traveling between Sonoma, Marin and San Francisco can buy discounted combo tickets to travel on the Golden Gate Larkspur Ferry and SMART train, now through September 30. “Sail...Read More
Equipment problem causes 20-minute BART delay
BART is reporting a 20-minute delay Sunday morning on the San Francisco Line in the Dublin / Pleasanton direction. The delay is due to an equipment problem on a...Read More
Great Highway to reopen to cars on weekdays
Vehicles can again drive on the Great Highway Monday through Friday until noon. But weekends still belong to pedestrians and cyclists.Read More
SF overwhelmingly supports first batch of permanent Slow Streets
By unanimous vote Tuesday and with overwhelming public support, the first batch of San Francisco Slow Streets have been approved to outlast the Covid-19 pandemic. Transit officials quickly rolled...Read More
Iconic cable cars roll back into action
San Francisco inched a little closer to being whole with the return of its iconic cable cars. After more than a year of service suspension due to the Covid-19...Read More
BART ramps up to near pre-pandemic service levels
The schedule change means BART trains will be in service for a combined 875 hours each weekday, an increase of 76 percent.Read More
Haight Street improvements increase safety, preserve neighborhood feel
San Francisco leaders and merchants along Haight Street Wednesday morning celebrated completion of pedestrian improvements, new streetlights and expanded bus transit stops as part of the Upper Haight Transit...Read More
VTA resumes alternate bus service through light rail shutdown
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will once again operate a temporary replacement bus service along part of its light rail system. Stacey Hendler Ross, a VTA spokesperson, said...Read More
Supervisors, advocates make ‘demands’ of transit officials in heated debate over Muni service future
San Francisco Muni passengers and city supervisors voiced concerns Friday that transit officials have yet to provide a date when service will be fully restored, leaving some to speculate...Read More
BART infrastructure upgrades arrive ahead of schedule
More than one-quarter of the infrastructure projects on which BART is working with Measure RR funding have now been completed.Read More
Geary transit lanes get permanent status
More temporary emergency transit lanes installed during the pandemic on San Francisco’s busiest corridors have made it to permanent status. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors...Read More
After nearly 10 years of construction, test trains finally through Central Subway
San Francisco’s Central Subway, a public transportation project criticized for being delayed and over budget, started testing trains in the underground tunnels last week, transit officials said Tuesday. The...Read More