Transportation
SF Transit Week in peak
September 10, 2019
Mark Prado
We are in the middle of Transit Week 2019, an event sponsored by the San Francisco Transit Riders group. Read More
Muni
Transportation
Bus rapid transit coming to Van Ness in 2021
July 30, 2019
Mark Prado
San Francisco's first Bus Rapid Transit System will appear in 2021 after ongoing upgrades to Van Ness Avenue are completed. Read More
Transportation
Throwback Thursday: How transit transformed San Francisco's western edge
April 11, 2019
L-Taraval Line, circa 1940. Courtesy SFMTA.
Friday marks the 100th anniversary of what today is known as the L-Taraval Line, which serves people in San Francisco's Park and Sunset districts. Read More
Transportation
Geary corridor project underway in San Francisco
March 20, 2019
Geary Boulevard. David Wilson via Wikimedia Commons.
Earlier this month the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and other city departments broke ground on the Geary Rapid Project largely designed to provide transit-only lanes for faster travel, while improving safety. Read More
Transportation
MTC Report Shows Condition of Bay Area Transit Fleets
January 9, 2019
Mark Prado
SMART train rolls through Novato,
A new report from MTC's Vital Signs initiative shows the health of bus, ferry and train fleets around the Bay Area. Read More
Funding
State Recommends $2 Billion in Funding for 23 Bay Area Transportation Projects
May 2, 2018
Karl Nielsen
Last week was a big one for transportation in California, with the state announcing grant award recommendations or winners for four different programs funded by Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the state’s landmark transportation funding law signed in 2017.
The nine-county Bay Area did very well. The region is currently on track to receive a total of $2 billion in funding over the next 10 years to support 23 critical Bay Area transportation projects. These projects range from a host of improvements along U.S. Highway 101, including Express Lanes and express buses through the heart of Silicon Valley and HOV Lanes through the Marin-Sonoma Narrows; a planned BART extension from San Jose to Santa Clara; new rail cars and capacity for SF Muni and BART; Caltrain electrification and expansion; increased frequency for trains along the Capitol Corridor; extending SMART to Larkspur and Windsor; express regional bus service in Solano County; plus improvements at the Port of Oakland, new clean zero-emission buses, and pedestrian projects, among many others.
Continue reading to find out more about the state's grant award recommendations and grant award winners and what it means for the Bay Area. Read More