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
Transportation
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Free transit? KC likes the idea
August 28, 2019
Anzacosf2010 via Wikimedia Commons.
Kansas City is seriously looking at free bus transit as a way to provide equity, improve the environment and smooth traffic. Read More
Transportation
SMART trains to test new route to Larkspur starting Friday
August 20, 2019
Mark Prado
Work on the Larkspur SMART station last winter.
The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit agency will begin overnight testing of its railroad crossing warning equipment and train control systems on its new line to Larkspur starting Friday. Read More
Transportation
VTA's new website a snap
August 2, 2019
Photo by Pi.1415926535 via Wikimedia Commons.
The Valley Transportation Authority has a new website that makes it easier for transit riders to get around the South Bay. Read More
Transportation
BART phasing out paper tickets at some stations in favor of Clipper
August 1, 2019
Mia5793 via Wikipemedia Commons.
BART is expanding the number of stations where the only fare medium available for purchase is the Clipper card. Read More
Transportation
Throwback Thursday: 1960s neon nightlife, transit on Market Street
July 18, 2019
A fascinating video of San Francisco's Market Street from 1966 on YouTube shows the city in its full neon glitz, as well as streetcars and buses of the day. Read More
Transportation
Odd and interesting transportation modes from around the world
July 10, 2019
Wuppertal monorail train in Germany. Stephanie Albert via Pixabay.
Business Insider put together a list of some of the more interesting transportation methods around the world. Read More
Transportation
Using public transit and bikes to the Bay Area's great outdoors
April 12, 2019
Mark Prado
View from Angel Island.
SF Curbed put together a nice piece on ways to get to campsites around the Bay Area, sans the automobile. Read More
Transportation
Hyperloop, tunneling, autonomous vehicles, other technologies part of new study
March 12, 2019
Okras via Wikimedia Commons
Emerging transportation technologies like hyperloop, tunneling and self-driving cars, will be studied by a new federal panel, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced Tuesday. Read More
Transportation
Report: San Francisco ranks high for transit access
March 11, 2019
Mark Prado
A report out Monday ranks San Francisco third in the nation in terms of access to transit. Read More