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Transit & Transportation
Bay Area
Huge new BART housing development on the Peninsula will test whether transit is still a draw
The Millbrae development is a multiuse project bringing homes, office space and restaurants next to a major transit hub.
By J.K. Dineen
Bay Area
Bay Area lawmakers urge state for more transit funding to avoid ‘irreversible’ service harm
Public transit services like BART and Caltrain are largely funded locally or regionally. However, the issue is becoming one of this year’s biggest state legislative battles.
By Ricardo Cano
San Francisco
High-speed rail to downtown S.F. is back on track — but the price tag keeps going up
Despite widespread doubt about the long-promised extension of commuter and high-speed rail from Mission Bay to the Salesforce Transit Center, local officials say that federal support this year could allow the $6.7 billion, decade-long project to...
By John King
East Bay
Mudslide derails East Bay commuter train with more than 200 passengers aboard
A mudslide struck a train carrying 220 passengers in Alameda County Tuesday morning. Crews worked to dislodge a slurry of debris and mud that clogged the railway.
By Nora Mishanec
Bay Area
President Biden will visit storm battered California as the state contends with mudslides, floods
Sunday night’s heavy rainfall was the latest system to sweep through the Bay Area, which has been hit with back-to-back weekend storms and near-constant rainfall since the beginning of the year.
By Trisha Thadani and Tara Duggan
San Francisco
S.F.’s Central Subway isn’t just a transit line. It’s a startling view of a city in flux
The subway prods you to think about what the future could bring while redrawing our mental maps of San Francisco in the here and now.
By John King
Bay Area
Potholes are popping up all over Bay Area streets and highways. Here’s how the rains do their...
Pounded by the rain, potholes are appearing all over Bay Area streets and highways, jostling drivers, popping tires and bending rims. Caltrans and road crews are struggling to keep up with repairs as the continuing rains cause more potholes to open.
By Michael Cabanatuan and Annie Vainshtein
Bay Area
S.F. leaders inaugurate Central Subway’s long-awaited extension of T-Third line
San Franciscans can finally ride from Chinatown to Sunnydale and Bayview on the new rail route, part of the Central Subway.
By St. John Barned-Smith
Heather Knight
S.F.’s famous Bay Bridge lights will come down soon — unless $11 million is donated for an even...
Columnist Heather Knight looks at how the famous light sculpture on the Bay Bridge is at a crossroads, much like San Francisco itself. “Bay Lights” will go dark permanently in March — unless deep-pocketed philanthropists fund a plan to reimagine...
By Heather Knight
San Francisco
Bay Area storm caused disruptions for BART, Muni. Here’s how long it will take them to recover
Trees downed by the storm wreaked havoc for several Muni bus, train and cable car routes. Meanwhile, BART found itself short 100 train cars Thursday morning
By Ricardo Cano
Bay Area
Dozens of flights canceled at SFO as storm pummels Bay Area
Significant air travel disruptions have hit the Bay Area for the second week in a row
By Ricardo Cano
San Francisco
Why S.F.’s $600 million plan to prevent floods won’t help during this week’s storm
San Francisco officials are furiously working to prepare for the massive storm expected to hit the city Wednesday and Thursday, erecting flood barriers and piling up sandbags to help prevent catastrophic damage to residents and businesses.
By Trisha Thadani, Chase DiFeliciantonio and St. John Barned-Smith
Weather
Storm-battered stretch of Highway 1 reopens — but only for one day
Caltrans expects to again close a scenic stretch of highway between San Luis Obispo and Big Sur on Wednesday, as a powerful storm gathers on the Pacific Ocean.
By Rachel Swan
Bay Area
Delays in service on BART announced due to weather and equipment problems
A major issue was being caused by a problem with equipment at the 16th Street Mission BART Station.
By Tara Duggan
Bay Area
Southwest says operations back to ‘normal’ after flight cancellations left passengers stranded
After days of canceled flights, leaving thousands of passengers stranded and separated from their luggage, Southwest Airlines appeared to return to mostly normal operations on Friday.
By Sarah Ravani
Bay Area
These Bay Area teens travel Northern California using only mass transit — and always get home on...
The Transit Twitter Besties, as they call themselves, are more than enthusiasts, they want to make Bay Area mass transit better and easier to use.
By Ricardo Cano
Bay Area
BART extends service hours on New Year’s Eve. Here’s what to expect
BART’s late-night, three-line service will stop at all stations except those at SFO and Oakland International Airport.
By Ricardo Cano
Bay Area
Cyclists have long pined for a Bay Bridge bike path. Here’s when it could open
Transportation officials have proposed a plan to construct a bike path spanning the length of the 4-mile Bay Bridge by 2030, but funding remains uncertain.
By Nora Mishanec
Bay Area
Report: Tesla self-driving mode may have caused 8-vehicle crash on the Bay Bridge
A Tesla that abruptly shifted into “full self-driving” mode and abruptly braked may have caused the Thanksgiving Day wreck that sent two people to hospitals and snarled traffic for more than an hour.
By Jessica Flores
San Francisco
S.F. and New York each pledged to end traffic deaths. Why is N.Y. making more progress?
Back in 2014 the two cities set the goal to end traffic deaths by 2024. New York is faring much better than San Francisco
By Ricardo Cano
San Francisco
S.F. will remove parking spaces obstructing Muni bus stops sooner than expected. Here’s when it...
About one-third of the city’s Muni bus stops will be affected by this plan
By Ricardo Cano
Bay Area
Two suspects still at large after fatal daylight BART plaza shooting in S.F.’s Mission District
More violence has occurred at the troubled plaza area above the 24th Street and Mission BART station.
By Kate Galbraith and St. John Barned-Smith
San Francisco
First came JFK Drive and the Great Highway. Now car-free advocates are eyeing this iconic S.F....
The proposal, which has drawn early interest from a couple of prominent elected officials, is the latest aimed at increasing safety and walkable public space in the city by removing traffic from certain roads.
By Joshua Sharpe and Mallory Moench
Native Son
S.F.’s new subway will soon have us reminiscing about how things used to be
In days to come, old San Franciscans like us who were around in the ’20s will be telling new San Franciscans how they rode before the Central Subway.
By Carl Nolte
Bay Area
San Jose just recorded its worst year for traffic deaths in a quarter century
A female pedestrian was struck and killed by a car in San Jose Wednesday evening, setting a 25-year record for traffic fatalities and pedestrian fatalities. She was the 61st person killed in a traffic collision in 2022 and the 31st pedestrian,...
By Michael Cabanatuan
San Francisco
S.F.’s Great Highway will remain car-free on weekends until 2025. This is how city will decide...
Under the plan, the city’s Recreation and Park Department and Municipal Transportation Agency will study the Great Highway’s use by pedestrians and cyclists.
By Ricardo Cano
San Francisco
Data shows traffic crashes have dropped on most S.F. Slow Streets. Here’s by how much
The data analysis examines the number of crashes for an equal amount of time before and after the implementation of 14 Slow Streets.
By Ricardo Cano
Bay Area
SFO and other Bay Area airports face even bigger risks from sea level rise
SFO and Oakland are among the Bay Area airports working to mitigate significant risks from sea level rise and storm surges in the coming decades.
By Tara Duggan
Bay Area
Bay Area transit agencies project doomsday scenarios. How likely are BART and Muni cuts?
The planning scenarios for each of the Bay Area’s 27 transit agencies carry suggestions of reduced operations and the elimination of some service.
By Ricardo Cano
Bay Area
Sen. Scott Wiener’s dramatic idea for San Francisco: Tear down the Central Freeway
In a letter to Caltrans, the state senator identified two other freeways that have outlived their usefulness, he said: the Bayshore viaduct, and Interstate 280 between 4th and King and the Highway 101 interchange.
By Yoohyun Jung
San Francisco
The best photos from the BART Basel 2022 art show in San Francisco
The festival, a play on Miami’s Art Basel, featured participants sharing and displaying objects of personal importance on BART platforms, starting at the Embarcadero and ending at San Francisco International Airport.
By Don Feria, Rachel Swan
From the Archive: Our S.F.
1952 Sierra blizzard turned snowbound luxury train into frigid...
A luxury Southern Pacific train headed for San Francisco was snowbound in the Sierra during one of the worst blizzards of the century. The Chronicle got the story before rescuers arrived.
By Peter Hartlaub
Bay Area
4 injured after SamTrans bus loses control, slams through Daly City parking lot
One person was listed in critical condition and three others were hurt after a bus slammed into cars in the Serramonte shopping center parking lot, officials said.
By Joel Umanzor
San Francisco
S.F.’s Great Highway would remain car-free on weekends as city supervisors decide roadway’s future
If approved by the full board, the proposed pilot would keep in place the highway’s car-free hours while city staff study its use.
By Ricardo Cano
Bay Area
Caltrain service halted after train kills person on tracks Saturday morning in S.F.
Caltrain service was stopped in both directions after a northbound train in San Francisco fatally struck a person trespassing on the tracks around 9 a.m.
By Danielle Echeverria
Bay Area
Hijacked Muni bus careens through S.F.’s Mission District in wild ride
San Francisco police arrested a man they say assaulted a Muni bus driver, hijacked the vehicle and hit several cars in the Mission on Friday night. No passengers were on the bus at the time.
By Danielle Echeverria and Nora Mishanec
Bay Area
One dead in Altamont Pass crash near Livermore
Coroner’s officials were called to the scene near Livermore Thursday.
By Julie Johnson
Bay Area
Bay Bridge crash injures 18, snarls Thanksgiving traffic
Eastbound Bay Bridge lanes reopened by 2 p.m. after a major chain-reaction crash snarled holiday traffic.
By Julie Johnson
San Francisco
S.F. taxi meter rates have increased for the first time since 2011. Here’s by how much
The taxi rates went up last week after being approved by the city’s Municipal Transportation Agency.
By Ricardo Cano
California
California highways: Amid holiday travel crush, these Caltrans rest stops will be closed
Caltrans operates rest areas at 57 locations along California highways but several will be closed during the holiday travel season, including along Highway 101, where two closed rest areas mean there’s no break between the Golden Gate Bridge and...
By Michael Cabanatuan