East Bay BART station to lose 400 parking spaces as housing construction begins Parking at this BART station has become a parking hack for people who want to get into San Francisco but avoid the traffic of the Bay Bridge. Now, nearly 400 parking spaces must go.

East Bay BART station to lose 400 parking spaces as housing construction begins—“This is one of the (transit oriented developments) where the level of support has been highly consistent,” Kasheica McKinney, director of… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

A lane on I-580 will be designated for carpools. Will it ease traffic? Transportation officials are set to transform a far-left lane of westbound Interstate 580 in Oakland into a carpool lane, the first such conversion ever undertaken in the Bay Area.

A lane on I-580 will be designated for carpools. Will it ease traffic?—The impetus is simple: to encourage more people to share rides or take buses as they head across the Bay Bridge. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

San Francisco’s new safety strategy: A crackdown on bikes San Francisco has long treated bike rule-breaking loosely. Now comes a sharp enforcement shift.

San Francisco’s new safety strategy: A crackdown on bikes—In 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have decriminalized the “Idaho stop,” allowing cyclists… www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/b... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

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See the latest piece in the Chronicle about illegal "e-motos" and what policymakers are doing about them.

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How illegal ‘e-moto’ riding became a dangerous Bay Area teen status symbol These “Frankenstein” bikes aren’t quite motorcycles, but they’re faster than e-bikes, and now they’re all over Bay Area streets.

How illegal ‘e-moto’ riding became a dangerous Bay Area teen status symbol (by @rswansf.bsky.social)

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How illegal ‘e-moto’ riding became a dangerous Bay Area teen status symbol These “Frankenstein” bikes aren’t quite motorcycles, but they’re faster than e-bikes, and now they’re all over Bay Area streets.

How illegal ‘e-moto’ riding became a dangerous Bay Area teen status symbol—“These things are like Frankensteins,” said @warrenjwells.bsky.social policy and planning director for the Marin Bicycle Coalition. “They’re not… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Muni’s fare revenue has collapsed. A new report points to a familiar problem Another detail in the revealing report: San Francisco’s historic cable cars are staggeringly expensive to run, costing the agency $871 an hour.

Muni’s fare revenue has collapsed. A new report points to a familiar problem—Faced with an operating deficit that could rise from $307 million this fiscal year to $434 million by 2030, @sfmta.com … www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Their son was injured in an e-moto crash. They've been charged with child abuse Prosecutors have charged a Bay Area mother and father with child abuse after their son was injured crashing an e-moto into a vehicle. The case reflects a broader movement to crack down on the...

Their son was injured in a violent e-moto crash. Now they’ve been charged with child abuse-The case reflects a broader movement among law enforcement and politicians to crack down on… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

A flying taxi crossed the Golden Gate Bridge. Could it soon take you from S.F. to Wine Country? A handful of Silicon Valley startups are betting that, within a few years, small electric planes could be a transportation mode of choice for well-heeled commuters in the Bay Area.

A flying taxi crossed the Golden Gate Bridge. Could it soon take you from S.F. to Wine Country?—In the Bay Area, real estate developers are already leaning into the technology, planning roof top helipads… www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

What if gas hits $10 a gallon? Many Bay Area commuters say they’d keep driving anyway “I just don’t know if I have a breaking point,” said one Bay Area driver about rising gas prices. “I haven’t even thought about it.”

What if gas hits $10 a gallon? Many Bay Area commuters say they’d keep driving anyway—According to the 2024 U.S. Census, 83% of workers in central Antioch (ZIP code 94509) said they commute by car or truck, despite… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Caltrain may ban bikes with child seats. Parents say it could upend their commutes Caltrain said bikes and other mobility devices are getting bigger with bulky attachments that take up too much space.

Caltrain may ban bikes with child seats. Parents say it could upend their commutes—While the Peninsula commuter rail system has long accommodated cyclists, reserving two cars on each train for bike and scooter parking… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Caltrain may ban bikes with child seats. Parents say it could upend their commutes Caltrain said bikes and other mobility devices are getting bigger with bulky attachments that take up too much space.

Will Caltrain really ban bikes with child seats? Some commuter parents are distressed: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Marin could get a Transbay-style transit hub in this city’s downtown A new complex would bring a San Francisco Transbay vision to this downtown in Marin County, where the current transit hub is really a grid of canopied bus shelters bisected by train tracks.

Marin could get a Transbay-style transit hub in this city’s downtown—Construction of the facility will coincide with an effort to reimagine transit… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

CEO of California high-speed rail cleared to return to work after arrest The head of the California High-Speed Rail Authority has been cleared to return to work after he was arrested last month on suspicion of domestic battery. The DA declined to file criminal charges.

CEO of California high-speed rail cleared to return to work after arrest—CEO Ian Choudri, 57, was arrested in Folsom (Sacramento County) last month on suspicion of domestic battery… www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Marin could get a Transbay-style transit hub in this city’s downtown A new complex would bring a San Francisco Transbay vision to this downtown in Marin County, where the current transit hub is really a grid of canopied bus shelters bisected by train tracks.

Golden Gate Bridge officials are planning to move the San Rafael Transit Center up a block. But they're really moving continents. How marrying bus and train connections could transform mobility in the North Bay: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Highway 101 carpool hours sparked an uproar. Now they are changing One motorist who regularly drives from Novato to an office in San Francisco, called the traffic resulting from previous changes “an unmitigated disaster.”

Highway 101 carpool hours sparked an uproar. Now they are changing—In the fall, California wound down a program that allowed carpool lane access for solo drivers of electric vehicles. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Off leash, on track: Rogue pup tours train tunnel to cause latest BART delay The train operator attempted to explain the situation to frustrated passengers, noting that she had to be careful while following the four-legged intruder.

Off leash, on track: Rogue pup tours train tunnel to cause latest BART delay—What appeared to be a black Chihuahua had evidently separated from its owner at the West Oakland station and… www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/b... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Off leash, on track: Rogue pup tours train tunnel to cause latest BART delay The train operator attempted to explain the situation to frustrated passengers, noting that she had to be careful while following the four-legged intruder.

The train operator attempted to explain the situation to frustrated passengers, noting that she had to be careful while following the four-legged intruder.

Here’s how many times Waymo robotaxis stalled during S.F.’s December blackout The driverless car company had previously refused to disclose how many times the vehicle's stalled during the blackout, claiming the information was a trade secret.

Here’s how many times Waymo robotaxis stalled during S.F.’s December blackout—Last month Waymo submitted a report to the California Public Utilities Commission that logged 1,593 “stoppage events” in San Francisco on Dec. 20… www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/w... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Off leash, on track: Rogue pup tours downtown tunnel to cause latest BART delay The train operator attempted to explain the situation to frustrated passengers, noting that she had to be careful while following the four-legged intruder.

Latest BART delay isn't an equipment meltdown -- it's a joy-riding dog: www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/b...

BART’s fare gates will make a new sound next week. Here’s why BART passengers will hear two ascending notes — a perfect fifth, for those who took piano lessons — if they pause an extra beat while tapping their payment device to enter.

BART’s fare gates will make a new sound next week. Here’s why—“We wanted to make a clear, definitive, welcoming, ‘It’s OK to enter’ kind of sound,” said Ryan Greene-Roesel, BART’s acting director of access and accessibility. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

BART’s cost-cutting plan risks a ‘death spiral’ that could end all train service Hidden deep in the contingency plan to slash costs at BART if voters decline to bail out the rail agency is an all-out nuclear scenario called Phase 3: Shut the rail system down altogether.

BART’s cost-cutting plan risks a ‘death spiral’ that could end all train service-“I’m not sure if people have fully woken up to all the impacts,” said former… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

This data shows just how bad BART’s doomsday scenario would be for riders One in eight BART rides ended last year at stations that would close under the transit agency’s “Phase 2” cost-cutting scenario. That share represents well over 6 million trips.

This data shows just how bad BART’s doomsday scenario would be for riders–Many policymakers foresee disaster if Bay Area residents foist a mass transit… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Newsom approves $590 million loan for struggling transit agencies Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday authorized a $590 million loan to bolster struggling transit agencies in the Bay Area, some of which could collapse without an economic lifeline.

Newsom approves $590 million loan for struggling transit agencies—Assemblymember Lori Wilson, who chairs the Assembly’s transportation committee, emphasized that public transportation is not a luxury but a necessity… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

BART found a fix for the problem that caused 34,000 delays in a year The $4.3 million software upgrade means BART has cut one type of delay from being in the thousands to double digits.

BART found a fix for the problem that caused 34,000 delays in a year—At the same time, supporters of public transportation are pushing a sales tax for the November ballot to shore up BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Here are 10 to 15 stations that could close under BART doomsday scenarios BART has nailed down the 10 stations that could close if voters decline to bail out the rail agency in November, a dire scenario that would gut service across the Bay Area.

Here are 10 to 15 stations that could close under BART doomsday scenarios—Officials at transportation agencies that link to BART worried about ripple effects, if the Bay Area loses parts of its rail backbone. A possible… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Here are 10 to 15 stations that could close under BART doomsday scenarios During the day, trains would run every 30 minutes, as opposed to the 20 or fewer minute waits to which riders are now accustomed.

Scoop: Here are the 10-15 stations that would close under BART doomsday scenario: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

The latest plan for California high-speed rail: Connect it to Yosemite Some outdoor enthusiasts said they loved the idea of connecting California’s high-speed rail to Yosemite National Park, citing the ability to rest instead of driving high tension roads.

The latest plan for California high-speed rail: Connect it to Yosemite—The concept would require moving a station from the city’s population center to an area that many people would consider the boondocks. Instead of… www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

This California bill sparked fears of a mileage tax for drivers. Here’s what it actually does Experts see many reasons to explore such a policy. With the shift in new purchases from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles, California stands to lose gas tax revenue that helps fund...

This California bill sparked fears of a mileage tax for drivers. Here’s what it actually does—Experts in transportation and land use see many reasons to explore such a policy. With… www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com