Tag: public transportation

Moving To A New Area: Essential Checks To Perform

UNITED STATES—Are you thinking of moving to a new area? There are many reasons why people decide to do this, such as moving closer...

Chase Center Offers Free Shuttle Service To Concert-Goers

SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, September 10, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and the Chase Center partnered up and offered free shuttle buses transporting...

Two Lyft E-Bikes Catch Fire In San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, July 31, a second e-bike owned by Lyft burst into flames. An e-bike by Lyft caught fire last weekend on Saturday,...

Bob Powers Is BARTs New General Manager

SAN FRANCISCO—The BART Board of Directors voted and unanimously approved Bob Powers to become the new general manager of the company. The Board of...

Budget And Finance Committee Pause BART Project

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee halted a BART project to put canopies over BART station escalators on Wednesday,...

BART Trains Resume After Embarcadero Station Floods

SAN FRANCISCO—Flooding at the Embarcadero BART station caused trains to skip over the station on Thursday, July 18.  According to 511.org, a website and app...

Tom Maguire Named Interim Chief For SF Muni

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency announced on Wednesday, July 10 that they picked a new interim chief until a permanent one can...

Protected Bike Lanes Approved By SFMTA

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors voted and approved protected bike lanes on Tuesday, June 18. Along with protected bike lanes,...

BART Directors Approve Low-Income Rider Fares

SAN FRANCISCO—On Thursday, June 13, the BART Board of Directors approved a new program that will provide low-income riders with a lower ticket fare....

BART Fare Gates Pose Problems For Disabled Riders

SAN FRANCISCO—BART’s new fare gates to stop fare jumpers are causing problems for disabled riders. The new double-tall fare gates have a set of...