public transportation

Contra Costa County residents are invited to share opinions, concerns and questions Thursday about Link21, a program introduced earlier this year by BART and Capitol Corridor that seeks to improve the rail network throughout the 21 counties in the Northern California region.

Caltrain workers will be pruning and removing trees along the Caltrain Corridor starting Saturday and running through June 18, transit agency officials said.

Starting Monday, BART is increasing train frequency. BART will add 26 more additional trips from Oakland to San Francisco.

As President Joe Biden urges more federal spending for public transportation, transit agencies decimated by COVID-19 are struggling to figure out how to win back passengers.

On May 15, Muni will fully reopen the two lines after having halted all underground service back in August due to an equipment malfunction.

Starting April 1, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will resume collecting fares unless the ride is to a vaccination site.

Passenger numbers on New York’s MTA and London’s Underground metro system initially crashed by around 95 percent, and have since recovered to only about one-third of last year’s levels. And while those numbers have rebounded, passenger numbers are likely to be lower in the near-to-medium term.

Caltrain, a key commuter line along the Peninsula from San Francisco to the South Bay, may be facing a permanent shutdown after a bid for a sales tax ballot measure failed to advance this week.

Michelle Wu, a City Council member in Boston, wants everyone to ride for free on subways and buses that crisscross the region, NBC News reports.

A newly introduced piece of state legislation seeks to integrate the more than two dozen separate and independent Bay Area transit agencies into one “seamless” system.

The Bay Area is home to four of the nation’s 10 most costly commutes, according to a recent report from LendingTree, an online lending company.

People trying to get around the Bay Area using public transportation can turn to the Uber app.

California will ban smoking on state parks and beaches starting next year under legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

With the start of Fleet Week happening this weekend, as well as other major events like the annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, the Castro Street Fair, and a Golden State Warriors pre-season game against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Chase Center, the city’s emergency departments are expecting a busy two days.

The new Chase Center in San Francisco will be holding its first concert tomorrow where more than 16,000 ticket holders will see the San Francisco Symphony and Metallica — shows that are expected to cause major transit and traffic delays.

San Francisco’s new Chase Center is expected to be packed with 16,000 ticket holders for its first concert tomorrow. Concert goers and commuters alike are advised to take public transportation as the traffic is expected to be even more difficult to navigate than usual. Jean Elle.

A new chapter is unfolding in San Francisco for the Golden State Warriors and the neighborhood they’ll soon call home.

A new chapter is unfolding in San Francisco for the Golden State Warriors and the neighborhood they’ll soon call home. Ali Wolf reports.

There is more to know about what Google has planned for it’s San Jose mega-campus, which includes a blueprint for housing and public transit. Google hopes to build its newest campus near the San Jose Diridon station that could bring some 20,000 employees.