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‘Failed Equipment’ Slows Central Subway Service, Checks Underway

‘Failed Equipment’ Slows Central Subway Service, Checks Underway

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 28, 2022 • 5:30pm • 1m
Is the Great Highway’s Partial Closure Here for Good?

Is the Great Highway’s Partial Closure Here for Good?

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 28, 2022 • 4:57pm • 2m
Muni Fare Inspectors Are Out in Force After Pandemic Pause

Muni Fare Inspectors Are Out in Force After Pandemic Pause

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 28, 2022 • 11:57am • 1m
Muni Bus Hijacked in the Mission, Hits 10 Vehicles on Joyride Through the City

Muni Bus Hijacked in the Mission, Hits 10 Vehicles on Joyride Through the City

By Bay City News, The Standard Staff
Nov. 26, 2022 • 10:42am • 1m
Caltrain Crash Delays Southbound Commute From San Francisco

Caltrain Crash Delays Southbound Commute From San Francisco

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 22, 2022 • 5:58pm • 1m
Central Subway platform with party cups

Party Over: SF Removes Red Plastic Cups From Central Subway Station Drain Holes

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 22, 2022 • 12:44pm • 1m
15 San Francisco Slow Streets on Track To Become Permanent

15 San Francisco Slow Streets on Track To Become Permanent

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 22, 2022 • 10:51am • 1m
‘Faulty Smoke Detectors’ at SF’s New Central Subway Station Force Hourlong Closure

‘Faulty Smoke Detectors’ at SF’s New Central Subway Station Force Hourlong Closure

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 21, 2022 • 12:07pm • 1m
How You Can Ride New Waymo Robo-Taxis for Free as They Roll Out in the Bay Area

How You Can Ride New Waymo Robo-Taxis for Free as They Roll Out in the Bay Area

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 21, 2022 • 10:53am • 2m
Red Party Cup Doubles as Drainpipe for SF’s New $2B Central Subway

Red Party Cup Doubles as Drainpipe for SF’s New $2B Central Subway

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 21, 2022 • 9:59am • 2m
San Francisco’s Scooter Crackdown Means Play Nice or Get Out

San Francisco’s Scooter Crackdown Means Play Nice or Get Out

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 21, 2022 • 5:00am • 4m
Central Subway Opens to Fanfare As Trains Depart for Historic First Ride

Central Subway Opens to Fanfare As Trains Depart for Historic First Ride

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 19, 2022 • 10:11am • 2m
Central Subway Opens Saturday—4 Years Late and $375M Over Budget

Central Subway Opens Saturday—4 Years Late and $375M Over Budget

By Alex Mullaney
Nov. 17, 2022 • 6:00am • 6m
Two SF Muni Trains Crash. Five Taken to Hospital

Two SF Muni Trains Crash. Five Taken to Hospital

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 16, 2022 • 4:37pm • 1m
Firefighters

UPDATE: BART Train ‘Billowing Smoke’ Creates Major Delays

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 14, 2022 • 7:49pm • 1m
So Where Was Rose Pak Born? Central Subway Plaque Sparks Debate

So Where Was Rose Pak Born? Central Subway Plaque Sparks Debate

By Han Li
Nov. 14, 2022 • 4:15pm • 2m
San Francisco Taxi Riders Can Now Pay Fares Upfront

San Francisco Taxi Riders Can Now Pay Fares Upfront

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 11, 2022 • 9:00am • 2m
Caltrain Set To Make Monthly Pass Zone Extension Tickets Paperless

Caltrain Set To Make Monthly Pass Zone Extension Tickets Paperless

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 11, 2022 • 5:00am • 2m
Party in Golden Gate Park: Skaters, Cyclists Celebrate JFK Drive’s Permanent Car-Free Status

Party in Golden Gate Park: Skaters, Cyclists Celebrate JFK Drive’s Permanent Car-Free Status

By Morgan Ellis
Nov. 09, 2022 • 6:58pm • 3m
Muni Bus Takes Out Fire Hydrant, Soaks Fisherman’s Wharf Street

Muni Bus Takes Out Fire Hydrant, Soaks Fisherman’s Wharf Street

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 09, 2022 • 6:16pm • 1m
Busy BART Stations Forced To Close Due to Staffing Shortage

Busy BART Stations Forced To Close Due to Staffing Shortage

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 08, 2022 • 12:10pm • 1m
San Francisco Buildings Evacuated After Gas Leak, Flooding

San Francisco Buildings Evacuated After Gas Leak, Flooding

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 07, 2022 • 5:50pm • 1m
A New Climate Grant Means Free E-Bikes for San Francisco Delivery Workers

A New Climate Grant Means Free E-Bikes for San Francisco Delivery Workers

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 02, 2022 • 3:17pm • 3m
Potrero Yard, SF Muni’s Foray Into Housing, Takes a Big Step Forward

Potrero Yard, SF Muni’s Foray Into Housing, Takes a Big Step Forward

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 01, 2022 • 4:22pm • 2m
The San Francisco Street Where Muni Crashes Most

The San Francisco Street Where Muni Crashes Most

By Garrett Leahy
Oct. 28, 2022 • 5:00am • 3m
SF Says You Can’t Park E-Scooters at These Popular Tourist Destinations

SF Says You Can’t Park E-Scooters at These Popular Tourist Destinations

By The Standard Staff
Oct. 27, 2022 • 2:05pm • 1m
Fatal Crash Victim ID’d as 66-Year-Old SF Chinese Immigrant

Fatal Crash Victim ID’d as 66-Year-Old SF Chinese Immigrant

By Han Li
Oct. 26, 2022 • 1:58pm • 2m
Treasure Island Robo-Bus Trial Secures Florida-Based Operator, Beep

Treasure Island Robo-Bus Trial Secures Florida-Based Operator, Beep

By Garrett Leahy
Oct. 25, 2022 • 4:57pm • 2m
Central Freeway Gets $31 Million ‘Coronado Blue’ Paint Job

Central Freeway Gets $31 Million ‘Coronado Blue’ Paint Job

By Alex Mullaney
Oct. 25, 2022 • 4:38pm • 2m
Woman Killed, Another Hospitalized in Sunset District Car Collision

Woman Killed, Another Hospitalized in Sunset District Car Collision

By Garrett Leahy
Oct. 24, 2022 • 4:30pm • 1m
City Officials, Chinatown Leaders Show Off Station Ahead of Long-Awaited Subway Opening

City Officials, Chinatown Leaders Show Off Station Ahead of Long-Awaited Subway Opening

By Sarah Wright
Oct. 20, 2022 • 6:11pm • 3m
SF Is Cracking Down on E-Scooters, but Some Riders Are Uneasy About Rolling Alongside Cars

SF Is Cracking Down on E-Scooters, but Some Riders Are Uneasy About Rolling Alongside Cars

By Olivia Cruz Mayeda
Oct. 19, 2022 • 5:54pm • 3m
SF Muni Upgrades Will Change City Streets With 1,500 New Digital Signs, Boost Wi-Fi

SF Muni Upgrades Will Change City Streets With 1,500 New Digital Signs, Boost Wi-Fi

By Garrett Leahy
Oct. 18, 2022 • 2:23pm • 2m
SF Transit Bosses To Rip Out Hundreds of Parking Spots, but It Will Take Years and Cost Millions

SF Transit Bosses To Rip Out Hundreds of Parking Spots, but It Will Take Years and Cost Millions

By Garrett Leahy
Oct. 17, 2022 • 5:30pm • 2m
Is Car-Free JFK Here to Stay? Many Support It—But Poll Says Vote Could Still Go Either Way

Is Car-Free JFK Here to Stay? Many Support It—But Poll Says Vote Could Still Go Either Way

By Sarah Wright
Oct. 13, 2022 • 5:00am • 4m
San Francisco Muni’s 10 Worst Delay Hot Spots Revealed. And How They’re Being Fixed

San Francisco Muni’s 10 Worst Delay Hot Spots Revealed. And How They’re Being Fixed

By Joe Burn
Oct. 12, 2022 • 2:21pm • 3m
Uber San Francisco HQ Swarmed by Workers Launching New Statewide Union

Uber San Francisco HQ Swarmed by Workers Launching New Statewide Union

By Kevin V. Nguyen
Oct. 12, 2022 • 1:50pm • 3m
San Francisco Revel Moped ‘Exploded,’ Destroyed Cars

San Francisco Revel Moped ‘Exploded,’ Destroyed Cars

By Joe Burn
Oct. 11, 2022 • 3:00pm • 3m
New Shuttles Will Serve This Transit-Starved San Francisco Neighborhood

New Shuttles Will Serve This Transit-Starved San Francisco Neighborhood

By Garrett Leahy
Oct. 11, 2022 • 11:20am • 2m
California Is a Hotspot for Catalytic Converter Theft. Will New Laws Make a Difference?

California Is a Hotspot for Catalytic Converter Theft. Will New Laws Make a Difference?

By Grace Gedye at CalMatters
Oct. 10, 2022 • 9:12am • 7m
San Francisco Cable Cars: A Battle Is on to Keep Them Running at a Pre-Pandemic Normal

San Francisco Cable Cars: A Battle Is on to Keep Them Running at a Pre-Pandemic Normal

By Alex Mullaney
Oct. 08, 2022 • 8:54am • 4m
Treasure Island Robo-Bus Trial Excites Residents, Upsets Muni Drivers Union

Treasure Island Robo-Bus Trial Excites Residents, Upsets Muni Drivers Union

By Garrett Leahy
Oct. 07, 2022 • 10:17am • 3m
SF’s Worst Areas for Catalytic Converter Theft. And How to Protect Your Car

SF’s Worst Areas for Catalytic Converter Theft. And How to Protect Your Car

By Garrett Leahy
Oct. 06, 2022 • 5:00am • 3m
How a $4 San Francisco Lyft Bikeshare Became a 7-Week Nightmare

How a $4 San Francisco Lyft Bikeshare Became a 7-Week Nightmare

By Garrett Leahy
Oct. 05, 2022 • 5:00am • 3m
Sink Hole Floods Multiple San Francisco Homes. Traffic Diverted

Sink Hole Floods Multiple San Francisco Homes. Traffic Diverted

By Joe Burn
Oct. 04, 2022 • 2:45pm • 1m
Normal BART Service Resumes After Major Delays Tuesday Morning

Normal BART Service Resumes After Major Delays Tuesday Morning

By Bay City News
Oct. 04, 2022 • 7:12am • 1m
SF Transit Bosses Slam Cruise Self-Driving Cars For Blocking Streets. Cruise Wants To Deploy More

SF Transit Bosses Slam Cruise Self-Driving Cars For Blocking Streets. Cruise Wants To Deploy More

By Sarah Wright
Sep. 30, 2022 • 4:03pm • 2m
SFO Airport Workers End Strike, Win Better Pay And Free Healthcare

SFO Airport Workers End Strike, Win Better Pay And Free Healthcare

By Joe Burn
Sep. 29, 2022 • 2:21pm • 2m
Car-Free Valencia Street Is Back This Weekend After Two Months Off

Car-Free Valencia Street Is Back This Weekend After Two Months Off

By Garrett Leahy
Sep. 28, 2022 • 3:58pm • 2m
San Francisco Woman’s Rage at GoCar’s ‘Loud as a Truck’ 10 Year Nuisance

San Francisco Woman’s Rage at GoCar’s ‘Loud as a Truck’ 10 Year Nuisance

By Garrett Leahy
Sep. 23, 2022 • 9:00am • 4m
Photos: SF Commuters Face Major BART Delays In Transbay Tube

Photos: SF Commuters Face Major BART Delays In Transbay Tube

By Bay City News
Sep. 23, 2022 • 8:59am • 2m
Thousands of Muni Riders Face Chaos Under Line Change Plan

Thousands of Muni Riders Face Chaos Under Line Change Plan

By Kevin V. Nguyen
Sep. 22, 2022 • 5:00pm • 2m
The San Francisco Streets Where You’re Most Likely To Be Hit by a Car

The San Francisco Streets Where You’re Most Likely To Be Hit by a Car

By Garrett Leahy, Liz Lindqwister, Joe Burn
Sep. 21, 2022 • 12:36pm • 4m
Central Subway: Here’s When You Can Finally Ride—For Free!

Central Subway: Here’s When You Can Finally Ride—For Free!

By Han Li
Sep. 20, 2022 • 1:19pm • 2m
SF Wants a Bike Lane in the Middle of This Busy Road. Locals Think It’s ‘Dangerous’

SF Wants a Bike Lane in the Middle of This Busy Road. Locals Think It’s ‘Dangerous’

By Sarah Wright
Sep. 17, 2022 • 5:00am • 3m
Mayor Appoints Chinese American Nonprofit Exec to Transportation Board

Mayor Appoints Chinese American Nonprofit Exec to Transportation Board

By Han Li
Sep. 16, 2022 • 1:04pm • 2m
$50 Million in San Francisco Residents’ Traffic Fees Wiped: How To Check Yours

$50 Million in San Francisco Residents’ Traffic Fees Wiped: How To Check Yours

By Garrett Leahy
Sep. 14, 2022 • 11:19am • 1m
Inside San Francisco’s Worst Elevator: It’s Broken Down 73 Times This Year Alone

Inside San Francisco’s Worst Elevator: It’s Broken Down 73 Times This Year Alone

By Garrett Leahy
Sep. 12, 2022 • 6:38pm • 3m
What is ‘The Portal’? San Francisco’s Future Downtown Rail Line Plan Gets a New Name, and Merch

What is ‘The Portal’? San Francisco’s Future Downtown Rail Line Plan Gets a New Name, and Merch

By Joe Burn
Sep. 12, 2022 • 4:21pm • 2m
Tired of Dodging Scooters? SF Mulls Strict New Rules to Keep Them Off Sidewalks

Tired of Dodging Scooters? SF Mulls Strict New Rules to Keep Them Off Sidewalks

By Jennifer Wadsworth
Sep. 12, 2022 • 4:58pm • 4m
It’s Been 50 Years Since the Train of the Future. Where’s BART Headed?

It’s Been 50 Years Since the Train of the Future. Where’s BART Headed?

By Peter-Astrid Kane
Sep. 10, 2022 • 12:00pm • 5m
Photos: Muni Subway Closure Causes Commuter Chaos

Photos: Muni Subway Closure Causes Commuter Chaos

By Joe Burn
Sep. 09, 2022 • 11:42am • 1m
San Francisco Needs a Transit Savior. Can Secretary Pete Deliver?

San Francisco Needs a Transit Savior. Can Secretary Pete Deliver?

By Sarah Wright
Sep. 08, 2022 • 5:28pm • 3m
‘It’s Going To Be a Mess’: Bike Lanes Touted to Save Downtown SF—But Locals Aren’t Convinced

‘It’s Going To Be a Mess’: Bike Lanes Touted to Save Downtown SF—But Locals Aren’t Convinced

By Garrett Leahy
Sep. 08, 2022 • 5:00am • 3m
Traffic Chaos as Massive Tree Blocks Busy San Francisco Street

Traffic Chaos as Massive Tree Blocks Busy San Francisco Street

By Joe Burn
Sep. 06, 2022 • 5:30pm • 1m
‘I Have To Start a Revolution To Park My Damn Car’: San Francisco Forces ‘Impossible’ Quest To Park in Street Surrounded by Permit Zone

‘I Have To Start a Revolution To Park My Damn Car’: San Francisco Forces ‘Impossible’ Quest To Park in Street Surrounded by Permit Zone

By Joe Burn
Sep. 02, 2022 • 11:04am • 3m
San Francisco Cruise Crash Leads to Software Recall in 80 Self-Driving Vehicles

San Francisco Cruise Crash Leads to Software Recall in 80 Self-Driving Vehicles

By Kevin Truong
Sep. 01, 2022 • 2:13pm • 2m
SF Transit Boss Touts Progress on Central Subway. But Still No Opening Date

SF Transit Boss Touts Progress on Central Subway. But Still No Opening Date

By Han Li
Aug. 25, 2022 • 4:45pm • 2m
An electric vehicle charging

New Gas-Only Cars Will Be Banned in California by 2035, a First Worldwide

By CalMatters
Aug. 25, 2022 • 2:28pm • 2m
Great Highway, Huge Price Tag: Pro-Car Ballot Measure Could Cost City $80 Million

Great Highway, Huge Price Tag: Pro-Car Ballot Measure Could Cost City $80 Million

By Sarah Wright, Josh Koehn
Aug. 18, 2022 • 7:14pm • 3m
Bikers and Businesses Spar Over Potential 17th Street Protected Bike Lane

Bikers and Businesses Spar Over Potential 17th Street Protected Bike Lane

By Kevin Truong, Sarah Wright
Aug. 12, 2022 • 6:30am • 3m
Feds Grant City $23M for Howard Street, the Site of 3 Recent Traffic Deaths

Feds Grant City $23M for Howard Street, the Site of 3 Recent Traffic Deaths

By Sarah Wright
Aug. 10, 2022 • 1:02pm • 2m