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Taking Uber for a Test Drive in San Francisco
If you do not see flash audio player please install the latest flash player. Download MP3 (Isabel Angell — San Francisco, KALW) The e-hail concept might have just cleared legal hurdles in New York and...
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VIDEO: Transportation Nation’s Mug. It Can Be Yours.
Action shot from "Multi-Modal Mug" shot film by Amy Pearl / WNYC At Transportation Nation, we serve up serious news, with flair, style, and a flash of java. Rejoice. (And get a tax deduction, too.) You...
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Clarifying Prices When You Hail a Cab with Uber, other Apps
(San Francisco Bay Area) Back in December, KALW ran a story about Uber, the app that matches users to the closest town car or taxicab. Uber gets its money by charging its own rates for livery cabs,...
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An Oral History of San Francisco’s Bay Bridge
Rendition of the new span of the Bay Bridge After eleven years of construction, the Bay Bridge’s new eastern span is set to open to traffic this fall. Meanwhile, the Regional Oral History Office...
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Why One San Francisco Bike Lane Design Is Upsetting Drivers and Cyclists (AUDIO)
JFK Boulevard, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. (Photo Courtesy of SFMTA Livable Streets) A prominent bike lane in San Francisco may be suffering because of its unique design. The ambitious, and...
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99% Invisible Explores Design for Airports
Courtesy of 99percentinvible.com and http://www.gensler.com/#viewpoint/features/49 When Roman Mars spoke with Allison Arieff about the design of airports she said, if all airports simply played Brian...
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SFO Airport Now Has City’s Most Valuable Art Collection Outside Museums
Under CC license from Flickr user Thom Watson Terminal 2 at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has been praised for its modern architectural design, which takes into account the needs of...
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Golden Gate Bridge Switching to All Electronic Tolling
The Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza (photo by Isabel Angell) (San Francisco — KALW) Last week, the Golden Gate Bridge began testing a new all-electronic toll collection system. In the past, there’s...
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SF Mayor Pledges to Fix Muni
A crowded Muni bus (photo CC by Flickr user Art Siegel) When he came into office last year, San Francisco mayor Ed Lee said fixing Muni wasn’t a priority for him. But in his 2013 State of the City...
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Car Share Parking Attracts an Unlikely Foe in San Francisco
(photo by Guerilla Features/Jason Tester via flickr) (San Francisco — KALW) San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors recently passed an ordinance to allow residential developers to add more parking spots...
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SF Program Free Muni for Youth Gives 40,000 Students a Free Ride
Students celebrate the start of Free Muni for Youth (photo by Isabel Angell) Starting this month, some kids in San Francisco can ride the bus for free. The new program, called Free Muni for Youth, aims...
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California is Least Improved in Highway Conditions
The I-880 freeway in Oakland, Calif. (photo by Julie Caine) California has the worst track record in improving its highways, while spending twice the national average per mile. That’s according to a...
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BART Fares and Parking Fees Set to Rise
(photo by Isabel Angell) Public transportation costs are set to rise in the Bay Area, a region with some of the most congested freeways and longest commute distances in the country. Last week, BART...
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Anti-Islam Ads Return to Muni
A controversial Muni ad from last year's campaign by the American Freedom Defense Initiative (photo from flickr user Steve Rhodes) (San Francisco – KALW) Many San Franciscans were shocked by anti-Islam...
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Private Contractors May Not Be the Answer to Public Transportation Cuts
Fairfield Transportation Center (photo from Fairfield and Suisun Transportation's website) (The Bay Area — KALW) As cities across the country face steep budget cuts, many local governments are looking...
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Your Bike Goes Here: BART Welcoming Bikes on Trains All Week
A commuter with his bike on BART (photo by Isabel Angell) If you do not see flash audio player please install the latest flash player. Download MP3 Usually, bikes aren’t allowed on San Francisco-bound...
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Bike Sharing is Coming to San Francisco and Silicon Valley
A D.C. bike share station (photo by flickr user James D. Schwartz) Bike share is rolling into the Bay Area this summer. In August, Alta Bicycle Share will launch 700 bikes at 70 stations. Half the...
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Devil’s Slide Tunnels Open After a Long Fight
Devil's Slide Tunnels under construction in 2009 (photo by flickr user Mars Hall) The new tunnels at Devil’s Slide on the northern California coast are finally open to drivers. This marks the first...
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Poll: Fewer Than Half of Californians Support High-Speed Rail
A map of the planned high-speed rail system in California (photo by flickr user Richard Masoner) Back in 2008, California voters approved a $10 billion bond to plan and build a high-speed rail system...
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BART, Unions Begin Contract Negotiations as Agency Emerges from Deficit
BART train (photo by Keoki Seu via Flickr) Rising ridership and sales tax revenues on San Francisco’s BART system mean the agency is no longer operating at a deficit, which has triggered labor...
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