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San Francisco BART Stations Reopen After Investigation of Suspicious Object

March 19, 2013, 8:01 am • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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The Powell Street BART station in downtown San Francisco has reopened after the investigation of a suspicious object led to its closure, forcing passengers to seek alternative transportation. The incident caused delays throughout the BART system and in Muni on … Continue reading »

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Fairfield Case Raises Doubts About Private Contracts for Public Buses

March 6, 2013, 10:26 am • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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by Zusha Elinson, The Bay Citizen Cash-strapped cities embracing private contractors as saviors of their public transportation systems may find a cautionary tale in Fairfield. The suburban city halfway between Sacramento and San Francisco was the headquarters of MV Transportation, … Continue reading »

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San Francisco Bay Area: Nation's Capital for 'Megacommuting'

March 5, 2013, 11:38 am • Posted by Rachael Marcus
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Are you a "megacommuter"? The symptoms are getting up before dawn for a marathon trip in car or train or bus or vanpool to get to work. Then repeating the process when the day is over and maybe getting home … Continue reading »

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San Francisco Bay Area Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: Parking, Transit, Events

January 18, 2013, 10:03 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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On Monday the Bay Area, like much of the United States, will celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Lots of special events will take place around the region. And schedules of transit and parking will vary. Here are … Continue reading »

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New Year's Eve: Free Buses, Trains, Cabs, and Tows--and Extended BART Service

December 31, 2012, 1:01 pm • Posted by Dan Brekke
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It's New Year's Eve and Bay Area transit agencies, a San Francisco cab company, and AAA are all offering special service for party-goers tonight. (See the full list of links below for transit agencies offering free or extended service.) In … Continue reading »

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Photographers Discover Beauty in BART

November 5, 2012, 3:14 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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You may think of it as that thing that gets you to and from work every day, but others with cameras have seen something else in BART: magic in the way raindrops gather on a handrail, or a story in … Continue reading »

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A.M. Splash: Gas Prices Set Record; Protesters Hit Oakland City Hall; Transit Handles Record SF Crowds; Taxi App Companies Ordered to Halt

October 8, 2012, 8:46 am • Posted by Laird Harrison
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As California gas prices hit new high Brown orders emergency action (SJ Mercury News) As California gas prices hit new records Sunday, Gov. Jerry Brown pushed an emergency production switch that could provide some relief for the bruising drivers are … Continue reading »

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New Math at Muni Led to Decade of Inflated On-Time Performance

July 5, 2012, 12:04 pm • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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by Zusha Elinson, The Bay Citizen Muni officials were told two years ago that they had been inflating on-time arrival rates of buses for a decade but they failed to address the issue, according to interviews and documents obtained by … Continue reading »

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