The Golden Gate Bridge toll could climb to as much as $7 by next year — nearly twice as much as the seven other Bay Area bridges.It currently costs $5 to cross the iconic span and a $1 increase is expected to be authorized in July. In addition, a $1 congestion fee is making it way through the approval process, which would target commuters during peak drive times in attempt to reduce the number of cars on the road during those time periods.
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When and how much? Those two aspects of the Golden Gate Bridge variable-toll pricing plan could become clearer after a committee meeting today.Approved in March, the variable-toll pricing would charge drivers extra for crossing the span during peak travel times.
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Public outcry about the proposed elimination of bus lines will force Muni to steer its overhaul of the system in another direction, the transit agency’s top official said.After two weeks of community meetings, Muni Executive Director and CEO Nathaniel Ford said revisions of the agency’s systemwide revamping proposals will be made, but he stopped short of saying the feedback will result in restoration of proposed bus-line eliminations.
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Half-price BART tickets for high school students may soon be just a click away.The tickets, which are sold at 148 public and private schools — including 47 in San Francisco — in the Bay Area, could soon be sold on the Internet under a pilot program by the transit agency.
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As development proposals for the Presidio continue to raise eyebrows from the public, nearby neighborhood groups are pining to re-establish a dormant watchdog group so they can offer their opinions on the new changes at the former Army post. The Presidio Neighborhood Representative Work Group, a collective of nearby neighborhood groups and city agencies, was first established in 2001.
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Muni’s performance goals for the 2008-09 fiscal year will include a concerted effort to tackle employment absenteeism, notably transit operators, whose high rates affect the transit system’s on-time numbers. Transit operators had an 11 percent rate of unscheduled absences during the past quarter of the 2007-08 fiscal year, according to Muni officials. Muni has 1,915 transit operators on active duty, according to department documents released in February; that calculates out to an average of 220 workers not showing up for their scheduled work detail — not counting vacation days.
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Sunday’s forecast for Golden Gate Park calls for sunny skies, temperatures in the 70s, and, to the ire of some park enthusiasts, lots of in-line skaters.
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A 25-year-old San Francisco resident who was killed in a shark attack off the coast of Mexico on Monday was described by co-workers as a gregarious, fun-loving friend who loved to surf.
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While Muni has increased the number of inspectors over the past year in an effort to crack down on freeloading transit users who cost The City millions in unpaid fares, none of those charged with checking for tickets and passes are deployed on The City’s buses — where, critics complain, they are needed most.
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The City will argue before a Superior Court judge today that two dangerous intersections should be exempted from an injunction that has stalled implementation of San Francisco’s bike plan.
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For Kimberly Bell, the 75-minute trek on public transportation from her home in Hunters Point to her son’s house in the Outer Sunset is long enough. Now, with new route changes proposed by Muni officials, Bell’s trip could take even longer.
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As Muni moves into a new era of payment options, the metal transit token is going extinct.Introduced in the 1940s, the dime-size tokens have been unavailable to the general public since 2005, according to San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency spokesman Judson True.
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A gray whale made an appearance about a quarter mile off Crissy Field on Thursday morning, providing a sightseeing bonus for tourists who first caught a glimpse of the creature while aboard a tour boat in the Bay.
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San Francisco motorists may have to pay twice the price for speeding and other driving offenses on Lombard Street and Van Ness Avenue — a last-minute addition to a law working its way through the state Legislature to increase the safety of 19th Avenue.
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City College of San Francisco’s board of trustees will move forward with a vote Thursday to approve the design of the school’s new Chinatown campus, despite a lawsuit filed by neighbors opposing the 190-foot building proposal.
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