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San Francisco Chronicle
6 days ago
- General
- San Francisco Chronicle
S.F. Pride weekend: What to know about street closures and transit impacts
San Franciscans and revelers coming to the city for this year's Pride weekend will need to grapple with an array of closed streets, rerouted Muni lines and BART schedule adjustments. Like past years, the annual celebration is expected to draw a crowd of 1 million to San Francisco, one of the largest pride celebrations in the country. San Francisco Police Department officials said Thursday that they were coordinating with other agencies to ensure they have enough personnel on site to protect attendees. The city's official celebration will last from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday in Civil Center Plaza. The Pride Parade, which will begin at 10:30 a.m Sunday, will lead to street closures from Market Street to 9th Street. All intersections will be closed. Muni lines that operate on Market Street will also be rerouted to Mission Street, in addition to other transportation changes. Here is what to know about traffic and transit during San Francisco's celebration this weekend. Several streets will be closed all day Saturday and Sunday, according to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Other streets will close Sunday between 12 a.m. and 5 p.m.: Leavenworth between McAllister and Market Sutter between Sansome and Market Sansome, northbound lanes, between Sutter and Bush And some streets will be closed Sunday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.: S.F. Pride Parade Route The parade will begin at 10:30 Sunday at Market and Beale streets and will end on 8th Street near Civic Center Plaza. All intersections on Market will be closed to cross traffic during the Parade. Organizers said the easiest way to get to the parade is via the Market Street subway. Several streets and Muni stops, meanwhile, will be closed and rerouted. Muni Services Over Pride Weekend, many Muni services will be rerouted to Mission Street. Organizers said that Muni trains will stop at Civic Center station for the weekend's celebration and parade, as well as at Powell and Montgomery stations. More information can be found at or at In the morning, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., trains running downtown will come from Millbrae and Pleasant Hill. After 9 p.m., BART will run a three-line service. BART officials warned that riders should expect crowds at Embarcadero Station before 10 a.m. and all day at Civic Center Station. They advised riders to instead use the Montgomery Street and Powell Street stations.
San Francisco Chronicle
24-06-2025
- Automotive
- San Francisco Chronicle
Some commuters want to bring back the Bay Area's casual carpool. Here's when
As BART confronts a financial crisis and more traffic clogs Bay Area freeways, some commuters are eyeing a solution from the past. They want to resurrect casual carpool, the grassroots system in which drivers pick up passengers at designated spots in the East Bay, and carry them across the Bay Bridge to the Financial District. Launched amid transit meltdowns in the 1970s, this arrangement died with the pandemic. But enthusiasts never stopped trying to revive it, and now they see an opening. Workers are returning to offices in droves and, in September, California will stop allowing single-driver electric cars to use fast-moving diamond lanes on highways. Public transportation agencies, including BART and transbay bus lines, are facing deficits that could eviscerate service if taxpayers don't provide a bailout. In such an environment more people would be forced to drive, and many would have a strong incentive to pile in cars with strangers. Carpools provide benefits for drivers, who get discount bridge tolls and diamond lane access, and passengers, who might chip in a dollar for a swift, comfortable ride. Proponents are mulling a date to restart the massive, ad-hoc network. They now hope to time it with the beginning of the school year, in August or September. 'This effort to bring casual carpool back has a lot of traction,' said Camille Bermudez, an East Bay resident who carpooled to work for years. She first tried the system as a teenager, with her dad driving. Following an indulgent weekday breakfast at a cafe in Rockridge, the pair set off for the high school Bermudez attended in San Francisco's Sunset District. As they rolled beneath the State Route 24 freeway overpass at Claremont Avenue and Hudson Street, Bermudez' dad slowed for a group of people waiting at the curb. 'He said, 'We're going to pick someone up,'' Bermudez recalled. Fascinated, she had watched her father park and motion for someone to hop in the car. It didn't take long to grasp the concept. 'There's this level of trust with casual carpool,' she said, characterizing the system as a form of common-sense transport that's built on collective action. 'You're getting in the car with a neighbor, a fellow worker, a fellow commuter.' Re-invigorating that intricate network of pick-ups and drop-offs won't be easy after five years of dormancy. Maps of the old sites still exist online, but people are no longer accustomed to using them. Abandoned cars have parked in former carpool loading zones; signs marking the curbs have faded. Die-hard carpoolers, such as Bermudez, remain unfazed. She and others circulated surveys over the last several months to rally interest in the commuting option. Before the official re-launch, they might hold a series of parties at pick-up spots to gather momentum. Organizers are spreading the word over social media, with casual carpool pages on Facebook and Instagram. Kuan Butts, an Oakland resident who routinely carpooled to the city before COVID shutdowns in 2020, said he's seen hints of a resurgence. Occasionally, drivers pull up to his transbay bus stop in the Grand Lake neighborhood, offering rides to the rush hour throngs. Such scenes recall the origin story of casual carpool in the 1970s, with one difference: These days, Butts said, it's hard to coax two passengers — the required number for the diamond lane — into a car with a driver they don't know. 'Maybe there's a resocialization element,' Butts surmised. He's confident that people will come around. Once a person tries carpooling, he said, 'they realize it's totally safe. That it's the greatest thing in the world.'
CBS News
13-06-2025
- Health
- CBS News
BART service between Berkeley, Richmond halted due to medical emergency
BART service between the Berkeley and Richmond stations Friday morning has been halted due to a medical emergency, officials said. Around 6:50 a.m., the agency announced on social media that service was stopped following reports of a "major medical emergency" outside of the North Berkeley station. Additional details about the emergency were not immediately available. BART service has stopped between Downtown Berkeley and Richmond stations due to a major medical emergency outside of North Berkeley station. AC Transit is providing bus service between Richmond and Berkeley stations. — BART Alert (@SFBARTalert) June 13, 2025 BART said AC Transit is providing bus service between Richmond and Berkeley stations. Friday's incident is the second service disruption due to a medical emergency in as many days. On Thursday morning, an emergency at the Hayward station halted service for two hours between Bayfair and the South Hayward stations. This is a breaking news update. More details to come.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Yahoo
BART commuters face delays, partial service closures Wednesday
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Unplanned BART track repairs are impacting the Wednesday morning commute for riders. There are major delays through San Francisco, and partial line closures are in effect. BART train service in downtown San Francisco has been limited to one track due to the rail repairs. Single tracking is in effect between the Montgomery St. and 16th/Mission stations. Due to the single tracking, the agency said to expect 20-minute delays traveling through downtown SF. To relieve train congestion, BART officials said there is no Red Line service. 'Richmond riders wanting to go into SF can board an Orange Line train and transfer to the Yellow line-Antioch-SFO train at MacArthur. A shuttle train will run between SFO and Millbrae stations,' the agency said in a service advisory. The Green Line is shut down between West Oakland and Daly City stations. 'The Green Line will run only between Berryessa/North San Jose and MacArthur,' BART said. 'Green Line riders wanting to go into SF can transfer to the Blue Line-Dublin/Pleasanton-Daly City train at Bay Fair Station.' Crews conducting overnight inspections of the track found the rail defect between Montgomery St. and Powell St. stations, officials said. There is no estimated time for regular service to resume. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Bloomberg
10-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
US Public Transit Systems See Ratings Hit as Fiscal Woes Mount
US mass-transit agencies are already grappling with weak ridership numbers and evaporating pandemic aid. Now, their credit ratings are under pressure. The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District was the latest to take a hit when it lost its Aaa rating from Moody's Ratings last week. The system's operations depend heavily on fares, and the dip in daily usage — which has not recovered to pre-pandemic levels — has ballooned its projected budget deficit to as much as $400 million in the upcoming fiscal years.
