SF News UC/Berkeley Releases Cellphone Program to Help Ease Traffic Beginning today, UCB will offer free downloads of a new software program for your cell that will help "unjam" traffic congestion. The program, which uses a global positioning system, is part of a
SF News Breaking News: Southbound I-880 Closed All southbound lanes of 880 at Broadway in Oakland are closed after a big rig crash. Drives are advised to use I-580 eastbound until further notice. Word is that said big rig is
misc BART Service Although BART service has been restored -- a technical SNAFU cut off service between the Montgomery BART station and Daly City -- you can expect delays throughout the morning. According to BART spokesman
SF News Muni's Guide to the Weekend: Getting Around the City This Wekend Will Blow TODAY: Critical Mass, 6 p.m. Bicycle ride will begin from Justin Herman Plaza and end all up in your face. You've been warned. SUNDAY: Hairrison Street Fair/Bear Week, 11 a.m.
SF News BREAKING NEWS: Fire Affecting Traffic On the Bay Bridge According to KTVU's Gasia Mikaelian, a fire on Yerba Buena Island is affecting traffic on the Bay Bridge. It's on the west side of Yerba Buena just under the bridge. It is not
SF News Up With Muni As incredible as it sounds," says the regally named Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr., SFMTA's Executive Director, in this morning's glowing press release, "preliminary ridership reports show that Muni had over 117,000 additional
SF News Cracked Rail Causes Systemwide Bart Delays A cracked rail at the Lake Merritt BART Station will cause delays all say long, possible lasting well into the evening. According to ABC 7, the "hairline crack is inside the Oakland Y
misc Traffic Woes The author of the recently published Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (And What It Says About Us) is on the west coast at this very minute doing "lots of media"
SF News UPDATE: Westbound Lanes of the Masonic Tunnel Closed Temporarily According to AlertSF, "Be advised, the westbound lanes of the Masonic Tunnel on Geary Avenue have been closed temporarily. Timetable for re-opening unknown." Will update as soon as we know more. Plan your
SF News Muni's Guide to the Weekend: Smelly Cyclists, Smelly Gays TONIGHT: Critical Mass starts tonight at 6:00 p.m. As always, the Critical Mass bicycle ride will begin from Justin Herman Plaza and sprout throughout the city. SUV drivers beware! SATURDAY, SUNDAY:
SF News Your Daily Muni Delay: Police Activity Shakes Up Your Commute Oh oh. Looks like your commute home might be an exciting one filled with delays and packed trains. According to 511, "at 3:10pm, Muni reports all inbound and outbound lines on the
SF News Accident Shuts Down 880 In San Leandro, Kills Two All but one southbound lane of Highway 880 in San Leandro has been shutdown after a big rig accident occurred around 9:30 a.m. this morning, near the Marina Blvd. exit. it
SF News Accident Snarls K/T Muni Line We received word this morning that a collision, possibly a motorcycle-meets-Muni accident, is blocking the T and K lines near Bayview. 511 has this to say: On Thursday, June 12th at 8:10am,
SF News UPDATE: Six Vehicle Pile-Up On Golden Gate Bridge Snarls Traffic According to KTVU--who interrupted Tyra, where some college girl was just about to freak out about a sex tape that ruined her life!--there has been a six-car pileup on the Golden Gate
SF News Golden Gate Bridge Accident, Lane Change Caused Pileup Yesterday's accident on the Golden Gate Bridge, which resulted in a 10-car collision and the bridge shutting down for a couple of hours, was the due to a simple lane change gone awry.
SF News Motorcycle Accident Shuts Down Golden Gate Bridge All Southbound lanes are closed, and most northbound lanes are "moving very slowly" due to a motorcycle accident involving multiple cars on the Golden Gate Bridge this afternoon. Traffic is backed up to
SF News Doubling Fines Along 19th Avenue Might Somehow Solve Everything State Senator Leland Yee introduced a bill in the State Legislature this morning that, if passed, would see traffic fines double for violations occurring along the deadly strip of San Francisco road known
misc Muni's Guide to the Weekend But it's not all blocked onramps and gas stations this weekend! There's also some bus reroutes, courtesy of the delightful YMCA Chinese New Year Run on Sunday at the Chinatown YMCA (855 Sacramento
misc Muni's Guide to the Weekend: Asians! Muni has three disruptions on their radar this weekend: The Chinese Flower Market Fair on Saturday and Sunday, the San Francisco Half Marathon on Sunday, and the Tet Fesitval Celebration on Sunday. All
SF News Zoinks: Tanker Truck Accident Shuts Down 101 in Redwood City Due to a gasoline tanker truck accident -- which resulted in an eco-unfriendly dousing of over "26 gallons" (?) of gasoline, or so said CBS 5's Judge Judy breaking-news interruption -- all northbound and
SF News Crystalline Water Ice Particles Fall from the Sky Yesterday's near perfect weather is now but a sepia-toned memory. Reports of a strange, icy substance, often referred to as "snow," is falling on Mount Diablo, Mount Hamilton in Santa Clara County, Mount
misc Might as Well Stay at Work Anyway, as far as we can tell, if you live in Marin and work in Contra Costa, or vice versa, you can't get home because 1) The Richmond Bridge is blocked by a
misc Jaywalking-- Smart or Darwinism? How many ways does this piss us off? Like the fact if she just crossed Valencia Street, there's an actual crosswalk there. Or the fact that she still has to jaywalk Market Street
SF News Blocker: 150 Leland Exploring San Francisco through the lens of city blocks, Blocker is a regular series by Charles Hodgkins. Look for it on SFist every other Wednesday, around the lunching hour. View the map of
