Jerold Chinn

San Francisco

San Francisco Transportation and City Hall Reporter at SFBay

Freelance Reporter at The Ingleside Light

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Articles

SFMTA board approves Lurie plan to curb vehicular homelessness

1 week ago | thevoicesf.org | Jerold Chinn

San Francisco took its first step Tuesday in blanketing the city with a two-hour parking limit for large vehicles as part of a plan by Mayor Daniel Lurie to address vehicular homelessness and restore public spaces on city streets.
I-280 Ocean Avenue Off-Ramp Project Design Nearly Complete

1 week ago | inglesidelight.com | Jerold Chinn

Interstate 280‚Äôs southbound off-ramp that feeds vehicles onto Ingleside‚Äôs stretch of Ocean Avenue, often at high speeds, may soon get an upgrade after years of planning. San Francisco County Transportation Authority staff, along with a consultant from Civic Edge, presented the I-280 Ocean Avenue Off-Ramp Project at a town hall meeting held at City College of San Francisco on Thursday.
Bay Area transit officials slam Clipper 2.0 delays, say Bay Area deserves better

2 weeks ago | thevoicesf.org | Jerold Chinn

The patience of Bay Area transit officials is running thin as delays continue with the rollout of the next generation of the Clipper card system that will eventually allow transit riders to pay for fares with a credit or debit card. Staff from Cubic and from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), which administers the Clipper card program, presented its latest timeline to Bay Area transit officials to the Clipper Executive Board on June 2.
Bay Area transit bill advances in state legislature - The Voice of San Francisco

3 weeks ago | thevoicesf.org | Jerold Chinn

A bill that would authorize a Bay Area regional sales tax measure on the November 2026 ballot passed in the state Senate and is now heading to the Assembly. Senate Bill 63, authored by state senators Scott Wiener (San Francisco) and Jesse Arreguín (Berkeley), would help fund transit operations for many of the troubled Bay Area transit systems that will face a financial crisis when the 2026–27 fiscal year starts on July 1, 2026.
Powell BART station tests new wayfinding signs to help better guide riders

3 weeks ago | thevoicesf.org | Jerold Chinn

The Bay Area’s regional planning agency is working on ways to make it easier and less confusing for transit riders and visitors to find their way around 27 different transit systems, whether traveling by bus, train, or ferry. New signage is currently being tested in one San Francisco train station. At the Powell BART station, which is shared with the Muni Metro subway system, new wayfinding signs are being tested to direct passengers to the right transit system.
Here’s what Muni riders need to know about summer service changes

4 weeks ago | thevoicesf.org | Jerold Chinn

The start of summer will begin with some cuts to Muni service, which includes route changes on several bus routes starting June 21. On weekdays, Muni passengers on the 5-Fulton, 9-San Bruno, and 31-Balboa will have their routes shortened as part of a cost-saving measure by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). Additionally, the 6-Haight/Parnassus and 21-Hayes will merge into one route and be renamed as the 6-Hayes/Parnassus as part of a new route.
SFMTA To Install Transit-Only Lane On San Jose Avenue

1 month ago | inglesidelight.com | Jerold Chinn

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s work to speed up the M-Ocean View light rail line while improving street safety is ramping up. Crews will install a transit-only lane on the inner travel lane on San Jose Avenue between Niagara Avenue and Broad Street into a transit lane as early as June 2. Construction will occur between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. for about two to three weeks.
S.F. taxi pilot program letting drivers accept Uber requests becomes permanent

1 month ago | thevoicesf.org | Jerold Chinn

A pilot program set to expire at the end of June that allows taxi drivers to accept ride-hail requests from third-party mobile apps will become permanent in San Francisco. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board of Directors voted Tuesday to make the Upfront Taxi Program permanent after a two-year pilot period. The pilot program launched in November 2022 and allowed drivers on taxi e-hail apps, such as Flywheel, to accept ride requests from Uber.
San Francisco Studying Dangerous Freeway Ramps

1 month ago | inglesidelight.com | Jerold Chinn

Improving safety for pedestrians and bicyclists at 11 freeway ramp intersections is the focus of a new San Francisco County Transportation Authority study. Representatives from the transportation authority held an open house at the Ingleside Library Branch on Thursday to solicit input from the public for the Vision Zero Freeway Ramps Study, specifically focusing on a handful of neighborhood intersections.
San Francisco pedestrian advocates push for new traffic safety plan from mayor

1 month ago | thevoicesf.org | Jerold Chinn

Since failing last year to reach a goal of achieving zero traffic fatalities in San Francisco, advocates for pedestrian safety are demanding that city officials adopt a new plan with a renewed commitment to street safety. So far this year, there have been six pedestrians killed in traffic crashes this year, including most recently a 47-year-old who was killed in a hit-and-run crash at Bayshore Boulevard and Jerrold Avenue. Five of the six people killed this year in traffic crashes were seniors.