Transportation

Bay Area drivers are seeing some of the steepest prices in the state. San Rafael is averaging $5.42 a gallon, Santa Rosa $5.35, and San Francisco saw its average jump 15 cents to $5.40 — with some stations charging as much as $5.99 a gallon.

VTA and a local truck dealership are headed to trial over VTA's use of eminent domain and a question of fair compensation. The agency has been acquiring land for its six-mile BART extension project, slated to open in 2036.

The escalating conflict in Iran along with another California refinery set to close, are raising concerns that the state's high gas prices could climb even higher.

$18.4 million in federal transit funding has been secured for Los Angeles and the Bay Area to support the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The board of directors for the Bay Area Rapid Transit has approved an alternative plan to slash service and cut costs as the agency grapples with what officials describe as the largest financial crisis in its history.

BART restored service on Thursday between Oakland and San Francisco after a 40-minute networking engineering problem. 

An RV fire near the West Oakland station damaged critical cables, forcing an hours-long shutdown of the Transbay Tube Sunday.

BART suspended service through the Transbay Tube on Sunday after a "loss of communications," stranding riders and forcing them to seek alternate routes between San Francisco and Oakland.

The popular ride-share app Uber is reportedly taking strides to enact more comprehensive background checks after its policies allowed individuals with violent criminal convictions to drive for the company. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a $590 million state loan to help stabilize BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit as they face major budget deficits tied to post-pandemic ridership declines.

Love and public transit are intersecting again this Valentine’s Day as BART hosts its second annual "Valentraine," a speed dating event held aboard a moving train.

BART officials warn that without a new revenue source, the agency may be forced to close 15 of its stations and reduce train frequency.

The Bay Area started to dry out Wednesday night, after a couple days of rainy weather that left behind flooding in some spots. In Oakland, people are fed up over one stretch of freeway that seems to flood every time a decent amount of rain moves through. 

Bay Area residents got a look Thursday at the massive cuts that could be coming to BART next year, if voters don't approve a tax increase to bail out the transit agency. The proposal includes the closure of between 10 and 15 lower-ridership train stations, as well as major service cutbacks.

Oakland Fire Department personnel on Friday afternoon were called to the West Oakland BART station to recover the body of a woman who had been hit by a train.

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report that Greg Biffle, former NASCAR driver, was not the one flying his jet when it crashed last month.

UPS is permanently retiring its fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo planes following a deadly November crash in Louisville.

We hear of failures of government so often, that we rarely speak of provable successes. This bridge, an international icon and a taxpayer and toll payer paid for structure, has a governing body that pulled it off.

The average American driver lost nearly $900 and 49 hours to traffic in 2025, according to a new WalletHub study that ranks the best and worst states for driving.