Simon: SamTrans safety is priority
Mark Simon - 11/12/2010
A letter that appeared in your newspaper questioned the ability of SamTrans bus drivers to negotiate a road safely at the same time the road is being used by cyclists ("SamTrans bus drivers" in the Oct. 27 edition of the Daily Journal).
Mark Simon - 11/12/2010
A letter that appeared in your newspaper questioned the ability of SamTrans bus drivers to negotiate a road safely at the same time the road is being used by cyclists ("SamTrans bus drivers" in the Oct. 27 edition of the Daily Journal).
Ransom: SamTrans bus drivers
Dave Ransom - 10/27/2010
Why don't reporters ask SamTrans why their bus drivers are not safe enough drivers
Dave Ransom - 10/27/2010
Why don't reporters ask SamTrans why their bus drivers are not safe enough drivers
SamTrans gate closed to bicyclist
Bill Silverfarb - 10/21/2010
SamTrans has closed a gate in Redwood Shores that bicyclists previously used to access the Bay Trail. Bicyclists want the gate reopened but the transit agency contends it must stay closed for safety reasons.
Bill Silverfarb - 10/21/2010
SamTrans has closed a gate in Redwood Shores that bicyclists previously used to access the Bay Trail. Bicyclists want the gate reopened but the transit agency contends it must stay closed for safety reasons.
SamTrans staying on fiscal schedule
Sarah Haughey - 08/14/2010
After the state eliminated its state transit assistance funds, all Bay Area transit agencies were forced to reduce service and increase fares, efforts that have produced fewer riders and less revenue.
Sarah Haughey - 08/14/2010
After the state eliminated its state transit assistance funds, all Bay Area transit agencies were forced to reduce service and increase fares, efforts that have produced fewer riders and less revenue.
SamTrans riders facing possible service cuts, fare hike
Mike Rosenberg - 05/11/2010
SamTrans may have to cut service and raise fares again to fill a $22.5 million funding gap for next year, officials said Tuesday.
Mike Rosenberg - 05/11/2010
SamTrans may have to cut service and raise fares again to fill a $22.5 million funding gap for next year, officials said Tuesday.
Layoffs coming at SamTrans
Staff - 11/17/2009
Six SamTrans routes were cut and fares were increased in a unanimous vote by the SamTrans board of directors last month in the wake of a $28.4 million operational budget deficit for the 2010 fiscal year.
Staff - 11/17/2009
Six SamTrans routes were cut and fares were increased in a unanimous vote by the SamTrans board of directors last month in the wake of a $28.4 million operational budget deficit for the 2010 fiscal year.
BART pried another $158 million from SamTrans
Guy Span - 11/06/2009
Thanks to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's intervention in 2007, SamTrans was extricated from its marriage to BART, but at a huge cost. Indeed, the three-party agreement between SamTrans, BART and the MTC was stranger than fiction and more expensive than an asteroid-sized engagement ring. See: Money laundering at SamTrans from the BART airport extension.
Guy Span - 11/06/2009
Thanks to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's intervention in 2007, SamTrans was extricated from its marriage to BART, but at a huge cost. Indeed, the three-party agreement between SamTrans, BART and the MTC was stranger than fiction and more expensive than an asteroid-sized engagement ring. See: Money laundering at SamTrans from the BART airport extension.
Money laundering at SamTrans from the BART
Guy Span - 11/05/2009
In the 2007 Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)-orchestrated divorce agreement between feuding BART and its jilting partner San Mateo County Transportation District (SamTrans), the District signed a bizarre agreement to get out from under operating expenses for BART to the SFO Airport.
Guy Span - 11/05/2009
In the 2007 Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)-orchestrated divorce agreement between feuding BART and its jilting partner San Mateo County Transportation District (SamTrans), the District signed a bizarre agreement to get out from under operating expenses for BART to the SFO Airport.
Night Owl bus may be grounded
Denis Cuff - 09/17/2008
It was billed as a bus service to stay up as late as the public did, but it's in danger of shutting down in a big stretch of Contra Costa County.
Denis Cuff - 09/17/2008
It was billed as a bus service to stay up as late as the public did, but it's in danger of shutting down in a big stretch of Contra Costa County.
SamTrans looks for residents' input on spending priorities
Shaun Bishop - 09/03/2008
If you're tired of those bumps on Woodside Road or that tricky interchange on Highway 101, county officials want to hear about it.
Shaun Bishop - 09/03/2008
If you're tired of those bumps on Woodside Road or that tricky interchange on Highway 101, county officials want to hear about it.
Local 49ers fans bond on SamTrans
Will Oremus - 09/16/2007
Monday night's home opener for the San Francisco 49ers started a little after 7 p.m. at Monster Park. For thousands of football faithful on the Peninsula, however, the game-day experience began some two hours earlier, at SamTrans bus stops crowded with fellow travelers decked out in red, gold and black.
Will Oremus - 09/16/2007
Monday night's home opener for the San Francisco 49ers started a little after 7 p.m. at Monster Park. For thousands of football faithful on the Peninsula, however, the game-day experience began some two hours earlier, at SamTrans bus stops crowded with fellow travelers decked out in red, gold and black.
Peninsula parents want bus services
Heather Murtagh - 09/14/2007
No bus service to Peninsula High School - which sits atop a large hill - has parents requesting options from the district.
Heather Murtagh - 09/14/2007
No bus service to Peninsula High School - which sits atop a large hill - has parents requesting options from the district.
Riding the bus toward freedom
Shaun Bishop - 08/07/2007
Molly Kennedy had just arrived as a first-year student at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont when she got the urge to visit a mall.
Shaun Bishop - 08/07/2007
Molly Kennedy had just arrived as a first-year student at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont when she got the urge to visit a mall.
SamTrans gets debt pay plan
Dana Yates - 06/28/2007
A $53 million deal between San Mateo, Santa Clara and San Francisco county transit agencies was approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Agency yesterday, possibly ending a 16-year-old debt surrounding the purchase of the rail right-of-way for passenger service on the Peninsula.
Dana Yates - 06/28/2007
A $53 million deal between San Mateo, Santa Clara and San Francisco county transit agencies was approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Agency yesterday, possibly ending a 16-year-old debt surrounding the purchase of the rail right-of-way for passenger service on the Peninsula.
$53 million to Samtrans
Staff - 06/28/2007
A proposal has moved forward to have a state transportation agency overseeing the Bay Area reimburse the San Mateo County Transit District $53 million for its 1991 purchase of the tracks used by Caltrain.
Staff - 06/28/2007
A proposal has moved forward to have a state transportation agency overseeing the Bay Area reimburse the San Mateo County Transit District $53 million for its 1991 purchase of the tracks used by Caltrain.
Critics pan hydrogen bus plan
Edward Carpenter - 06/08/2007
An effort by Peninsula cities and the county to promote cutting-edge technology with a new hydrogen-fueled shuttle bus is being called a waste of taxpayers' money by critics.
Edward Carpenter - 06/08/2007
An effort by Peninsula cities and the county to promote cutting-edge technology with a new hydrogen-fueled shuttle bus is being called a waste of taxpayers' money by critics.
SamTrans might get VTA's bond money
Will Oremus - 06/03/2007
Santa Clara County's Valley Transit Authority isn't anxious to use its share of new state transportation bond money to settle a 20-year-old dispute with its counterpart agency in San Mateo County, spokeswoman Jayme Kunz said.
Will Oremus - 06/03/2007
Santa Clara County's Valley Transit Authority isn't anxious to use its share of new state transportation bond money to settle a 20-year-old dispute with its counterpart agency in San Mateo County, spokeswoman Jayme Kunz said.
SamTrans cash crunch threatens expansion
Gary Richards - 05/30/2007
A simmering 2-decade-old dispute over Caltrain has erupted into a nasty fight involving three counties, the Bay Area's transportation power and millions of dollars in state bond funds - a battle that could delay the expansion of rapid bus service in Santa Clara County.
Gary Richards - 05/30/2007
A simmering 2-decade-old dispute over Caltrain has erupted into a nasty fight involving three counties, the Bay Area's transportation power and millions of dollars in state bond funds - a battle that could delay the expansion of rapid bus service in Santa Clara County.
Muni to pay SamTrans $9.2M
Christine Morente - 05/15/2007
A 15-year-old debt owed to SamTrans by San Francisco's Muni finally could be paid off.
Christine Morente - 05/15/2007
A 15-year-old debt owed to SamTrans by San Francisco's Muni finally could be paid off.
Bus accident in road narrowed by Tutor-Saliba.