Golden Gate Transit has been struggling with having to cancel trips with no warning on some of its routes recently due to staffing shortages, including Route 4 from Mill Valley's Strawberry neighborhood through Sausalito to San Francisco in the mornings and the reverse direction in the evening. As of Monday, July 28 the following trips on Route 4 will be cut … [Read more...]
Bridge District Considering Realignment of Routes 70, 80 and 101
Click here to see the Staff Report. Click here to see the schedule of all the public hearings. Click here to see the Board presentation. The Golden Gate Bridge District will hold public meetings in late July and early August to get feedback on a proposal to realign Golden Gate Transit Routes 70, 80 and 101. The core of the plan is that Route 80's trips and … [Read more...]
Golden Gate Ferry & Bus Fares Increase on July 1, 2014
Sausalito ferries operated by the Golden Gate Bridge District will see fares go up by about 5% on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, and Golden Gate Transit bus fares to San Francisco will increase by 5% as well. For ferry riders without Clipper Cards that's a 50 cent increase, and about half that if you are a Clipper Card user, since Clipper Cards save you about half of the … [Read more...]
Muir Woods Shuttle Returns a Month Early: Service Starts Sat. March 29
I was driving down 101 and about to take the Sausalito exit a couple of days ago when I saw a CalTrans worker standing precariously on the back of a truck. He was attaching a sign to a post at the southern end of the Richardson Bay overpass by the Highway 1 exit. Apart from fearing for his life if someone rear-ended his truck on the shoulder, I also saw this as a happy … [Read more...]
Golden Gate Ferry Spring Schedule Will Be Unchanged
I always get a big smile on my face every spring when the two different Sausalito ferry services start adding sailings between San Francisco and Sausalito. It means the days are getting longer and the mornings are feeling warmer. This year the Golden Gate Ferry schedule from Sausalito to the Ferry Building in San Francisco will not be changed for spring. This is not … [Read more...]