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"content": "\u003cp>[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s probably a good thing that the thousands of commuters who were expected to use San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center every day didn’t have time to get attached to it. Or that the crowds that enthusiastically thronged the facility’s rooftop park didn’t get too used to hanging out there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s because there’s still no telling when all those people, or the rest of us, will get a chance to use the transit facility or visit the landmark park again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For now, the quarter-mile-long building sits inside its stylish white aluminum cocoon just south of Mission Street like \u003ca href=\"https://christojeanneclaude.net/projects/running-fence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Christo installation\u003c/a>: \"Transit Center, Interrupted.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Coverage\" tag=\"transbay-transit-center\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The $2.2 billion bus terminal/park in the sky/train station of the future was shut down during the afternoon rush hour last Sept. 25 after workers discovered cracks in a pair of steel girders that help support the center’s bus deck where it crosses above Fremont Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At that point, the center had been open all of 44 days. Crews rushed to shore up the girders over Fremont Street. They installed similar bracing where the bus deck spans First Street just in case the structural steel there developed cracks. No cracks emerged in that second location, the one piece of good news that has emerged from this saga so far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Monday, the transit center has been closed for \u003ca href=\"//abc7news.com/timeline-of-salesforce-transit-center-closure-in-sf/4393898/%E2%80%9D\" target=\"”_blank”\">104 days\u003c/a> -- more than twice as long as it was open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So the question \u003ca href=\"//www.kqed.org/news/11700692/when-will-the-s-f-transit-center-reopen-it-will-be-weeks-before-we-have-a-date%E2%80%9D\" target=\"”_blank”\">has occurred\u003c/a>: When will the transit center reopen?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the answer: No one knows for sure. Though in the 15 weeks since the center closed, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, which oversees the facility, has been busy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, bracing the structure, because it would be unseemly to have the building fall down in the street. Then consulting with experts about how to go about investigating why the steel cracked. Then having laboratory tests conducted to zero in on the cause of the cracks. Then consulting with other experts about the best way to repair the girders. Then asking the first set of experts to sign off on the repair method recommended by the second set of experts. And then asking that first set of experts what other parts of the transit center might need to be inspected before the facility reopens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And this is where things stand as we wait for the joint powers authority board to meet \u003ca href=\"//tjpa.org/calendar-items/board-meeting-january-10-2019%E2%80%9D\" target=\"”_blank”\">on Thursday\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The metal testing has been concluded. (The apparent cause of the fractures: Flaws introduced into the 40-inch steel girders by cutting torches used to make what have been called \"access holes\" for welding.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Engineers have devised \u003ca href=\"https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5677189/Transbay-Transit-Center-Girder-Repairs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a fix\u003c/a> -- it was shown when the board met on Dec. 13. An engineering peer-review panel convened by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission has approved the repair method. Officials with the authority have started the process of trying to procure the specialized steel needed for the repairs -- which will be done over both Fremont and First streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christine Falvey, spokeswoman for the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, noted Monday that there is work happening at the transit center right now: Businesses that have taken out leases to open outlets there later this year are building out their spaces, for instance. And crews have been patching areas of the walkway through the rooftop park that had worn down during the six weeks the facility was open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ut as to reopening?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The authority won't have a construction schedule until it knows when the steel for the repairs will arrive, Falvey said -- adding that it may have an answer about the steel within a week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's not clear how long the repair process itself, which will involve bolting massive steel plates to reinforce fractured or vulnerable areas of the girders, will take.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After repairs are completed, she said, the giant hydraulic gantries that have been supporting the structure's girders over Fremont and First streets will be removed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When that happens, the public will get to see some progress\" toward reopening, Falvey said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that won't mean the doors will be thrown open right away. Before that happens, the MTC-appointed engineering panel must complete a study of other critical design elements in the transit center structure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That review is happening at the insistence of several Transbay Joint Powers Authority board members -- notably Ed Reiskin, chief of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We only learned of (the cracks) incidentally, because someone was doing some work and had the good sense to flag, that otherwise wouldn't have been seen or known,\" Reiskin said at last month's board meeting. \"So I think what this board is seeking, and ultimately what the public will be seeking, is really a clean bill of health for the entire structure.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Michael Engelhardt, the University of Texas engineering professor who's heading the peer review team, told the meeting that his group will focus on four critical areas: heavy steel components which, like the cracked girders, may be prone to brittle fracture; the steel \"hangers\" that suspend the structure's massive bus deck; any damage that might be associated with the sudden failure of the cracked girders; and, \"since we have buses rolling in and out of there,\" whether the facility's design has given adequate attention to the issue of structural fatigue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Falvey said it may take until the joint powers authority board's February meeting before the peer-review panel reports back on how long its supplemental study will take.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We'll conclude here with what we think is a safe bet, with 358 days left in 2019: The transit center will reopen this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until then, enjoy that big white art installation downtown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Tesla made about 9,300 more vehicles than it delivered last year, raising concerns among industry analysts that inventory is growing as demand for the company's electric cars may be starting to wane.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If demand falls, they say, the company will enter a new phase of its business. Like other automakers, Tesla will have to either cut production or reduce prices to raise sales. A drop in demand could also curtail the company's earnings and jeopardize CEO Elon Musk's promise to post sustained quarterly profits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Wednesday, Tesla did cut prices, knocking $2,000 off each of its three models. 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"content": "\u003cp>Planning a rocking New Year's Eve this year? Here are some ways to make sure you end your night right, by getting home safely:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://newsroom.aaa.com/safety/holiday-safe-ride-program/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AAA Holiday Safe Ride Program\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: AAA is offering safe ride services for members and nonmembers in all nine Bay Area counties from 6 p.m. Monday through 6 a.m. Tuesday. The number to call is 855-286-9246.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2018/news20181213-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BART\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Regular service will end at 8 p.m. Monday, with special service lasting from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. (with regular fares). During that time, trains will run \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2018%20NYE%20Public%20Timetable_v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">every 20 minutes\u003c/a>, and some will skip stops in downtown San Francisco to avoid platform overcrowding from the \u003ca href=\"http://sf.funcheap.com/san-francisco-new-years-eve-fireworks/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">midnight fireworks show.\u003c/a> Extra trains will be standing by downtown for the rush after the fireworks show, but not all lines will stop at each station. Click \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2018/news20181213-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a> for more details. BART will operate on its Sunday schedule on New Year's Day starting at 8 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/new-years-eve-free-muni-and-extra-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Muni\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Muni is offering free rides from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., and extra buses will be running on many lines. Delays are expected around the Ferry Building due to the fireworks show, and Muni will be \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/new-years-eve-free-muni-and-extra-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rerouting some lines\u003c/a> starting around 10 p.m. until streets clear. Don't tag on with a Clipper card or MuniMobile ticket, unless you \u003cem>want\u003c/em> to get charged.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2018/12/28/heading-out-on-new-years-eve-leave-your-car-at-home/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AC Transit\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: All AC Transit rides will be free from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. You can see their full schedule and route maps \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/maps/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>. New Year's Day service will run on a Sunday schedule.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/about/MediaRelations/news/SamTrans_Offers_Free_Rides_for_New_Year_s_Eve.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SamTrans\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: You can ride SamTrans for free from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. On New Year's Day, SamTrans will run on its \u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/schedulesandmaps/timetables.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday schedule.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.caltrain.com/schedules/holidayservice/SF_New_Year_s_Eve_Fireworks_Service.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caltrain\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Rides on Caltrain are free from — you guessed it — 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Two additional northbound bullet trains will run early in the evening, and after the fireworks show Caltrain will run extra southbound trains. The final train will depart from San Francisco at 2 a.m. Caltrain will run its regular \u003ca href=\"http://www.caltrain.com/schedules/weekend-timetable.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday schedule\u003c/a> on New Year's Day.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.vta.org/News-and-Media/Connect-with-VTA/Let-VTA-Do-the-Driving-on-NYE#.XClV31VKiUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VTA\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Not to be left out, VTA is offering free rides from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. on its regular weekday schedule, with some \u003ca href=\"http://www.vta.org/notice?id=a0W1200000Iysdi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exceptions\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.vta.org/nye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extended service\u003c/a> on some lines.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/whats-new/san-francisco-bus-stop-suspensions-on-new-years-eve/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capitol Corridor\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Connecting bus service to Pier 39/Fisherman’s Wharf and Financial District/Hyatt won't be available from 6:30 p.m. until midnight. 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During that time, trains will run \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2018%20NYE%20Public%20Timetable_v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">every 20 minutes\u003c/a>, and some will skip stops in downtown San Francisco to avoid platform overcrowding from the \u003ca href=\"http://sf.funcheap.com/san-francisco-new-years-eve-fireworks/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">midnight fireworks show.\u003c/a> Extra trains will be standing by downtown for the rush after the fireworks show, but not all lines will stop at each station. Click \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2018/news20181213-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a> for more details. BART will operate on its Sunday schedule on New Year's Day starting at 8 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/new-years-eve-free-muni-and-extra-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Muni\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Muni is offering free rides from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., and extra buses will be running on many lines. Delays are expected around the Ferry Building due to the fireworks show, and Muni will be \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/new-years-eve-free-muni-and-extra-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rerouting some lines\u003c/a> starting around 10 p.m. until streets clear. 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New Year's Day service will run on a Sunday schedule.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/about/MediaRelations/news/SamTrans_Offers_Free_Rides_for_New_Year_s_Eve.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SamTrans\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: You can ride SamTrans for free from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. On New Year's Day, SamTrans will run on its \u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/schedulesandmaps/timetables.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday schedule.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.caltrain.com/schedules/holidayservice/SF_New_Year_s_Eve_Fireworks_Service.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caltrain\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Rides on Caltrain are free from — you guessed it — 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Two additional northbound bullet trains will run early in the evening, and after the fireworks show Caltrain will run extra southbound trains. 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Allen’s Facebook post continued, “It did not appear on a Board agenda. The family also wants the station and a street named after him. Should BART ever memorialize or name stations after individuals? Your thoughts?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The responses that came in included racist remarks about Grant. At a BART board meeting on Dec. 6, Johnson spoke to Allen directly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You knew, without a shadow of a doubt,” that the post “would cause racial comments to be put there,” Johnson said pointedly. “You have hurt my family tremendously,” she said, her voice shaking. “For my 13-year-old granddaughter to see all the rude posts. What you have incited is absolutely unacceptable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Minister Keith Muhammad, who has supported the family since Grant’s death, said that while the social media post may appear innocuous, “quite frankly it was a dog whistle.” Especially, he added, “if you just consider the community that director represents.” Allen represents East Bay suburbs, including Walnut Creek and Danville, where many residents are wealthier and less diverse than in some of the other territory BART covers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the meeting, Allen responded directly to the family. “My intent was to talk about policy with this post,” she said. “There was no other hidden motive to divide people, to attack people, or to get people to attack people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Over a few days’ time, the comments on that post became really a very unhealthy debate with people attacking each and calling each other racist,” Allen said, adding that is why she deleted the post.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I believe my original question was, and still is, a valid public policy question,” she said, acknowledging that the context was mistaken. “I offer you my sincerest apology for the outcome of that post, and for any harm or grief that I’ve caused any of you to feel.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Cephus Johnson, Grant’s uncle, known to many as Uncle Bobby, said that an apology with an excuse did not feel like a true apology. “Mehserle offered excuses for why he murdered Oscar, too,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another BART director, \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/about/bod/bodMembersDetail_09\">Bevan Dufty\u003c/a> spoke strongly against Allen’s post, calling it a “terrible mistake.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All of us who run for office, we know the hate that exists in this country, and to open up a poll and blanket people about a subject like this?” Dufty asked. “If you want to ask people if they want more straphangers in a rail car, I think that’s dandy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But to ask this question, really begged a terrible thing,” Dufty added.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Next Steps for the Project\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While the design of the mural is not yet finalized, a contract has been signed with Oakland native and artist Senay Dennis, also known as Refa One.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dufty said it was part of the responsibility of BART officials to acknowledge what happened 10 years ago. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So the increase is a done deal. Except for one thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The toll authority is facing two lawsuits in San Francisco Superior Court, both of which challenge the validity of Regional Measure 3 on the grounds that its toll increases are a special tax.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the state Constitution, the plaintiffs argue, tax measures require a two-thirds majority to pass. RM3, which its proponents argue is a user fee that needed only a simple majority to pass, got a 55 percent yes vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The suits won't be resolved for a while -- and certainly not by Jan. 1, when BATA will start collecting the new tolls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what will happen to all those extra dollars drivers will pay -- something like $2.5 million a week -- while the fate of the measure is thrashed out in court?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All that cash will be deposited in a special bank account, not to be touched until the court cases are resolved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the toll authority prevails in the lawsuits, it will get to spend the money as planned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If it loses -- well, first, that will blow a big hole in funding plans for many highway and transit projects, including procurement of some of BART's new cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But beyond that, toll officials will have to figure out of a way to get that toll money back to the drivers who paid it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Randy Rentschler, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's director of legislation and public affairs, says refunding tolls to drivers who use FasTrak toll passes will be straightforward since there will be a record of the charges they've paid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the solution will be more complicated for the large population of commuters who still don't use FasTrak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If you pay cash and have a receipt, then it's very simple for us to pay that dollar back to you,\" Rentschler said. \"But if you don't have a receipt, really the only way we can do it is to have some sort of a toll holiday\" during which tolls would be reduced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rentschler pointed out that it's actually fairly common for voter-approved funding measures to face court challenges. Santa Clara County's Measure B, which imposed a half-cent sales tax to fund transportation projects, was blocked by a lawsuit immediately after voters passed it with a 72 percent yes vote in 2016.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lower court dismissed the suit, after which Santa Clara County began collecting the tax. Then the plaintiff appealed. The county continued charging the tax, placing the proceeds in an escrow account. By the time the county \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/18/6-3-billion-transportation-tax-in-santa-clara-county-is-legal-court-says/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prevailed in the case\u003c/a> last month, the account held $240 million.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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He says the legislation addresses affordability, sprawl and its impact on the state’s climate goals and the threat the housing crisis poses to the California economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Wiener’s new \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB50\">SB 50\u003c/a> — like SB 827, it’s sponsored by the pro-development group California YIMBY — includes several new provisions that attempt to answer concerns that helped sink the earlier bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One new feature would mandate denser development in more affluent “job-rich” communities — even if they don’t have high-intensity commute transit service. That’s in response to complaints that SB 827 would have focused development on central-city communities and spared wealthier areas outside transit corridors. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The legislation would also allow cities that include “sensitive communities”– neighborhoods adjacent to transit that have a high risk of gentrification and displacement — extra time to develop alternative planning processes focused on development of affordable, multifamily housing. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SB 50 also seeks to ensure that state-defined affordable housing is included in any developments approved under the bill. For instance, developers would need to comply with existing city ordinances that require the inclusion of affordable units in new developments. If cities don’t have such “inclusionary” housing ordinances on the books, builders would still be bound by state affordable development requirements to build units for a wide range of low-income tenants. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill specifies that rental properties that have housed tenants any time in the last seven years or where owners have evicted tenants under the state’s Ellis Act in the last 15 years will be ineligible to benefit under the proposal’s zoning waivers. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Qualifying projects proposed for either the “job-rich” or “transit-rich” development zones would be exempt from local limits on housing density and requirements to build a certain number of parking spots per new unit. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those proposing developments in “transit-rich” neighborhoods would get added incentives if they include as yet unspecified percentages of affordable units in their projects. Such projects could get to a waiver from local height limits of less than 55 feet, for instance. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And through a grant of higher floor-area ratios — a measure of the usable floor area in a development in relation to the size of the lot its built on — the bill would allow developers to build more housing on a given parcel. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One central conflict that played a major part in opposition to SB 827 — cities’ jealous protection of their power to decide what gets built where — still looms as SB 50 begins its journey through the legislative process. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re at a point in California where we have to do things differently,” Wiener said in an interview Monday. “The way we’ve approached housing for many years, where we allow cities to do whatever they want with housing and adopt whatever zoning they want, no matter how restrictive or exclusionary — that time period has come to an end.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener, who was elected to the state Senate after serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, said he believes in local control and that it “overwhelmingly produces better results — but not always.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When it comes to housing, I think the proof is in the pudding,” he said. “We have a terrible housing problem, and we have to set better and stronger state standards so that local communities are allowing enough housing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although he conceded that local government organizations like the League of California Cities will likely oppose SB 50, he pointed to early support expressed by several big city mayors, including London Breed of San Francisco, Libby Schaaf of Oakland and Darryl Steinberg of Sacramento. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A more tempered view came from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who opposed SB 827. 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"content": "\u003cp>There’s one thing 32-year-old Jodie Collins always keeps in the trunk of her car: a blanket. That’s because sometimes, in the middle of her marathon workdays, she needs to take a little nap so she can keep on going.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the last three years, Collins has commuted nearly two hours each way from Sacramento to San Francisco on weekends to work as a mobile stylist. She gets gigs doing hair and makeup for clients through apps like Glamsquad and StyleBee. Between appointments, she drives for Lyft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I work 18-hour days sometimes on Saturdays to make the long drive into the city worth it,\" she explains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This cobbling together of gig work to make a living is a reality for a growing number of people like Collins. They're super commuters, traveling more than 90 minutes for work each day.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'Highs are really, really high, but lows can be really low with these apps. At the end of the day, the pressure all falls on you.'\u003ccite>Jodie Collins\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>San Francisco is an especially popular place to find these types of jobs because people who can afford to live in the city are more likely to use on-demand services. The irony is that those who perform these services often cannot afford to live in the city, so they commute from more affordable places, like Modesto, Stockton and Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The 18-Hour Workday\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>On a typical Saturday, Collins wakes up at 4:45 a.m. She arrives in San Francisco by 8 a.m. for her first gig. The day I met with her, she was doing hair for a wedding party. Collins says she typically packs in as many clients as she can to make the trip worthwhile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At around 6 p.m. she stops styling hair and starts driving people around the city until midnight. Sometimes, she admits, the pay isn’t worth it. People have thrown up in her car, and sometimes she worries about her safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The drunker people get, the more issues you run into,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Collins finishes driving for Lyft, she either crashes in the city for the night or heads back to Sacramento. She often gets into bed around 2:30 a.m., nearly 24 hours after she first woke up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This isn’t the life she envisioned for herself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve got really, really, really big dreams,” says Collins. “As an entrepreneur, I have big dreams for a business called Jodie’s Little Gems.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the time she was a teenager, Collins dreamt of being a stylist. But with $20,000 in cosmetology debt looming over her head, Collins is just trying to stay afloat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Highs are really, really high, but lows can be really low with these apps,” she says. “At the end of the day the pressure all falls on you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collins has gotten speeding and carpool lane violation tickets, and once her car was stolen while she was doing hair for a bridal party. What’s more, some of the apps charge her if she misses an appointment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"People like me really do need a little stability and help. Health care is expensive. Taxes are expensive,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A full-time job offers a stable income and insurance, but it won’t give her the flexibility she needs to take care of one of the most important people in her life, her older brother, Jeffrey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s had over 28 brain surgeries,” Collins says. “Nine hip and femur surgeries. His cerebral palsy was so bad at some point it was just curling his legs and making them go [cross-legged].”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Jeffrey\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Jeffrey, who is now 40 years old, was not supposed to survive birth. When Collins' mom was pregnant with him, she developed listeriosis, an intense bacterial infection that can cause birth defects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11708741\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11708741\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/JodieAndJeffrey-800x525.jpg\" alt=\"Jodie commutes to San Francisco on weekends to work 18-hour-days so that she can be there to take care of her brother Jeffrey during the week. \" width=\"800\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/JodieAndJeffrey-800x525.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/JodieAndJeffrey-160x105.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/JodieAndJeffrey-1020x669.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/JodieAndJeffrey-1200x787.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/JodieAndJeffrey.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jodie commutes to San Francisco on weekends to work 18-hour days so that she can be there to take care of her brother, Jeffrey, during the week. \u003ccite>(Sam Harnett/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For most of his life, Jeffrey has been in and out of the ICU, which means for Collins, holding down a full-time job is nearly impossible. She says she’s lost many jobs because she had to abruptly leave work to help her brother or her mom, who recently had a double mastectomy. Her father is also struggling. He recently had quadruple bypass surgery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I felt a very strong obligation to him,\" says Collins, about her brother. \"It was always like he’s going to die. They prepare us for death. It made me so strong. I am not scared of much these days.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jeffrey spends his life in a daybed. Collins helps change his diapers and move him to refresh the bedding. Jeffrey can’t say much, but he loves music. He has a radio on the table in front of him. He turns the dial in search of the songs he likes. When he finds one, he dances with his hands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collins sometimes wonders where her career would be if she didn’t have so much responsibility at home. 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(15 miles).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Southbound U.S. 101\u003c/strong> from Fair Oaks Avenue in Sunnyvale to Oakland Road in San Jose (7 miles).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Northbound Interstate 680\u003c/strong> from Scott Creek Road in Fremont to Andrade Road outside Sunol in southern Alameda County (9 miles).\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cp>Three of those segments involve afternoon commutes. The one that doesn't -- I-80 from Hercules to the Bay Bridge -- is listed as congested continuously from 5:25 a.m. to 6:35 p.m. every weekday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For further exploration, the MTC posted lists of both the \u003ca href=\"https://mtc.ca.gov/sites/default/files/top_10_congestion_locations-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://mtc.ca.gov/sites/default/files/top_50_congestion_locations-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 50\u003c/a> most congested freeway segments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ow, let's step back. Yes, congestion is maddening and it's costing all of us in terms of time, money, health and environmental degradation. That's why so many of us look for alternatives to driving and support ballot measures we hope will live up to the promise of making things better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It occurred to me that maybe it's possible to step outside our little capsules of commute misery and look at our situation from a different perspective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even the worst workday trip in the Bay Area contains a moment of wonder at the scene around us. The light playing on the hills and bay. The fog cascading over the hills. The crazy, rising cityscapes. The boats and ships navigating the port. Sometimes even the sweep and scale of this awful sprawl of concrete and asphalt we've laid down around us\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, with the thought that it's possible to stop occasionally and take in both the enormity of vehicular congestion and the somehow-surviving magnificence of our surroundings, here's a list of the 10 best places to see (and ponder, and wonder at) really bad traffic and the sublime scene beyond. Most can be reached by transit and/or bicycle. I'll also add at the outset that my list is very Central Bay Area-centric. I'd love to hear suggestions for cool vantage points in the South Bay and North Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11704745\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/23272033291_91df835e83_k-e1541633131849.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11704745\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/23272033291_91df835e83_k-800x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"490\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A November 2015 view of the new and old eastern spans of the Bay Bridge as seen from Oakland's Radio Beach. \u003ccite>(Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Radio Beach, Oakland:\u003c/strong> If you're crawling up to the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza from the Oakland side and glance to the right -- on your compass, that's to the north -- you'll see a grassy, marshy area containing several radio towers. Occasionally, you'll see a car parked out there, too, and wonder how the heck they got out there. That's Radio Beach, and it gives an unparalleled view of activity at the toll plaza, of the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge and of the bay to the north. Folks go out there to fish, to walk their dogs or just to explore. One caution: There's dumping in the area.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there:\u003c/em> As you approach the toll plaza heading westbound, follow the signs for West Grand Avenue/Maritime Street. At the very beginning of that exit, look for a sharp right turn that will take you onto the frontage road. The road is paved but narrow. Watch out for recently dumped trash as you drive west past the toll plaza, where there are a couple of unpaved areas to park. There is no bicycle route or transit connection to Radio Beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10950647\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/05/14316213082_d1817c3db9_o-e1462828748545.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10950647\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/05/14316213082_d1817c3db9_o-800x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"468\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bike-pedestrian path on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, pictured in May 2014. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://flic.kr/p/nP5ko3\" target=\"_blank\">TJ Gehling/Flickr\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Bridge bike and pedestrian path, Oakland/San Francisco:\u003c/strong> The thrill here is that you can cycle or hike right alongside some of the worst traffic in the United States, all the while taking in amazing views of the Port of Oakland. The path terminates at Yerba Buena Island. For those determined to get to Treasure Island and its stunning view of the San Francisco skyline, a shuttle runs on weekends and holidays.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there:\u003c/em> See 511.org for \u003ca href=\"https://511.org/biking/maps/baybridge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">maps and directions\u003c/a>, including information on how to reach the Bay Bridge path on transit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11672572\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11672572\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-800x562.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-800x562.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-160x112.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-1020x716.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-1200x843.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-1920x1348.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-1180x829.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-960x674.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-240x169.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-375x263.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-520x365.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. 101 in San Francisco, just south of the Interstate 80 junction, from the 18th Street overcrossing. \u003ccite>(Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>18th Street/Potrero Hill pedestrian overcrossing:\u003c/strong> Everything a congestion and skyline watcher could want: drama on the U.S. 101 transition to Interstate 80 and the Bay Bridge and all those reflective skyscrapers in the distance. I'm also partial to \u003ca href=\"https://flic.kr/p/26ELmiu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berkeley's Interstate 80 pedestrian bridge\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there:\u003c/em> The 18th Street pedestrian bridge crosses 101 between Utah Street on the west and San Bruno Avenue on the east. Several Muni bus lines -- the 9-San Bruno, 19-Polk, 22-Fillmore, 27-Bryant and 33-Ashbury/18th Street all run close by.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11704843\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/27372658969_7faff190bf_k.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11704843\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/27372658969_7faff190bf_k-800x454.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/27372658969_7faff190bf_k-800x454.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/27372658969_7faff190bf_k-160x91.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/27372658969_7faff190bf_k-1020x578.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/27372658969_7faff190bf_k-1200x680.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/27372658969_7faff190bf_k-1920x1088.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/27372658969_7faff190bf_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Albany Bulb, at left, with Interstates 80 and 580 in the lower foreground. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://flic.kr/p/HGQ2S2\" target=\"_blank\">TJ Gehling/Flickr\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Albany Bulb:\u003c/strong> Some of the best places to take in the wonders of Bay Area traffic and nature are former bayfront garbage dumps. The Albany Bulb is one such place. Long known for its \u003ca href=\"https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/albany-bulb-a-landfill-turned-art-gallery-turned-environmental-preserve/Content?oid=5321413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">serious trash-art scene\u003c/a>, once the long-term home for many with nowhere else to live, the bulb is slowly transitioning to a state and regional park. The east side of the property, along the lower portion of Albany's Buchanan Street, features a bluff that overlooks a mud flat often teeming with shorebirds. That spot also affords congestion connoisseurs a straight-on view of an elevated section of frequently jammed westbound Interstate 80 as it merges with often equally crowded eastbound I-580.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there:\u003c/em> From eastbound I-580, take the Buchanan Street exit, then turn right at the first traffic light. From eastbound I-80, take the Buchanan Street exit. Turn left at the first light onto Buchanan, then proceed straight past a second signal; the park area will be to your right. Cyclists can reach the Albany Bulb via the Bay Trail. Transit connection is \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/maps/maps_results.php??ms_view_type=2&maps_line=80&version_id=41\">AC Transit's 80 bus\u003c/a> to Buchanan and Pierce streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11704812\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/5359612494_dccc990638_b.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11704812\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/5359612494_dccc990638_b-800x307.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/5359612494_dccc990638_b-800x307.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/5359612494_dccc990638_b-160x61.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/5359612494_dccc990638_b-1020x391.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/5359612494_dccc990638_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bay Bridge as seen from San Francisco's Embarcadero. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://flic.kr/p/9aBq4Y\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Parks/Flickr\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Embarcadero, San Francisco:\u003c/strong> Maybe this is cheating a little, but what fantastic views of the bay (nature) and Bay Bridge (traffic). To take in the nature piece, stroll the entire Embarcadero from AT&T Park north. For the traffic piece, the stretch from Harrison Street to Bryant Street affords an up-close view of the bridge, with the added auditory experience of eastbound traffic pounding along the lower deck.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there:\u003c/em> You'd be a fool to drive. The Embarcadero is well served by BART, Muni and ferries from the North Bay and East Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11704787\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/16550038628_064b692801_k-e1541637878822.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11704787\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/16550038628_064b692801_k-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The moon rises over the East Bay hills -- as seen from the Marin Headlands through the cables of the Golden Gate Bridge. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://flic.kr/p/rdtgTA\" target=\"_blank\">Don McCullough/Flickr\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Marin Headlands:\u003c/strong> The Golden Gate Bridge is not rated as one of the region's 50 worst traffic congestion sites. But it's a symbol of the entire region, and it's plenty busy. Perhaps the most iconic views of this most iconic of bridges are from the heights along Conzelman Road, in the Marin Headlands at the northern end of the span.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there: \u003c/em>The headlands are accessible by car, bike and, on weekends, transit. By car, both northbound and southbound traffic exit U.S. 101 on Alexander Avenue. Signs at the end of the ramps point the way to the headlands. Cyclists can cross the Golden Gate Bridge to access Conzelman Road, which is a steep, winding, strenuous route. Muni's \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/routes/76x-marin-headlands-express\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">76X Marin Headlands Express\u003c/a>, one of the Bay Area's true transit treasures, runs to and from the Financial District on weekends and holidays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11704808\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/26842481633_2028585f29_k-e1541639882376.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11704808\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/26842481633_2028585f29_k-800x479.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"479\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The high-rise section of the San Mateo Bridge as seen from Hayward Regional Shoreline. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://flic.kr/p/GTYJBt\" target=\"_blank\">caligula1995/Flickr\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hayward Regional Shoreline:\u003c/strong> Highway 92 west from Interstate 880 to the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge Toll Plaza is rated the 32nd most congested stretch of freeway in the Bay Area. The Hayward Regional Shoreline -- featuring miles of trails through wetlands that were long ago diked and turned into salt collection ponds -- is on the north side of the freeway. The area is full of shorebirds, marshy vistas and the sound of traffic.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there:\u003c/em> There are two main access points. See the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center site for \u003ca href=\"https://www.haywardrec.org/425/Directions-to-the-Interpretive-Center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">directions\u003c/a> from Highway 92. The East Bay Regional Park's site for the shoreline includes \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/hayward/default.htm#reach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">maps and directions\u003c/a> for entering the park from West Winton Avenue. AC Transit's 86 bus, which runs between BART's Hayward and South Hayward stations, has a stop at West Winton and Cabot avenues, about three-quarters of a mile from the northern entrance to the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11648319\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/39408423954_8eec07820b_o-e1517949947470.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11648319\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/39408423954_8eec07820b_o-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge from the Contra Costa shoreline, with Mount Tamalpais in the background. \u003ccite>(Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Point Molate:\u003c/strong> The westbound Interstate 580 approach to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge ranks as the 35th most congested spot in the Bay Area. If you want to depart the jam and contemplate it from afar, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10849050/with-cleanup-complete-whats-next-for-richmonds-point-molate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Point Molate\u003c/a> is for you. The property, accessed across Chevron refinery property, was once the site of a huge wine shipping center and Navy installation and now hosts a Richmond city park and a hunting and fishing club. And yes -- there are great views of the undulating form of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, passing ferries and oil tankers, and Mount Tamalpais.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there:\u003c/em> The only road access is the Stenmark Drive exit off Interstate 580, just before you get to the toll plaza. Follow the signs for Point Molate. There's access for cyclists, too -- if they're patient. Caltrans is building a new protected bike path from Point Richmond. While it's under construction, the agency is running a bicycle shuttle to Point Molate from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week. Details \u003ca href=\"https://bikeeastbay.org/news/free-bike-shuttle-point-molate-during-richmond-san-rafael-bridge-construction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11704676\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/15934771493_96ac66c65d_o-e1541624688760.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11704676\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/10/15934771493_96ac66c65d_o-800x537.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Valentine's Day 2015 (pre-Salesforce Tower) view from Grizzly Peak Boulevard in the Oakland Hills featuring jammed Saturday night traffic at the Bay Bridge toll plaza and Highway 24 traffic near the Caldecott Tunnel. \u003ccite>(Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Grizzly Peak Boulevard, Oakland Hills:\u003c/strong> This is a little out of the way, and it's strictly a bike-to or drive-to site, but it's an old favorite. Many spots on Grizzly Peak Boulevard open onto an amazing vista of flatlands, bay, and the city and mountains beyond. But there are a few select locations between Claremont Avenue and Skyline Boulevard where you can pull over and see not only the torrent of traffic heading to or coming from the Bay Bridge, but also cars approaching or exiting the Caldecott Tunnel on Highway 24 (afternoon commute traffic on this segment of 24 is rated as the ninth most congested spot in the Bay Area).\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there:\u003c/em> The easiest driving access to this section of Grizzly Peak is up Claremont Avenue past the Claremont Hotel. Turn right at Grizzly Peak, and look for places where it's safe to pull completely off the pavement. On bicycle, the best routes to Grizzly Peak are up Spruce Street in Berkeley or Tunnel Road and Skyline Boulevard in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11704845\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2018-11-07-at-9.46.02-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11704845\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2018-11-07-at-9.46.02-PM-800x496.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2018-11-07-at-9.46.02-PM-800x496.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2018-11-07-at-9.46.02-PM-160x99.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2018-11-07-at-9.46.02-PM-1020x632.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2018-11-07-at-9.46.02-PM-1200x744.png 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2018-11-07-at-9.46.02-PM.png 1888w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The view of San Pablo Bay from the Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge, on Interstate 80 between Vallejo and Crockett. \u003ccite>(Google Streetview)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Al Zampa Memorial Bridge bike/pedestrian path:\u003c/strong> Interstate 80 north of Highway 4 in Contra Costa County is not one of the 50 worst congestion spots. But the north end of that stretch, at the Carquinez Strait between Crockett and Vallejo, is a great spot for watching traffic and adjacent waterscapes. The Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge, the southbound suspension span across the strait, includes a bike and pedestrian path from which you can watch cars pass or, more interestingly, the hill- and mountain-rimmed expanse of San Pablo Bay.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there:\u003c/em> On eastbound/northbound Interstate 80, take the Crockett/Pomona Street exit at the south end of the bridge. At the end of the ramp -- San Pablo Avenue -- turn right, where you'll immediately see parking on the right. On westbound/southbound I-80, take the Crockett/Pomona Street exit and follow the directions as above. Cyclists can access the path via San Pablo Avenue on the Crockett side or Maritime Academy Drive on the Vallejo side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11704847\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11704847\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-800x531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-800x531.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-1020x677.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-1200x797.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-1180x784.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-960x638.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-240x159.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-375x249.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-520x345.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Benicia Bridge and Suisun Bay, viewed from Franklin Ridge in Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline. \u003ccite>(Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline:\u003c/strong> Another drive-to or cycle-to spot. A steep creekside climb in the eastern unit of this park, just outside Martinez, takes you to a ridgetop with a 360-degree view that includes Mount Diablo, Carquinez Strait, Suisun Bay, the North Bay mountains, three nearby oil refineries and the Benicia-Martinez Bridge.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there:\u003c/em> See the East Bay Regional Park's site, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/carquinez/default.htm\">Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline\u003c/a>, for directions and maps.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__dropcapShortcode__dropcap\">S\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>o first, the serious stuff. The people who keep track of how truly rotten traffic can be in the Bay Area have come out with their annual analysis of where we spend the most time jammed up watching everyone else's tail lights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Metropolitan Transportation Commission's congestion study, released in late October, has an air of perennial predictability to it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nine of the 10 worst locations were in the top 10 last year. And the top four gnarliest stretches of freeway in 2017 were identical to the ones identified in the previous report:\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Northbound U.S. 101 and eastbound Interstate 80\u003c/strong>, from Cesar Chavez Street in San Francisco to the Treasure Island Tunnel (roughly 5 miles).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Interstate 80, westbound,\u003c/strong> from Highway 4 in Hercules all the way to the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza. (15 miles).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Southbound U.S. 101\u003c/strong> from Fair Oaks Avenue in Sunnyvale to Oakland Road in San Jose (7 miles).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Northbound Interstate 680\u003c/strong> from Scott Creek Road in Fremont to Andrade Road outside Sunol in southern Alameda County (9 miles).\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cp>Three of those segments involve afternoon commutes. The one that doesn't -- I-80 from Hercules to the Bay Bridge -- is listed as congested continuously from 5:25 a.m. to 6:35 p.m. every weekday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For further exploration, the MTC posted lists of both the \u003ca href=\"https://mtc.ca.gov/sites/default/files/top_10_congestion_locations-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://mtc.ca.gov/sites/default/files/top_50_congestion_locations-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 50\u003c/a> most congested freeway segments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__dropcapShortcode__dropcap\">N\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>ow, let's step back. Yes, congestion is maddening and it's costing all of us in terms of time, money, health and environmental degradation. That's why so many of us look for alternatives to driving and support ballot measures we hope will live up to the promise of making things better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It occurred to me that maybe it's possible to step outside our little capsules of commute misery and look at our situation from a different perspective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even the worst workday trip in the Bay Area contains a moment of wonder at the scene around us. The light playing on the hills and bay. The fog cascading over the hills. The crazy, rising cityscapes. The boats and ships navigating the port. Sometimes even the sweep and scale of this awful sprawl of concrete and asphalt we've laid down around us\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, with the thought that it's possible to stop occasionally and take in both the enormity of vehicular congestion and the somehow-surviving magnificence of our surroundings, here's a list of the 10 best places to see (and ponder, and wonder at) really bad traffic and the sublime scene beyond. Most can be reached by transit and/or bicycle. I'll also add at the outset that my list is very Central Bay Area-centric. I'd love to hear suggestions for cool vantage points in the South Bay and North Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11704745\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/23272033291_91df835e83_k-e1541633131849.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11704745\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/23272033291_91df835e83_k-800x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"490\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A November 2015 view of the new and old eastern spans of the Bay Bridge as seen from Oakland's Radio Beach. \u003ccite>(Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Radio Beach, Oakland:\u003c/strong> If you're crawling up to the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza from the Oakland side and glance to the right -- on your compass, that's to the north -- you'll see a grassy, marshy area containing several radio towers. Occasionally, you'll see a car parked out there, too, and wonder how the heck they got out there. That's Radio Beach, and it gives an unparalleled view of activity at the toll plaza, of the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge and of the bay to the north. Folks go out there to fish, to walk their dogs or just to explore. One caution: There's dumping in the area.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there:\u003c/em> As you approach the toll plaza heading westbound, follow the signs for West Grand Avenue/Maritime Street. At the very beginning of that exit, look for a sharp right turn that will take you onto the frontage road. The road is paved but narrow. Watch out for recently dumped trash as you drive west past the toll plaza, where there are a couple of unpaved areas to park. There is no bicycle route or transit connection to Radio Beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10950647\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/05/14316213082_d1817c3db9_o-e1462828748545.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10950647\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/05/14316213082_d1817c3db9_o-800x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"468\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bike-pedestrian path on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, pictured in May 2014. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://flic.kr/p/nP5ko3\" target=\"_blank\">TJ Gehling/Flickr\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay Bridge bike and pedestrian path, Oakland/San Francisco:\u003c/strong> The thrill here is that you can cycle or hike right alongside some of the worst traffic in the United States, all the while taking in amazing views of the Port of Oakland. The path terminates at Yerba Buena Island. For those determined to get to Treasure Island and its stunning view of the San Francisco skyline, a shuttle runs on weekends and holidays.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there:\u003c/em> See 511.org for \u003ca href=\"https://511.org/biking/maps/baybridge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">maps and directions\u003c/a>, including information on how to reach the Bay Bridge path on transit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11672572\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11672572\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-800x562.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-800x562.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-160x112.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-1020x716.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-1200x843.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-1920x1348.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-1180x829.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-960x674.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-240x169.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-375x263.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824-520x365.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/25323156347_636c52a351_k-e1528163700824.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. 101 in San Francisco, just south of the Interstate 80 junction, from the 18th Street overcrossing. \u003ccite>(Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>18th Street/Potrero Hill pedestrian overcrossing:\u003c/strong> Everything a congestion and skyline watcher could want: drama on the U.S. 101 transition to Interstate 80 and the Bay Bridge and all those reflective skyscrapers in the distance. I'm also partial to \u003ca href=\"https://flic.kr/p/26ELmiu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berkeley's Interstate 80 pedestrian bridge\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there:\u003c/em> The 18th Street pedestrian bridge crosses 101 between Utah Street on the west and San Bruno Avenue on the east. Several Muni bus lines -- the 9-San Bruno, 19-Polk, 22-Fillmore, 27-Bryant and 33-Ashbury/18th Street all run close by.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11704843\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/27372658969_7faff190bf_k.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11704843\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/27372658969_7faff190bf_k-800x454.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/27372658969_7faff190bf_k-800x454.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/27372658969_7faff190bf_k-160x91.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/27372658969_7faff190bf_k-1020x578.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/27372658969_7faff190bf_k-1200x680.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/27372658969_7faff190bf_k-1920x1088.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/27372658969_7faff190bf_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Albany Bulb, at left, with Interstates 80 and 580 in the lower foreground. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://flic.kr/p/HGQ2S2\" target=\"_blank\">TJ Gehling/Flickr\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Albany Bulb:\u003c/strong> Some of the best places to take in the wonders of Bay Area traffic and nature are former bayfront garbage dumps. The Albany Bulb is one such place. Long known for its \u003ca href=\"https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/albany-bulb-a-landfill-turned-art-gallery-turned-environmental-preserve/Content?oid=5321413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">serious trash-art scene\u003c/a>, once the long-term home for many with nowhere else to live, the bulb is slowly transitioning to a state and regional park. The east side of the property, along the lower portion of Albany's Buchanan Street, features a bluff that overlooks a mud flat often teeming with shorebirds. That spot also affords congestion connoisseurs a straight-on view of an elevated section of frequently jammed westbound Interstate 80 as it merges with often equally crowded eastbound I-580.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there:\u003c/em> From eastbound I-580, take the Buchanan Street exit, then turn right at the first traffic light. From eastbound I-80, take the Buchanan Street exit. Turn left at the first light onto Buchanan, then proceed straight past a second signal; the park area will be to your right. Cyclists can reach the Albany Bulb via the Bay Trail. Transit connection is \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/maps/maps_results.php??ms_view_type=2&maps_line=80&version_id=41\">AC Transit's 80 bus\u003c/a> to Buchanan and Pierce streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11704812\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/5359612494_dccc990638_b.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11704812\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/5359612494_dccc990638_b-800x307.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/5359612494_dccc990638_b-800x307.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/5359612494_dccc990638_b-160x61.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/5359612494_dccc990638_b-1020x391.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/5359612494_dccc990638_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bay Bridge as seen from San Francisco's Embarcadero. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://flic.kr/p/9aBq4Y\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Parks/Flickr\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Embarcadero, San Francisco:\u003c/strong> Maybe this is cheating a little, but what fantastic views of the bay (nature) and Bay Bridge (traffic). To take in the nature piece, stroll the entire Embarcadero from AT&T Park north. For the traffic piece, the stretch from Harrison Street to Bryant Street affords an up-close view of the bridge, with the added auditory experience of eastbound traffic pounding along the lower deck.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there:\u003c/em> You'd be a fool to drive. The Embarcadero is well served by BART, Muni and ferries from the North Bay and East Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11704787\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/16550038628_064b692801_k-e1541637878822.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11704787\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/16550038628_064b692801_k-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The moon rises over the East Bay hills -- as seen from the Marin Headlands through the cables of the Golden Gate Bridge. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://flic.kr/p/rdtgTA\" target=\"_blank\">Don McCullough/Flickr\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Marin Headlands:\u003c/strong> The Golden Gate Bridge is not rated as one of the region's 50 worst traffic congestion sites. But it's a symbol of the entire region, and it's plenty busy. Perhaps the most iconic views of this most iconic of bridges are from the heights along Conzelman Road, in the Marin Headlands at the northern end of the span.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there: \u003c/em>The headlands are accessible by car, bike and, on weekends, transit. By car, both northbound and southbound traffic exit U.S. 101 on Alexander Avenue. Signs at the end of the ramps point the way to the headlands. Cyclists can cross the Golden Gate Bridge to access Conzelman Road, which is a steep, winding, strenuous route. 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Many spots on Grizzly Peak Boulevard open onto an amazing vista of flatlands, bay, and the city and mountains beyond. But there are a few select locations between Claremont Avenue and Skyline Boulevard where you can pull over and see not only the torrent of traffic heading to or coming from the Bay Bridge, but also cars approaching or exiting the Caldecott Tunnel on Highway 24 (afternoon commute traffic on this segment of 24 is rated as the ninth most congested spot in the Bay Area).\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there:\u003c/em> The easiest driving access to this section of Grizzly Peak is up Claremont Avenue past the Claremont Hotel. Turn right at Grizzly Peak, and look for places where it's safe to pull completely off the pavement. 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But the north end of that stretch, at the Carquinez Strait between Crockett and Vallejo, is a great spot for watching traffic and adjacent waterscapes. The Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge, the southbound suspension span across the strait, includes a bike and pedestrian path from which you can watch cars pass or, more interestingly, the hill- and mountain-rimmed expanse of San Pablo Bay.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>How to get there:\u003c/em> On eastbound/northbound Interstate 80, take the Crockett/Pomona Street exit at the south end of the bridge. At the end of the ramp -- San Pablo Avenue -- turn right, where you'll immediately see parking on the right. On westbound/southbound I-80, take the Crockett/Pomona Street exit and follow the directions as above. Cyclists can access the path via San Pablo Avenue on the Crockett side or Maritime Academy Drive on the Vallejo side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11704847\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11704847\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-800x531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-800x531.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-1020x677.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-1200x797.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-1180x784.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-960x638.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-240x159.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-375x249.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/beniciabridge131231-520x345.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Benicia Bridge and Suisun Bay, viewed from Franklin Ridge in Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline. \u003ccite>(Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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