Ten years ago, I tried Caltrain once. I was driving in the region by 35 years old. Then I was…read moretrying Caltrain again this year 3 times. I found that Palo Alto was sunny and warmer than Berkeley CA. Berkeley started to feel less comfortable and Palo Alto shopping center was a nicer oasis. The two Caltrain stations at Palo Alto and Menlo Park are very interesting to visit. The Menlo Park station features an old Victorian building that is painted fresh but not in use. Nearby is Philz and El Camino Real. Walking distance to Caltrain. It's 2025 now. The next stops are Redwood and San Carlos. Worth visiting and trying Caltrain after all this time. The modern design is interesting. The weather is so nice that it's outdoor and nice in the evening by Friday night and the weekend. The train is still newer than Bart trains. More attendants and bathrooms and seating as well as chargers and outlets. It's different...same region. For the 2 college campuses that you could visit if you find that positive.

This is a clean station located in the beautiful city of Menlo Park. The train is *generally*…read moreon-time and its really a pleasant stop to wait at before your train arrives. Unlike other stations, Menlo Park CalTrain is quite safe and not suffering from a homeless encampment problem. You can choose to purchase you ticket at the station itself (before the train arrives!) or opt to purchase it via their mobile app (which I suggest, as its more convenient and allows you to get there a little later). It's great a small suburban neighborhood has a CalTrain that gives it such easy access to other parts of the Bay Area.

This line is great. Picks me up right in front of my house at University Park North, takes me right…read moreto West Portal where I hop on any of the outbound trains to go to work near the Powell Station. Usually full of elderly people, but at least they aren't loud and obnoxious! But drivers on this line are always nice. Overall just a convenient line if you need to get to West Portal from the SF State area. Stops in all the right places!

If you're stuck outside State and youre waiting for a 29 that is of course taking it's sweet ass…read moremother fucking time, and there literally isn't one coming for like 30 minutes, if you see a 17 pull up, do yourself a favor and just GET ON IT! One day I found this out when there was some traffic accident on Sunset (before Taraval) which was causing the 29 to be shut down for a hour or so until the accident was cleared. And I personally hate the 28 with all my soul, so I was stuck. There wasn't an M coming for another 15 mins or so, but then i looked up the street and saw a 17 coming my way. And it's header said West Portal, alright i told myself, lets get on this bus. And when I did I was amazed to find that no one else did. i shit you not I had this bus completely to myself. We made a couple loops through Park Merced (laaaaaame, but totally awesome if you lived there) and afte ronly about not even 10 minutes, I found myself right at the front of West Portal Station. And what was just peaking it's beautiful head out from that tunnel? A L MUNI!! Ellated I ran to catch my beloved L and head on home. Def a good call in a pinch.

I gotta hand it to BART, I thought they were gonna let this unincorporated town down but they…read morestepped up to the plate (baseball pun intended). We have our shiny new entry/exit gates that reduce the risk of fare evasion! They even fixed a gap between the gate access entry and the new gates which I saw someone jump on day one. Now, you gotta really want it to get in and out for free, and frankly, I don't think the fare evasion community has what it takes with these new gates. We are back in the 5 star Yelp game people!

BART cancelling trains mid day without proper warning is hard on disabled individuals. It happens…read moreway too much.. It's a good place though.

Seriously - tell me there's a better MUNI line to take from Pac Heights to the Financial District…read morefirst thing in the morning, and I'll slap that lie straight out of your mouth! It's not possible! Folks, it simply doesn't get better than the 1BX if you can take advantage of this glorious route that starts in Laurel Heights and extends to the Embarcadero every weekday. Perhaps I'm one of the lucky ones, because when I'm picked up at the Fillmore/California stop, this bus line literally doesn't have another stop until it comes to rest about 1/4 mile away from the front door of my office. It's as though the public transportation brass devised a way to get me from Point-A to Point-B in the fastest, most efficient way possible, and to those at the helm of this operation, I salute you. Blizzow!

Like most San Franciscans, I have a love/hate relationship with MUNI, and this is best exemplified…read moreby the 1BX line. Inbound: I get on at California and Fillmore, which is the last stop before the FiDi, and find that 7 am - 7:30 am is the optimal time to hop on. If, however, you get on after Divisadero and after 8 am, hope that the person next to you smells nice since you will practically be hugging them for the rest of the ride (on the bright side though, it only takes about 10 minutes from Fillmore and California to Bush and Sansome). But that's IF you get on to begin with. More often than not, the driver will not stop at Cal/Fillmore, OR, will open front doors only, allowing a few lucky people to cram in. Next Muini is pretty accurate though early in the morning: if the bus in front of you is packed like a sardine tin, and the next bus is "arriving" in 4 minutes, just wait. It will likely not be crowded. Outbound: "Patience is a virtue." Repeat as necessary. Arrival is unpredictable and NextMuni is useless. The bus gets super crowded. I'd rather take this line to Pac Heights than the 1, 2 or the 3 though since I won't have to play the "how many stops can we blow through without stopping" game.

I'll (mostly) spare you my criticism of this station's stupid name (Powell is closer to Market…read moreStreet than this station; why not just call it Union Square?) and its relative uselessness as a station (the city spent almost $2 billion to extend Muni train service less than two miles). Right. Let's pretend we don't know anything about spending money wisely, traffic patterns, or public transit in San Francisco. Got it? Good. It's a gorgeous station. I really like the LED light squares, and when you're standing on the platform and especially going up on one of the escalators, the ceiling just looks so cool. The platform itself, the platform elevator, and the stairs and escalators leading to and from the platform all warrant five stars. Well done, Muni! Now, this station was built to solve a very particular problem. They needed to connect the T-Third line (north-south) with all the other Muni Metro lines (east-west). It would have been extremely difficult to do so at Powell Station, so they built this station just north of Powell and way deeper underground (because they needed to avoid not only the Muni Metro tunnels but also the BART tunnels, which are below the Market Street Muni Metro tunnels). They connected this station physically to Powell so that you don't need to go all the way to the street level to go between the two stations, but it's such a long walk or roll from even the closest of the Powell exits to this one that it doesn't feel like a connection. Accessibility isn't only about flat ground, elevators, and gates wide enough for wheelchair access; it's also about people who can walk but only for short distances. As such, this station is probably fine for wheelchair users, but as a connection to Powell Station for people with truly limited mobility, it doesn't work. When you walk here from Powell Station, you obviously know that you're going down, because the stairs and escalators are long. But if you really want to get a sense of how deep underground you are, do yourself a favor and exit from the Union Square end. That is, when you're standing on the platform, go up the stairs or escalators north (in the same direction as Chinatown). When you get there, you'll see that you need to take even more stairs or a longer, steeper escalator up to the street level, and there's even a separate elevator from the platform elevator. The other cool thing about exiting this way is that the on-street exit/entrance to Geary Street is very low key--it's almost hidden. When it rains, you can see the rainwater running in a gutter near the train tracks. The station isn't leaking. They just chose to make the gutter open down here, probably because totally enclosing it would make it that much more difficult to access for cleaning, repairs, etc. I'm always impressed by the number of riders who have boarded at Chinatown Station who choose to disembark here. Yes, it's a transit connection to the rest of the Muni Metro system and to BART, so it shouldn't really be surprising, but it does warm my heart. I'm a Muni fan through and through, even though--and perhaps because--I criticize their stupid, shortsighted decisions so vociferously.

Attractive, clean and centrally located transit hub…read more Opened at the end of 2022 this relatively new Muni station intersects with a number of transit lines to take you quickly to other parts of the city. During rush hour (pre-covid) it could take me an hour to get from CalTrain to Union Square (only a mile away) on the bus because of streets clogged with traffic. Now, the tracked, mostly underground Muni line buzzes through in a reliable 10 minutes. Convenient for getting to Caltrain, Chase Center or to catch a ballgame at Oracle Park. A number of frequent surface buses have stops nearby, including the cable car. Check out the "Lucy In the Sky" public art suspended from the concourse ceiling for almost 700 feet. Five Hundred 10 x10 LED light panels that change their diamond grind pattern to different colors in the spectrum. Additional Public Art includes "Convergence: Commute Patterns" and "Silent Stream". "Convergence" symbolizes the intersection of pathways with converging circles and lines painted on glasswork. "Silent Stream" hung above the platform uses highly polished steel disks to reflect passengers and trains transiting underneath. An interesting video on the public art and artists for this station can be found at: https://youtu.be/2p8Gk-esRHE

66 Quintara is one of the best MUNI routes to get on. It is easy to get a seat upon getting on the…read morebus. I like the fact that buses operating this route aren't as crowded when comparing it to other MUNI routes. If you are looking for a quieter bus ride, this line is the solution. This bus route gets 5 stars because it's a good way to avoid getting on crowded buses and there are seats available when you get on the bus.

This particular MUNI line is pretty reliable. It's a quick alternate to get from one end of the…read moreSunset district to the other end of the Sunset district. It doesn't run as often as the more popular MUNI lines, but to avoid traffic and large crowds on the bus this is the line to take.

The 57 Parkmerced is one of the best bus routes. This route is a great alternative and a lifesaver…read more When lines like the M Ocean View, 28 19th Ave & 29 Sunset are crowded, the 57 is here. I don't recall seeing buses on this route getting crowded - that's always a good thing. This route now takes passengers to/from Daly City Bart Station. Props to this part - convenience indeed! Here is something to know: Inbound terminal - West Portal Station Outbound terminal - Lakeshore Plaza* *The sign is keyed for Lakeshore Plaza but the terminal is on Sloat Blvd & 36th Ave

This new bus route is absolutely GREAT for those that need to get to Daly City BART in a hurry. The…read moreinbound and outbound buses both get there fairly quickly.

The driver, Lance, made out trolley ride so enjoyable. Def would recommend experiencing the trolley…read morewhile in sf.

When you're in San Francisco, you have to try riding the cable car at least once. If you're brave,…read moreI highly recommend standing on the cable car rather than sitting inside You can catch one from four locations around Union Square, including the Market Street and the Ghirardelli Square (Powell-Hyde and Powell-Mason) which is my favorite spot. The fare is about $9 per person for a one-way ride. You can hop off along the route if you'd like to explore, but you'll need to pay again if you want to hop back on so if you plan to use multiple time get a day pass. The cable car conductors are friendly, and some even give a mini commentary during the ride, pointing out interesting landmarks and great spots to take photos. It's a fun an experience so i recommend it!