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Agencies team to make Bay Area carpooling easier

March 15, 2022

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), Commute.org (San Mateo County), the Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), the Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA), and the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) have announced a new partnership to support customers looking to improve their commutes after two years of pandemic-induced disruption by providing seamless access to carpool and vanpool ride-matching and eligibility-based trip rewards. Read More

Improved BART Embarcadero bike station opens Monday

June 5, 2020

BART's upgraded bicycle parking at the Embarcadero Station opens Monday. Read More

Transportation

BART parking a snap with app

March 4, 2020

Transportation

SMART passengers talk about train

January 31, 2020

Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit passengers are talking about their experiences on the fledgling railroad. Read More

Transportation

North Bay gets two new SMART rail stops Dec. 14

December 5, 2019

By Mark Prado

SMART will open not one, but two new stations Dec.14 as rail service comes to Larkspur and downtown Novato in Marin County. Read More

Transportation

Bus deck re-opens at Salesforce Transit Center

August 12, 2019

By Mark Prado

After almost a year, buses returned to the Salesforce Transit Center's third deck that provides a direct link to the Bay Bridge. Read More

Transportation

Ferry Service Is Coming to Richmond

December 13, 2017

By Chirag Rabari

After a nearly 60 year hiatus, ferry service is coming back to Richmond. The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) and the city of Richmond have broken ground on a ferry terminal at the site of a former Ford Motor plant on the Richmond waterfront. In the above video, MTC’s Mark Jones provides an overview of the project as well as the state of water transportation in the Bay Area. The Richmond Ferry Terminal Project includes the construction of a terminal shelter, gangway and dock, improved pedestrian and bike facilities, a kayak launch ramp, ADA access, and Read More

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