COVID-19

San Franciscans are overwhelmingly in support of Slow Streets, according to a new report from the city. Read More

Bay Area transit agencies are reminding passengers that anyone riding trains, subways, buses, ferries, trolleys and cable cars must wear a mask per standing order from the Centers for Disease Control. Read More

MTC’s Programming and Allocations Committee on Wednesday approved a three-point set of principles to guide the distribution to Bay Area transit agencies in the coming months of nearly $1.7 billion in federal transit money the Bay Area will receive through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Read More

Caltrain will host a public hearing later this month to gather feedback on potential changes to its fare structure as the rail agency continues to work on recovery plans as a result of the pandemic. Read More

BART will return to near-pre pandemic service on Aug. 2 instead of Aug. 30 as originally planned, the agency announced Thursday. The Aug. 2 change includes extending closing times to midnight Monday through Saturday. Read More

In a stroke of fortuitous timing, San Francisco International Airport (SFO)’s completion this spring of a long-planned project to extend its AirTrain electric people-mover system to the airport’s long-term parking facility has coincided with Bay Area residents’ enthusiastic return to air travel as the COVID-19 pandemic eases its grip on the region. Among the flyers taking early advantage of the AirTrain extension — and a special discount parking promotion — is MTC video journalist Mark Jones, who filed this thumbs-up review. Read More

The Valley Transportation Authority is continuing efforts to assist in enabling every eligible Santa Clara County resident to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and has established a permanent vaccine site set up at the Santa Teresa Light Rail Station in South San Jose. Read More