News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
KQED will air a new documentary, "Moving San Francisco," on KQED (Channel 9) on Monday at 9 p.m. It looks at how the city has been a constant laboratory for how to move people through its difficult urban landscape and how innovations throughout its history are setting the stage for solving today’s transit problems. 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
There have been several reports in recent days that traffic is on the upswing in the Bay Area. Read More
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with transportation workers last week to discuss the importance of the recently announced federal mask requirements for public transit employees and users to mitigate the risk of COVID-19. Read More
BART is working to re-imagine transit service as the region begins to reopen and riders return. Read More
As Bay Area transit ridership slowly climbs back from the steep decline caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the new Clipper START program allows lower-income adults age 19-64 to receive big fare discounts on select transit services around the region. Clipper START discounts are 50 percent off fares for Muni, Caltrain, and select Golden Gate Transit and Ferry routes, and 20 percent off BART fares. Read More
What is the future of public transportation and what can be done to get riders back? City Lab had an interesting article on the matter, offering ways transit systems can survive. Read More
Even during a pandemic, there is a need for essential workers to travel. MTC's Mark Jones produced a video honoring those workers Read More
San Francisco's Sigmund Stern Grove Festival concert series has put a special emphasis on using public transportation to get to performances, a growing trend for Bay Area events. Read More
Public transportation systems nationwide will participate in the Get On Board Public Transit Day this Thursday, April 25. Read More