Transportation
BART updates 15-step plan to welcome riders back
July 31, 2020
BART is working to re-imagine transit service as the region begins to reopen and riders return. Read More
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Transportation
Low-Income Transit Riders Can Start Saving with Clipper START®
July 15, 2020
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
Transportation
Public transit and the coronavirus
May 4, 2020
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Mark Prado
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
Local heroes honored in MTC video
April 17, 2020
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
Transportation
Public transportation emphasized at Stern Grove concert series
August 5, 2019
Sigmund Stern Grove
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Mark Prado
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
Transportation
"Get On Board Public Transit Day" is Thursday
April 22, 2019
Public transportation systems nationwide will participate in the Get On Board Public Transit Day this Thursday, April 25. Read More
Transportation
Caltrain, others ready to bring Giants fans to ballpark
April 2, 2019
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Mark Prado
With the start of the San Francisco Giants baseball home games this week, Caltrain has announced a new schedule to get fans to Oracle Park. Read More
Transportation
Transit ridership down in several metro areas
February 13, 2019
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Noah Berger
A new report from TransitCenter shows the use of public transit is down in several big cities across the land. Read More