On Monday, November 15, the region’s Fare Integration Task Force — composed of transit agency general managers and the executive director of MTC — voted in favor of a Fare Policy Vision that includes a pilot all-agency pass for organizations starting in 2022, free transfers in 2023, and standardized regional fares as soon as 2024. This is a major step forward for the future of seamless transit and integrated fares in the Bay Area.
Read MoreSeamless Bay Area is growing and we’re hiring an intern for 4 months! Deadline for Applications: November 22, 2021.
Read MoreLast week, regional leaders at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission took a big step forward in endorsing continued progress towards more integrated fares and seamless transit in the Bay Area.
Read MorePart Three of a three-part series on transit funding in the Bay Area imagines how a Bay Area network manager could be set up to simplify Bay Area transit.
Read MoreThis second blog in our three-part series will explore the differences in funding sources and levels of funding in the Bay Area - but also how local funding sources aren’t always as ‘local’ as they appear, considering how interconnected the Bay Area region is.
Read MoreIn this three-part blog series, we explain how network managers in other parts of the world manage complicated funding sources, provide an overview of how transit is funded in the Bay Area, and conclude with some thoughts about how a network manager could help reduce the funding complexity in the Bay Area while respecting local fund sources and local levels of service.
Read MoreThank you to everyone who joined us in September to celebrate Bay Area transit and the leaders, workers, advocates, and riders who keep our region moving.
Read MoreThis week and next, transit agency boards will weigh in on important steps forward to bring riders back to transit with convenient, integrated fares.
Read MoreWhen considered together, results of two parallel business cases being led by MTC - one on fare integration, and another on wayfinding and branding integration of the region’s 27 transit agencies - suggest dramatic ridership, economic, and environmental benefits of seamless transit fares in combination with fully unified wayfinding and branding.
Read MoreThe new results of the study on regional fare integration led by MTC and transit agencies show that there are big opportunities to increase transit ridership, improve equitable access to jobs, education and other needs, and reduce emissions.
Read MoreThe Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has just released the final Bay Area Transit Transformation Action Plan, a set of 27 Actions that, if carried out, would move the Bay Area significantly closer toward a truly rider-focused, accessible, and world-class transit system. But its fate depends on the leadership of elected representatives to prioritize governance reforms.
Read MoreSeptember is Transit Month in the Bay Area! This month is all about celebrating the vital role of public transit for our communities, getting elected leaders to make transit a priority issue, and - this year in particular - encouraging people to get back on transit.
Read MoreFree transfers, a universal ‘fare cap’, and other rider-focused fare policies could become a reality in the Bay Area if riders speak up. We encourage you to sign up here to ‘adopt’ the transit agencies you use and commit to providing public comment or written feedback in support of integrated fares in September and October.
Read MoreLifting up diverse voices and perspectives is central to the mission and values of Seamless Bay Area. This year, we took the step of codifying these values and practices in an organizational Code of Conduct and Integrity Policy. These documents are designed to foster diversity and equity, build mutual respect and trust, and ensure that all members of our community feel safe and welcomed.
Read MoreRiders who support a seamless transit system are urged to write BRTF members before the June 28th meeting and ask them to include “New Regional Network Manager” options in a future business case.
Read MoreAccording to a poll conducted by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission this spring, a resounding 89 percent of Bay Area residents support a bill that would create “one seamless, multimodal transit system,” with consistent mapping and signage and regional fares.
Read MoreA merger between BART and Caltrain should create a new, better agency , with a single board that has representation from all five counties the rail systems connect. Here are six key reasons to support a thoughtful and deliberate merger.
Read MoreAs we look to an exciting remainder of 2021 and even bigger things to come in 2022, we want to take a moment to pause and reflect on what we all got done together in 2020. Thanks to our dedicated board and staff members, committed and engaged volunteers, and amazingly generous donors, we continued to make progress in our fight for transformative change for transit in the Bay Area.
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