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2024
A thousand Muni trips in 30 days? The Transit Month Ride Contest is here, and it’s going to get weird SF Chronicle // September 7, 2024
It’s Officially Transit Month Streetsblog SF // September 6, 2024
Split Perspectives on Regional Transportation Funding Streetsblog SF // September 4, 2024
Join the Streetsblog SF/CAL Team for a Party 15 Years in the Making on 9/12 Streetsblog SF // August 15, 2024
Get Ready for Transit Month Streetsblog SF // August 15, 2024
A new Bay Area transit measure is in the works Palo Alto Daily Post // July 29, 2024
MTC names 18 members to serve on transit funding measure select committee Mass Transit // July 10, 2024
Where Would the Bay Area Be Without BART? Streetsblog SF // July 9, 2024
Transit ridership still hasn’t recovered; Caltrain the worst off Palo Alto Daily Post // July 4, 2024
Riders Give Muni Good Marks Streetsblog // June 25, 2024
California Lawmakers Withdraw Connect Bay Area Act Planetizen // June 6, 2024
‘Connect Bay Area Act’ Withdrawn Streetsblog SF // May 31, 2024
A Bill to Save Bay Area Transit From Fiscal Disaster Is Dead, at Least for Now KQED // May 31, 2024
Free Transit Transfers and Clipper II Rollout Delayed Indefinitely Streetsblog SF // May 20, 2024
Bay Area, Chicago Weigh Separate Plans to Streamline Transit Agencies Next City // May 17, 2024
CA Senate bill to improve Bay Area transit services, climate resiliency goals The Daily Californian // May 15, 2024
Why Some Cities Want to Combine Transit Agencies Governing Magazine // May 10, 2024
Op-Ed Bay Area Voice: Make public transit seamless as a condition of new funding (Ian Grifftiths) Marin Independent Journal // April 27th, 2024
Op-Ed Make Bay Area transit seamless as a condition of new funding (Ian Grifftihs) The Mercury News // April 20, 2024
Bay Area voters support better transit, if rich people and companies pay: poll Mercury News // March 10, 2024
Seamless Bay Area Poll Results (starts at 0:57) KQED Newscasts // February 23, 2024
Seamless Bay Area Marks Progress Towards Transit Integration Streetblog SF // February 20, 2024
BART Board Hosts Expert Panel on Regional Measure Streetsblog SF // February 8, 2024
65 Bay Area candidates in March 5th primary share vision, values on transportation issues Contra Costa Herald // February 7, 2024
Bay Area Advocates Publish Voter Guides Streetsblog SF // February 7, 2024
Is the Bay Area entering a ‘golden age of ferries’? Mercury News // January 22, 2024
Lawmaker proposes public transit mega-agency for Bay Area SF Chronicle // January 5, 2024
2023
CA Transit Transformers Tapped for Taskforce NRDC // December 12, 2023
Seamless Bay Area Five Years Later Streetsblog SF // December 7, 2023
Bay Area Transit Agencies Struggle to Define a Vision for the Future Streetsblog CA // November 28, 2023
'Future is at stake' when rethinking San Francisco transit SF Examiner // November 26, 2023
In Transit: Bay Area Transportation News on Everything That Moves KQED // November 20, 2023
Seamless Bay Area's Ian Griffiths talks about vision for a unified Bay Area transit network CBS News // November 7, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: Want Riders? Run Frequent Service (Ron Kilcoyne) Streetsblog USA // November 2, 2023
BART and Caltrain See Similar Ridership Trends (Adina Levin) Streetsblog SF// November 1, 2023
BART directors suggest consolidating with Bay Area transit agencies SF Chronicle // October 27, 2023
The last stop: what happens when a US city's subway starts to die? The Guardian // September 23, 2023
BART Launches New Schedule Streetsblog SF // September 11, 2023
BART looks to regain some of its ridership as Transit Month kicks off CBS News // September 3, 2023
Celebrate Transit Month in September with events, prizes and more Contra Costa Herald // September 2, 2023
Transit Master Class: Learning from Switzerland Streetsblog SF // Aug. 10, 2023
Update: UAW and UC Berkeley Agree to Extend Bay Pass Streetsblog SF // July 10, 2023
Op-ed: Bornstein - Why Newsom’s Bay Area transit bailout will likely fail Mercury News // July 8, 2023
U.C. Berkeley Abandoning Bay Pass Streetsblog SF // July 6, 2023
Op-ed: Want Riders? Then Run Frequent Service (Ron Kilcoyne) Streetsblog SF // June 26, 2023
Unpacking California’s Transit Budget: A Huge Victory, But an Unfinished Fight Transit Center // August 1, 2023
Link 21 to BART 2.0 Streetsblog SF // July 11, 2023
Notes from Switzerland: Transit Fare Integration is Key to Success Streetsblog SF // June 13, 2023
Op-ed: To Survive, Bay Area Transit Needs Integration Planetizen // June 1, 2023
MTC releases Survive & Thrive report Bay Area transit Mass Transit // June 2, 2023
Op-ed: Consolidate the Bay Area’s Transit Agencies (Ian Griffiths) Streetsblog SF // May 30, 2023
‘Facing a fiscal cliff’: AC Transit receives no state emergency funding The Daily Californian // May 25, 2023
Why the start of BART and Muni’s death spiral is ‘closer than we think’ SF Chronicle // May 17, 2023
Op-ed: CA leaders must save public transit with more funding Sacramento Bee // May 10, 2023
SF Board of Supervisors unanimously approve resolution to urge state to save Bay Area public transit ABC 7 News // April 18, 2023
Shifting Gears: East Bay Transit Alternatives Diablo Magazine // March 31, 2023
Metropolitical Transportation Commission invites public feedback The Daily Californian // March 5, 2023
Transit Connection FAIL Streetsblog SF // February 28, 2023
New CA Senate Select Committee Formed to Study Bay Area Transit Issues Streetsblog Cal // February 21, 2023
Pelosi mum on transit fiscal crisis as leaders tout $400 million for Golden Gate Bridge Mercury News // January 23, 2023
2022
2022 – A Seminal Year for Safe and Livable Streets Streetsblog SF // December 22, 2022
Doomsday scenario for sinking Bay Area transit: No weekend BART, bus lines canceled or a taxpayer bailout Silicon Valley // November 20, 2022
Election: Sustainable Transportation Advocates Survey Bay Area Candidates Streetsblog SF // September 29, 2022
Total Transit final tally: 17 agencies, all 9 counties, 25 rides on an epic Bay Area transit journey SF Chronicle // September 28, 2022
Report raises questions about integrating Bay Area public transit San Jose Spotlight // September 26, 2022
Our Bay Area transit map is an unholy mess. Here’s why I have hope for the future SF Chronicle // Sept. 26, 2022
Bay Area transit agencies pledged sweeping reforms during the pandemic. Are they doing it? SF Chronicle // Sept. 22, 2022
Amid pandemic recovery, BART celebrates 50 years of service KQED Forum // Sept. 20, 2022
Can we ride all 27 Bay Area transit agencies in one day? SF Chronicle // Sept. 17, 2022
Where will BART take us 50 years from now? SF Chronicle // Sept. 9, 2022
VTA pushes for new San Jose BART tunnel as advocates push for more entrances San Jose Mercury News // Aug. 26, 2022
SB 917 fails - yet it succeeds Streetsblog SF (Griffiths) // Aug. 17, 2022
Fare integration takes one step forward, one step back Streetsblog SF // Aug. 16, 2022
VTA: Reducing delays lures riders back to transit San Jose Mercury News // June 29, 2022
Update on efforts to integrate transit Streetsblog SF // May 16, 2022
A vision of seamless Bay Area transit gets another chance San Jose Spotlight // Apr. 14, 2022
Effort underway to unify Bay Area’s 27 transit operators as commuters return to work ABC7 San Francisco // Apr. 13, 2022
Could transit riders see an all-Bay Area pass by 2024? San Jose Mercury News // Apr. 4, 2022
Towards a Seamless Bay Area TransitCenter // Mar. 31, 2022
Sen. Josh Becker bill aims to streamline transit San Mateo Daily Journal // Feb. 4, 2022
Legislation promises transit integration for Bay Area Streetsblog SF // Feb. 4, 2022
State Senator introduces bill to coordinate Bay Area public transit fare systems, schedules Bay City News // Feb. 3, 2022
Will the Bay Area finally get integrated transit? Streetsblog SF // Jan. 20, 2022
2021
Can ferries connect Bay Area rail? Streetsblog SF // Dec. 16, 2021
Funding, reforms needed to prevent Bay Area transit funding going off a cliff Streetsblog SF (Griffiths) // Dec. 13, 2021
Top 40 Under 40: Seamless Bay Area’s Ian Griffiths Mass Transit Mag // Nov. 23, 2021
Bay Area transit task force approves pilot cross-agency transit passes - and free transfers Streetsblog SF // Nov. 16, 2021
Caltrain to consider governance reform Streetsblog SF (Levin) // Aug. 19, 2021
Progress toward seamless transit Streetsblog SF // July 29, 2021
Where to next? Advocacy group charts regional transit reform Bay Area Monitor // June 2021
Advocates want transit boards to keep zooming Streetsblog SF // May 27, 2021
Poll shows broad support for regional transit San Mateo Daily Journal // May 26, 2021
Panelists continue to push for integrated transit Streetsblog SF // May 13, 2021
Cities get on board with efforts to reform public transit Half Moon Bay Review // May 12, 2021
People to transit agencies: Get it together Streetsblog SF // May 3, 2021
‘Seamless and Resilient Bay Area Transit Act’ passes Assembly Transportation Committee Streetsblog Cal // April 28, 2021
27 Bay Area transit agencies - No wonder travel is so hard Mercury News (Borenstein) // Apr. 17, 2021
One rail system to ring the Bay Area? Supporters see reason for optimism Planetizen // Apr. 15, 2021
Seamless Bay Area has a plan to fix Bay Area transit. Can it get out of the station? SF Business Times // Apr. 13, 2021
Op-ed: A case for seamless transit Streetsblog SF // Apr. 13, 2021
Could a BART-Caltrain merger fix one of Bay Area transit’s most vexing problems? San Jose Mercury News // Apr. 13, 2021
Legislation calls for seamless transportation network SF Examiner // Mar. 24, 2021
Bay Area transit can be a complex, costly ‘nightmare.’ The pandemic might help fix that SF Chronicle // Jan. 1, 2021
2020
Building a better regional ballot measure with Seamless Bay Area’s Ian Griffiths Streetsblog SF // Dec. 16, 2020
Want to simplify regional transit? It’s complicated SF Examiner // Dec. 6, 2020
Lessons from Measure RR for a 2022 regional ballot measure: An interview with Adina Levin Streetsblog SF // Nov. 23, 2020
More fare discounts likely for low-income Bay Area transit riders SF Chronicle // Oct. 29, 2020
Seamless Fare Integration Mock-Up Streetsblog SF // Oct. 27, 2020
Advocates gear up to make Caltrain awesome Streetsblog SF // Sept. 9, 2020
Advocates calling for federal transit funds for San Mateo County San Mateo Daily Journal // Aug. 10, 2020
BART beats NIMBYs, but not at every station SF Weekly // July 22, 2020
Op-ed: Supervisor should put Caltrain sales tax before voters San Jose Mercury News // July 21, 2020
Did the S.F. Supes kill Caltrain? Streetsblog SF // July 15, 2020
Do you feel safe riding Bay Area transit? Streetsblog SF // July 9, 2020
The Bay Area’s transit dilemma: Too many agencies, not enough riders Bloomberg CityLab // July 6, 2020
No way to cross the Bay Streetsblog SF // June 2, 2020
Could crisis help push for Bay Area transit integration? Streetsblog SF // May 11, 2020
Marin transit providers cleared for $46M in virus aid Marin Independent-Journal // April 23, 2020
Why are there so many transit systems in the Bay Area? KALW // March 6, 2020
Video: Transit activists work to make Bay Area commute easier on BART, buses, trains and ferries ABC7 San Francisco // Feb. 28th, 2020
State legislation could improve transit in the Bay Area Streetsblog California // February 28th, 2020
MTC announces integrated transit-fare system earns nod as top transformative project Mass Transit // February 21, 2020
Editorial: Now is time to push for bringing all Bay Area transit together Marin Independent Journal // February 17, 2020
Marin leaders favor new bill to integrate Bay Area transit Marin Independent Journal // February 10, 2020
Editorial: Too many fragmented commuter systems are worsening public transit SF Chronicle // February 9, 2020
A plan to combine the Bay Area’s dozens of transit networks Curbed SF // February 5, 2020
One Clipper Card to rule them all. David Chiu proposes integrating Bay Area transit SF Chronicle // February 4, 2020
Bay Area lawmaker introduces ‘seamless’ transit proposal CBS SF Bay Area // February 4, 2020
New state bill proposes to integrate Bay Area transit SF Gate // February 4, 2020
Lawmaker wants transit agencies to play nice Streetsblog SF // February 4, 2020
New state bill proposes to integrate Bay Area transit The Daily Journal // February 4, 2020
State legislator plans to integrate Bay Area public transit SF Business Times // February 4, 2020
New bill to integrate Bay Area public transportation, hopes to increase ridership ABC 7 News // February 4, 2020
Chiu legislation aims to create an integrated Bay Area transit system SF Examiner // February 3, 2020
Millbrae supports linking regional transit network The Daily Journal // January 20, 2020
Millbrae pushes for more transportation coordination The Daily Journal // January 14, 2020
Will the 2020s deliver Bay Area from traffic hell? Mercury News // January 5, 2020
2019
The Bay Area has 151 mass transit organizations Curbed // Dec. 5, 2019
The 151 agencies behind Bay Area transit Streetsblog SF // Dec. 2, 2019
From fragmented to seamless Transloc // Oct. 14, 2019
Should New York City charge more to ride the ferry? Politico // Oct. 7, 2019
Talking Headways podcast: Integrated trips for people, not vehicles Streetsblog US // Sept. 26, 2019
New BART cars continue to trickle in SF Examiner // Sept. 23, 2019
Why Bay Area transit is broken, and who is trying to fix it Mercury News // Sept. 22, 2019
Breakthrough on fare integration Streetsblog SF // Sept. 17, 2019
Advocates flummoxed and fuming over latest Central Subway delays Streetsblog SF // Sept. 12, 2019
Public weighs in on Caltrain’s growth vision The Daily Journal // Aug. 3, 2019
This guy looks at the Bay Area's transportation mess from the bottom up and sees top-down solutions Silicon Valley Business Journal // July 29, 2019
Seamless Bay Area solidifies vision for regional transit Streetsblog SF // July 24, 2019
25 transit agencies, 9 counties, 1 huge headache: Map shows Bay Area's crazy transit infrastructure SFGATE // July 22, 2019
Call to action: Sign petition to put the rider first Streetsblog SF // July 8, 2019
State of fares: Policy Changes urged to improve transit quality - Bay Area Monitor // June/July 2019
Imagine Dumbarton rail in a world of seamless transit Seamless Bay Area Medium // May 31, 2019
Amtrak to S.F. via a new Transbay Tube? Streetsblog SF // February 6, 2019
2018
Opinion: Why you should care who next leads the Metropolitan Transportation Commission SF Chronicle // Oct. 12, 2018
MTC’s call for Transformative Projects illustrates what’s wrong with regional planning in the Bay Area Medium // Sept 18, 2018
(Reposted as Commentary: MTC’s upside down approach to regional planning Streetsblog SF // Oct. 2, 2018)Officials fail to simplify convoluted transit fares before costly Clipper upgrade Curbed SF // Sept. 27, 2018
Multi-million dollar contract to upgrade Clipper biased toward incumbent, say vendors Curbed SF // Sept. 25, 2018
Modernization of Clipper card won’t include high-tech features already used in other cities Curbed SF // Sept. 24, 2018
Advocacy group fights to put the transit customer first Streetsblog SF // April 23, 2018
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