The VTA (Valley Transportation Authority) services agency in South Bay has won first place in the 2023 AdWheel Awards for communication and marketing. The VTA transit agency won thereby services award from APTA (American Public Transportation Association) by their 2022 SYP (Summer Youth Pass) program. The transit agency winning approach with therein SYP program was earmarked under Best Marketing and Communication to Support Ridership. The awards will be issued during the APTA 2023 Marketing and Communications Awards Luncheon.

The Caltrans (California Department of Transportation) state agency is sharing their new safety cone mascot to promote traffic safety and awareness. The new safety cone mascot is named "Safety Sam" and was selected by a contest of K-12 students from public schools statewide. The Caltrans agency is partnering with California OTS (Office of Traffic Safety) to help improve safety on state highways. The state agencies Safety Sam mascot will participate in community outreach activities statewide and the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Marin Transit services agency in North Bay is sharing their new modern logo in the Bay Area to improve visual recognition for passengers. Including improvement transit service changes for commuting passengers, and to help passengers with demanding services countywide. The transit agency new logo will help passengers with disabilities and becoming more legible for seniors and the public. The Marin Transit new logo is consistent with therein agency's commitment to safe and reliable transit services.

The SFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) transit agency in West Bay is showing improvement with transporting services in the Bay Area! The SFMTA transit services survey shows 66% of passengers rate thereby service to be good or excellent. Including 65% of commuting passengers rate therein transit services to be with reasonable amount of time, and 51% with better increasing frequency of services. The transit agency improvement services 2022 survey is showing 9% difference from 2021, and helping commuting passengers with better transit services.

The Tri Delta Transit services agency in East Bay is offering an increase signing bonus for driving operators or bus drivers in the Bay Area. The Tri Delta Transit service operates under ECCTA (Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority) within Contra Costa County. It provides fixed routes for transit and paratransit services within eastern countywide neighboring communities. The Tri Delta Transit agency is hiring full-time bus driving operators with great benefits, and increased signing bonus and applications are available online.

The SCCRTC (Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission) services agency is having pre-construction cleanup along Highway 1 in South Bay. The SCCRTC is partnering with Caltrans (California Department of Transportation) and METRO (Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District) for improvement projects in South Bay. The recent stormy weather conditions in San Francisco Bay Area makes it tough, and adding more cleanup along Highway 1 for therein partnership projects.

The MTC (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) services agency in San Francisco Bay Area have their 2023 Advocacy Program priorities for the Bay Area. The MTC agency is partnering with ABAG (Association of Bay Area Governments) to finalized therein 2023 advocacy priorities in the Bay Area. The MTC/ABAG partnership team is preparing their advocacy plan for therein 2023 legislative session, and advocating for priorities in housing and transportation. The advocacy partnership team is aligning their advocacy with supportive elements of the Plan Bay Area 2050.

The SCT (Sonoma County Transit) services agency in North Bay is closing Route 28 Villa Grande transit services because of roadway closure in the Bay Area. The recent stormy weather conditions in San Francisco Bay Area really damaged some local roads in the Bay Area. Including roads closed because of mud slides and flooding in North Bay, and limited access for local residents with damages to their homes. The stormy weather conditions impacted transit services in North Bay for SCT agency and other transit service agencies.

The SamTrans (San Mateo County Transit District) services agency in West Bay is launching their on-demand microtransit improvement services in the Bay Area. The SamTrans new microtransit services will begin during this summertime in 2023, and start services in East Palo Alto and Half Moon Bay. The SamTrans Board of Directors awarded Transdev Services Inc. with thereby microtransit services in San Mateo County. The identified new microtransit services will help with changes in SamTrans on-demanding schedules.

The WestCAT (Western Contra Costa Transit Authority) services agency in East Bay is continuing their improvement transit service elements in the Bay Area. The WestCAT transit agency will continue offering passengers an opportunity to purchase bus passes online. Including text alerts for passengers to become aware of their transporting transit bus routing locations. It will keep passengers with updates on their transit bus location to plan their trip accordingly, and especially for working employees taking transit to work.