The Marin Transit services agency in North Bay will start collecting passenger fares for seniors on Friday, April 1, 2022 in the Bay Area. The transit agency free fare program for seniors and/or ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) passengers will end this month of March 2022, and they can be eligible through therein LIFA (Low-Income Fare Assistance) program. The seniors and/or ADA passengers can contact the Marin Transit agency office for assistance, and receive a free pass if eligible for free local transit services in North Bay.

The Caltrain transit services agency in West Bay is sharing their 50% discount promotion for passenger fees effective Friday, April 1, 2022. The Caltrain agency is dedicating therein promotional fares to THANK YOU passengers for their patience during thereby electrification construction project. The transit services agency is showing their appreciation for riders and offering therein 50% discount fares, and not including GoPass passenger fees transit services.

The AC Transit (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) services agency in East Bay vaccinated more than 80% of their personnel requirement. The AC Transit Board of Directors adopted a policy to require all employees to be vaccinated by Thursday, March 17, 2022 deadline. Including proof of their employees vaccination status and without an option of testing for noncompliance employees. The AC Transit officials have been meeting with employee unions and personnel to further explore other ways and means of therein vaccination procedural matters.

The Santa Cruz METRO (Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District) services agency in South Bay is sharing their new spring schedules. The Santa Cruz METRO transit agency new schedules will take affect on Thursday, March 17, 2022 during the Spring Season in South Bay. The transit agency services to UCSC (University of California Santa Cruz) will be operating with new changing schedules, as well as discontinuing and/or adding other routing services.

The BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) services agency in San Francisco Bay Area is partnering with Capitol Corridor for improvement services. The BART and Capitol Corridor partnership released their regional service schedules, and helping commuting passengers make better connections. The partnership agencies scheduling timetables will help passengers with waiting time, and planning regional trips in the Bay Area more effectively. Including timetables frequency highlights for passengers immediate awareness, and connecting with other Bay Area transit services.

The SolTrans (Solano County Transit) services agency in North Bay announced therein Green Line express services effective Monday, April 4, 2022. The SolTrans agency is taking over operations for express service lines Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue to make it easier for commuting passengers. The express transit services will be operated by SolTrans agency and passengers will have access to real-time information for planning their trips in North Bay. Including transit service alerts for awareness and using mobile technology accessible tools with apps to pay their commuting passenger fees.

The SFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) transit services in West Bay receives 57% customer satisfaction with excellence results! The SFMTA received therein survey respondent data results with 57% of overall satisfaction with muni transit services in San Francisco. Including improved and higher ratings with less than low-income transit riders at 63%, and 79% ratings with accessibility for disability ridership.

The Tri Delta Transit agency in East Bay is inviting consulting services for a project regarding therein transit hydrogen fueling station. The Tri Delta Transit agency operates under ECCTA (Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority) polices for accountability, and operates within JPA (Joint Powers Agency) guidelines. The transit agency is opening an invitation for a bidding process regarding a hydrogen fueling station for transit buses in East Bay, Contra Costa County.

The VTA (Valley Transportation Authority) development project in South Bay received $29 million for affordable housing near a transit location. The VTA received therein state funding from the California Strategic Growth Council program to help with thereby Tamien Station development project. The VTA transit agency is contracting UrbanCO construction company to receive $18 million for therein Tamien Station development project. The VTA development project will have affordable housing units with marketable rates and commercial retail spaces available.

The MTC (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) agency data is showing transit ridership is rising in San Francisco Bay Area. The MTC data shows elevation ridership numbers with BART at 240%, Muni at 120%, and AC Transit at 240% and other transit agencies are maintaining continuation increase in the Bay Area. The MTC identified data shows ridership relationships between 12/25/21 and 2/2/2022 with passengers paying traveling fees with Clipper Cards. The pandemic is starting to disappear from our local communities, and transit ridership is starting to elevate with higher numbers.