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The Bay Area's Newest Transit (Missed) Connection
The Bay Area's Newest Transit (Missed) Connection

Despite schedule integration, the inconvenient new Larkspur SMART station is a cautionary tale for designing multi-modal transit hub projects - a huge missed opportunity for an excellent transit connection.

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Ian GriffithsJanuary 2, 2020
The Bay Area Needs an Integrated, Express Bus Network
The Bay Area Needs an Integrated, Express Bus Network

We support TransForm’s concept for an express bus network, as one critical part of a seamlessly connected, multi-modal transit system.

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Ron KilcoyneDecember 21, 2019
Fares on BART extension to San Jose reflect agency fragmentation, not customer needs
Fares on BART extension to San Jose reflect agency fragmentation, not customer needs

The new fare structure for the BART Silicon Valley extension reflects a logic that makes sense as a strategy to balance transit agency budgets, but not a system that is in the best interest of customers. 

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Adina LevinDecember 9, 2019
The Definitive List of Bay Area Transit Agencies 
The Definitive List of Bay Area Transit Agencies 

Just how many transit agencies does the Bay Area have? There should be a simple answer, but like everything in Bay Area transportation, it’s complicated. 

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Sara BarzNovember 27, 2019
Dumbarton Update: Gaps in regional and state coordination 
Dumbarton Update: Gaps in regional and state coordination 

The backwards planning of the Dumbarton corridor underscores the urgent need for Transit Network Manager for the Bay Area that can do long term capital planning.

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Adina LevinNovember 25, 2019
Regional fare integration study moves forward
Regional fare integration study moves forward

On Wednesday, 10/23, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission approved funding for a Business Case Study for Fare Integration.

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Adina LevinNovember 23, 2019
How to get Seamless Transit out of a Regional Funding Measure
How to get Seamless Transit out of a Regional Funding Measure

A regional “Commission on Bay Area Transportation Governance and Funding”, set up by the State, is the best way of fixing Bay Area transit to create unified, world-class transit system.

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Ian GriffithsOctober 15, 2019
Call for Nominations: Seamless Bay Area Board Positions
Call for Nominations: Seamless Bay Area Board Positions

We’re looking for a few new board members: let us know who would be a great addition to our team!

Nominate someone (or yourself!) today.

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Julia VerbruggeOctober 3, 2019
Integrating Caltrain into a seamless regional transit network
Integrating Caltrain into a seamless regional transit network

The Caltrain board is scheduled to approve the service vision, with some next steps that could strengthen its policies to pursue an integrated system and strengthen governance to achieve an integrated system.

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Adina LevinSeptember 29, 2019
Help Fare Integration Advance - Right Now
Help Fare Integration Advance - Right Now

Follow these steps to take action and tell your transit agency Board Members to move ahead with Fare Integration.

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Adina LevinSeptember 3, 2019
The Seamless Bay Area Award @ SF Transit Riders' Rider-First Award Party
The Seamless Bay Area Award @ SF Transit Riders' Rider-First Award Party
Courtney FerrisAugust 26, 2019
Contra Costa Action Alert:  Support Green Transpo Investments
Contra Costa Action Alert: Support Green Transpo Investments

Have 30 seconds and support environmentally-friendly transportation investments in Contra Costa County? Sign this TransForm petition to show your support.

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Julia VerbruggeAugust 19, 2019
Seamless Bay Area Vision Map: How a unified transit network would transform job access and improve commutes
Seamless Bay Area Vision Map: How a unified transit network would transform job access and improve commutes

We recently published our Seamless Bay Area Vision Map, developed in partnership with Interline. The work illustrates what a seamless public transit system would look like, and tells a data-driven story of the benefits that the system would bring, like the hundreds of thousands of jobs that would become accessible by transit.

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Julia VerbruggeJuly 23, 2019
Action Alert:  Urge Transit Agencies to move ahead with Fare Integration
Action Alert: Urge Transit Agencies to move ahead with Fare Integration

Follow the steps below to take action and tell your transit agency Board Members to move ahead with Fare Integration.

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Adina LevinJuly 9, 2019
Introducing the Seamless Transit Principles
Introducing the Seamless Transit Principles

Sign our petition to help us build broad support among cities, transit agencies, employers, and elected officials for seamless transportation.

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Ian GriffithsJuly 2, 2019
Take action on SB 127
Take action on SB 127

SB 127 is the Complete Streets for Active Living Bill which would make Caltrans align its work on state roadways with goals for walking, bicycling, and transit.  The good bill is at risk with an upcoming hearing on July 8.

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Adina LevinJuly 1, 2019
Ambitious SPUR Regional Rail Vision will require advocacy
Ambitious SPUR Regional Rail Vision will require advocacy

Latest forum “A Vision of a Megaregion” shows ambition, but will require strong advocacy and political champions to become a reality.

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Guest User 1June 10, 2019
A simple first step to improving Bay Area transit
A simple first step to improving Bay Area transit

An increasing number North American transit agencies have a “Chief Customer Officer” to help better orient service around riders’ needs, but none are in the Bay Area.

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Ian GriffithsJune 4, 2019customer experience, transit, leadership, ridesharing
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