Seamless Bay Area has created a new, simple Transportation Costs Calculator to make it easy to tally just how much you’ve saved since shelter-in-place orders went into effect on March 17.
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The inaugural meeting of the 32-member Metropolitan Transportation Commission Blue Ribbon Transit Recovery Task Force took place on May 29. The task force, created by MTC in April in response to the urgent crisis facing public transit due to plummeting ridership and revenues during the COVID crisis, will advise MTC on a recovery strategy that can stabilize and save Bay Area transit.
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Without additional funding from Congress, transit agencies in the Bay Area will once again be facing imminent financial disaster. To support transit operators and maintain essential transit service, Transportation for America is now organizing advocates across the nation to call on Congress to appropriate an additional $32 billion in additional transit funding in the next federal COVID relief bill.
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On May 14, Seamless Bay Area and Assemblymember David Chiu hosted a webinar to talk about the future of seamless transit in the Bay Area. Watch the recorded session or take a peek at our slides!
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This February, Seamless Bay Area was proud to join with Asm. David Chiu to announce AB 2057, the Bay Area Seamless Transit Act. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 crisis, California lawmakers have chosen to severely limit the number of bills under consideration this legislative session. As a result, AB 2057 will not be moving forward in 2020. While we are deeply disappointed, we are focused on making the most of new opportunities to create a more integrated and resilient transit system.
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At a Wednesday meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to allocate federal CARES Act relief funding for Bay Area transit, multiple Commissioners endorsed Seamless Bay Area’s proposals to connect future emergency funds with actions that would immediately create a more connected and affordable transit network.
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Here are five initiatives MTC commissioners should ask be implemented immediately in connection with emergency transit funds to rebuild our region’s transit ridership more quickly in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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San Francisco has unanimously endorsed the Seamless Transit Principles, which call on local and regional leaders to pursue a more integrated, efficient, and rider-friendly regional transit system.
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We need the support of all 17 Bay Area Assemblymembers to ensure AB 2057 moves forward. Take these steps right now to help us pass AB 2057 and create a seamless, resilient, and stronger transit system.
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As we look to recover from COVID-19, we must pursue the structural reforms included in the Bay Area Seamless Transit Act (AB 2057) to rebuild a stronger, more resilient transit system that will be better prepared for the next emergency — and attract many more riders.
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fare and schedule integration were among the highest performing strategies to address goals of moving more people in fewer cars, and improving equitable access to transportation
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More than 150 transit riders, supporters, and advocates gathered in San Francisco last week to celebrate the launch of the Seamless Transit Act (AB 2057), new legislation that will help create a more integrated, efficient, and equitable regional transportation system.
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This morning, Alameda County joined a growing coalition of Bay Area cities in endorsing the Seamless Transit Principles, which call on local and regional leaders to pursue a more integrated, efficient, and rider-friendly transit system.
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At the annual board workshop in Pleasanton, MTC Commissioners expressed strong enthusiasm for the agency to proactively pursue policies and reforms that can create a seamless transit system, including state legislation.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has selected an integrated transit fare proposal submitted by three groups — Seamless Bay Area, SPUR, and duo Jason Lee and Eddy Ionsescu — as the winner of its first-ever Transformative Transportation Projects competition.
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Seamless Bay Area today joined Assemblymember David Chiu and local transit leaders, riders, and advocates to announce bold new legislation that will create a more integrated and reliable public transportation system in the Bay Area.
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With major regional transit transfer hubs as unpleasant and arduous a Coliseum, it’s no wonder so many people continue to choose to drive.
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The City of Millbrae is the latest member of a growing coalition of Bay Area cities and organizations committed to implementing the Seamless Transit Principles.
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