Discover East Bay Transit History: Streetcar Moves and Shakers
Sep
7
10:00 AM10:00

Discover East Bay Transit History: Streetcar Moves and Shakers

In the mid-20th century, the Key System had some 66 miles of electrified streetcar service running in the East Bay. Today, little remains of this streetcar systems, but we're still able to acquaint ourselves with four important contributors to these systems. Join us for a walking tour through at Oakland’s Mountain View Cemetery with local historian and author Dennis Evanosky where we will be introduced to the four men who created and refined the lines that became the Key Route and evolved into the Key System.

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Peninsula Transit Happy Hour
Sep
15
6:00 PM18:00

Peninsula Transit Happy Hour

Join us for a casual community-building, transit-themed happy hour at Redwood City where we'll be celebrating San Mateo County's decision to join a 2026 regional transit funding ballot measure. Come get to know fellow transit and active transportation supporters and learn about how we can all fight for better transit and more walkable/bikeable streets!

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Public Transit Visions in Speculative Fiction
Sep
16
6:00 PM18:00

Public Transit Visions in Speculative Fiction

Flying cars in the Jetsons; trains snaking around towers in Wakanda, or the sentient rail system on the newly terraformed Sask-E planet. In building future and alternative worlds, the way people get around can be used to reveal and ask questions about societies, technologies, and politics. Join this panel discussion to learn how depictions of public transit in fiction shape the worlds of our imagination.

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Sep
25
12:00 PM12:00

Webinar: Exploring Transit Fare Payment Options in the Digital Age

Around the world, a growing number of public transportation systems are providing open payment to riders, giving people the ability to pay for transit with credit/debit cards and mobile wallets. Join this session to learn the ways open payment systems are being used across California and around the world; how open payment can make transit more convenient, appealing, and affordable and help attract new riders; opportunities for equitable access to transit enabled by open payment; and addressing privacy, usability, and other concerns.

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Book Talk: If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight - A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy
Sep
30
6:30 PM18:30

Book Talk: If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight - A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy

We're excited to host the Bay Area’s own Carter Lavin, for a discussion of his upcoming book, If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight: A Guide to Effective Transportation. The book is filled with lessons from his experience organizing with Transbay Coalition, multiple transit, bike, and street safety advocacy groups throughout the Bay Area as well as interviews with dozens of transportation activists around the country. If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight, provides a roadmap for transforming your passion into political power. 

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2025 Rider First Awards
Oct
10
6:00 PM18:00

2025 Rider First Awards

​We are closing out Transit Month 2025 at the Rider First Awards by celebrating some of the people who have gone above and beyond to improve transit in the past year. We'll honor bus operators, transit planners, and advocates alike who help us build a more equitable, growing, and accessible public transit system and culture for all. It's also where we'll be announcing our various Ride Contest winners and handing out prizes.

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Good Signs and Good Times - North Bay Public Transit Social and Walking Tour
Aug
9
1:00 PM13:00

Good Signs and Good Times - North Bay Public Transit Social and Walking Tour

Come to Santa Rosa for a walking tour of the Bay Area's new transit signage. Afterwards, we'll have a social event at Shady Oak Brewery to grab a bite, drink, and meet new (and familiar) faces! This is the kickoff event for North Bay Transit Riders, a new community group working to improve public transit in Marin, Sonoma, Napa, and Solano Counties.

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Webinar: What can California learn from transit in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan
Jul
16
5:00 PM17:00

Webinar: What can California learn from transit in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan

California has no shortage of ambitious goals for transforming transit, but progress has been achingly slow. In order for California to achieve its vision for a world-class rail network and seamless regional transit, we'll need major governance and funding reforms. Join this webinar to take a look at the lessons California and the United States can learn from countries like South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan.

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Rally to Save BART and Caltrain for San Mateo County
Jul
1
5:30 PM17:30

Rally to Save BART and Caltrain for San Mateo County

Community members and advocates are mobilizing at a rally on Tuesday, July 1st to pressure San Mateo County leaders to “opt-in” to the 2026 regional transportation funding measure - preventing dire service cuts to BART, Caltrain, Muni, AC Transit, and other transit agencies. If San Mateo County does not “opt-in,” BART and Caltrain will be forced to slash service in the County: stranding riders, clogging our roads, fouling our air, and stalling our economy.

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Webinar: Understanding the Governor's proposed cuts to public transit and how we push back
May
22
12:30 PM12:30

Webinar: Understanding the Governor's proposed cuts to public transit and how we push back

Last week Governor Gavin Newsom proposed slashing transit funding in the state budget. This is despite, thousands of Californians and over 115 organizations calling on the Governor to invest $2 billion in transit throughout the state for. Tune in to the webinar and Q&A with California transit advocates and policy experts to learn: What the Governor's proposed budget means for your community, what happens next in the budget process, and what we can all do to push back to save transit in California!

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Webinar: What can the US learn from Italy's “Long Modernization” of Railways?
May
21
6:00 PM18:00

Webinar: What can the US learn from Italy's “Long Modernization” of Railways?

Join this conversation with Dr. Marco Chitti, fellow at NYU Marron Institute and Transit Costs Project, who will speak on Italy's “Long Modernization” – an incremental railway modernization process spanning over a century through planning and steady, programmatic funding. What lessons can American rail project delivery learn from Italy? What are other ways to structure American public transport investment?

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[Screening] Climate California: What Stories about Technology does the Climate Movement Need Now?
Apr
25
5:30 PM17:30

[Screening] Climate California: What Stories about Technology does the Climate Movement Need Now?

Climate change demands new solutions - and new stories. Join Seamless Bay Area and NorCal Public Media for a special screening of Climate California, a new PBS documentary series exploring the causes, impacts, and solutions of climate change through the stories of people. ​This event will air the 30-minute episode on how technology can help or hinder the fight against climate change. The episode screening will be followed by a panel and Q&A with the documentary filmmakers and documentary series guests. Light snacks and drinks will be provided. 

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Gridlock to Green Trips (Palo Alto)
Apr
24
6:00 PM18:00

Gridlock to Green Trips (Palo Alto)

How can we create transportation options for workers and residents and address the housing shortage? Join this event where we will myth-bust the parking and traffic worries that are common barriers to addressing the housing shortage. We'll look towards local solutions and think about how transportation demand management measures can be implemented in our community, especially at new housing sites.

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San Jose City Council District 3 Candidate Forum
Mar
10
6:45 PM18:45

San Jose City Council District 3 Candidate Forum

San Jose voters living in the downtown and the surrounding area will decide who will represent them on City Council this coming April - with early voting starting on March 10th. Join this webinar to learn directly from District 3 candidates vying for your vote about their values, vision, and plans for how San Jose residents and visitors get around.

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[Webinar] New State Rail Plan Explained: A vision for an integrated, cohesive California rail network
Mar
4
12:00 PM12:00

[Webinar] New State Rail Plan Explained: A vision for an integrated, cohesive California rail network

Tune into this webinar to learn about the plan from California State Transportation Agency staff. Researchers and advocates will give their reaction to the updated plan including cost analysis, the political changes needed to implement reforms, and upcoming funding and reform opportunities.

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