5/16/24: Take two minutes to support transit + 3 upcoming transit educational events

Today, the Connect Bay Area Act (SB 1031) is being heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee. If passed, SB 1031 will authorize a 2026 regional ballot measure, pairing new funds to increase service with reforms to improve transit coordination and governance. This bill forges a new path for Bay Area transit - with a message of change that will be needed to win the support of voters at the ballot box.

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Kaleo Mark
4/22/24: Did you see our Op-Ed in the Mercury News? Plus, SB 1031 Launch Party This Friday 4/26.

This week is a big week for Seamless Bay Area and the future of Bay Area transit!  SB 1031, The Connect Bay Area Act, goes to its first hearings in Sacramento and we have our Launch Party for the bill on Friday, April 26th at 6pm in San Francisco with Senator Scott Wiener. Plus we’ve got other in-person East Bay events planned for early May we hope you will join us for. 

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Kaleo Mark
3/4/24: 🌅 On the horizon: Bay Area and National Transit Funding

There are important public transit funding efforts underway in the Bay Area and at the national level that we’re tracking closely. Join us for upcoming events in March and check out our latest blog posts to learn more about what you can do to support funding that has the potential to supercharge public transportation across the region.

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Kaleo Mark
2/22/24: Poll: Seamless transit, expert oversight, streamlining key to winning 2026 transit funding measure

Exciting and breaking news! We recently commissioned a poll to better gauge voters and their desires for the upcoming 2026 regional transit funding measure. Read on to learn more about the poll results, an upcoming Transbay Coalition meeting to learn about volunteer opportunities, and our recent blog highlighting the progress being made right now on transit coordination.

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Kaleo Mark
2/9/24: One step closer to a regional transit funding measure + how advocates won $5 billion for transit

This week’s newsletter can be summarized in three words: public transportation funding. Learn how advocates won $5 billion for transit in the California state budget last year at SPUR’s upcoming webinar. We also have the latest news on the region’s 2026 regional funding measure - the biggest potential investment in Bay Area public transportation in recent history.

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Kaleo Mark
1/29/24: Feb 1st Happy Hour event & transit GMs reactions to Swiss transit report

Swiss Study Report Released — A joint report and presentation on the key findings from the study delegation to Switzerland was presented at the January Regional Network Management Council meeting. Transit General Managers had positive comments about the findings and our work facilitating the trip. Our’s latest blog post summarizes the report’s findings and the response from General managers.

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Kaleo Mark
1/19/24: Exciting Progress toward a Swiss-Style Networked Transit System

A belated happy new year to you all! Instead of New Year resolutions we are following social media trends and creating our ‘INs’ and ‘OUTs’ for 2024. 

IN at Seamless Bay Area - taking more public transportation; walking, biking, and rolling around town; and building a diverse movement advocating for bold change. 

OUT - car-dependency, fragmented public transit, and the status quo. Read on to see just how we are moving the needle towards abundant and robust public transit. 

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Kaleo Mark
12/20/23: *Psst* Transit transformation is the talk around town

Happy holidays from the Seamless family to yours! As our gift to you, we have a flurry of new blogs up on our website. So wrap yourself in a BART sweater (for those of you lucky enough to snag one), get close to the fireplace, and make yourself comfortable for these good reads about progress on achieving seamless transit in the Bay Area and around the State of California.

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Kaleo Mark
10/31/23: Building better Bay Area transit, an international perspective

With all the spooky and supernatural incidents upon us this Halloween day, don’t turn into a pumpkin yet! Or else you’ll miss these frighteningly spectacular events lined up for November 2nd and 16th on effective transit coordination and governance! 

Also read our scarily-good new blog posts on new BART/Caltrain ridership trends, lessons on transit coordination from Sweden, and a recap of our Rider First Awards. 

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Kaleo Mark