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OAKLAND, CA — With the possibility of BART trains coming to a halt as early as July 1 due to labor contracts that expire at midnight June 30, Bay Area transportation officials are urging commuters to...

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OAKLAND, CA — Bay Area transportation officials are urging commuters to review their plans for getting to and from work in the wake of today’s announcement by a key BART union that its members will go...

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OAKLAND, CA — The number of Bay Area transit riders using Clipper SM to pay fares on buses, trains and ferries rose to an average of more than 225,000 during the week ending October 15. This marks a...

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The November 4 election brought sweeping changes across the nation, including in the realm of transportation. In Washington, a new Obama administration and an increasingly Democratic-controlled...

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MTC today adopted a plan for using federal economic stimulus funds to expedite the arrival of high-speed rail service to the San Francisco Bay Area while at the same time upgrading commuter rail...

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OAKLAND, CA — The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)’s Operations Committee today paved the way for expansion of the popular Clipper program by the end of 2015 to the Livermore-Amador Valley...

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OAKLAND, CA — The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) announced today that the popular Clipper® transit fare card program reached its highest usage rate ever, with 20,058,055 transactions in...

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OAKLAND, CA — The Bay Area’s award-winning 511 traveler information system this week introduces its latest upgrade: a free, real-time web-based app known as 511 Transit Tracker that makes it easier...

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OAKLAND, CA — Clipper, the all-in-one transit fare payment card already accepted on nine Bay Area transit systems, today expands its network of participating transit operators to Napa and Solano...

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OAKLAND, CA — The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today unveiled its innovative Vital Signs website ( vitalsigns.mtc.ca.gov), an interactive tool that Bay Area residents can use to track...