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The Bay Area Bikes Everywhere on Bike to Wherever Day

Tens of Thousands Take to the Streets in Unprecedented Celebration
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BTWD 2026
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Bay Area Celebrates 32nd Bike to Work/Wherever Day May 14

Bay Area highlights Bike Month with a day of festivities, Energizer Stations, and a month-long regional bike challenge
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Two athletic cyclists in Golden Gate Park. One gives the Shaka sign with his left hand.
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Work to Start on I-580 Carpool Lane Extension in Oakland

Bay Bridge Forward Project to Convert General-Purpose Lane
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MacArthur Maze
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Bay Area Bike Champions Named for 2026

Bike Month begins May 1, Bike to Work/Wherever Day is May 14
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A large group of cyclists in Golden Gate Park on Bike to Wherever Days 2025.
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Marin-Sonoma Coordinated Transit Service (MASCOTS) Plan launches April 12, 2026

More Service, Better Connections Along Highway 101 Corridor
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SMART Operation and Maintenance Facility in Santa Rosa
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MTC, ABAG Adopt Final Plan Bay Area 2050+ and Environmental Impact Report

Roadmap Toward Transit Recovery and an Affordable, Connected, Diverse, Healthy and Vibrant Region for All
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Aerial over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and East Bay.
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High School Students: Apply Today for the Bay Area Summer Academy 2026

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Mineta Academy
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New Clipper® START Partnership Automates, Simplifies Verification Process

CalFresh Recipients May Now See Same-Day Approvals
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Closeup of a person holding a Clipper card as they wait to board a bus.
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MTC, ABAG Release Proposed Final Plan Bay Area 2050+

Proposed Plan will go to Committee for Review on Friday, March 13
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Plan Bay Area 2050+
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Bay Area Transit Agency Leaders OK Standardized Sign Designs

New unified transit design guides are a first for the Bay Area
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A view of Castro St. with the Castro Theater on the left and a new monolith sign for the Castro Muni Metro station on the right.
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Bay Area Counties Call for Bike Champion of the Year Nominations

Bike to Wherever Days start May 1; Bike to Work Day Celebrated May 14
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2025 Bike Champions of the Year with members of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Bike to Work Day staff.
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Agreement Reached on Loan for Bay Area Transit Agencies

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BART platform
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New Bridge Toll Rates Now in Effect

New Policies for Carpool Lanes on Bridge Approaches Also In Place
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Toll plaza at the Carquinez Bridge.
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Coming Next Week: Toll Increase at Seven Bay Area Bridges

New Policies for Carpool Lanes on Bridge Approaches Also Take Effect
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Richmond Bridge
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I-80 Solano County Express Lanes Open Tomorrow

5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Daily in Both Directions Through Fairfield and Vacaville
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I-80 Solano
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50-cent Toll Increase on Tap at Seven Bay Area Bridges

Funds to be Used Exclusively for Bridge Preservation and Operations
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Crews performing bridge maintenance on the underside of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge.
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Solano County I-80 Express Lanes Operations to Start in Mid-December

5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Daily in Both Directions Through Fairfield and Vacaville
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I-80 Solano
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Bay Area Pavement Earns ‘Mid’ Marks As Condition of County Roads, City Streets Stagnates

Smaller Cities Make Many of Region’s Biggest Gains
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Pavement
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New Operating Hours For Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Bike/Ped Path

Right Side of Upper Deck to be Used as Highway Shoulder Monday-Thursday
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A cyclist approaches the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.
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New State Law Promotes Preservation Of Affordable Market-Rate Housing

Governor Signs Bill to Bolster Stability for Low-Income Renters
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