Clipper START

Eleven more Bay Area transit agencies today joined the Clipper START® program, which allows lower-income adults age 19-64 to receive fare discounts ranging from 20% to 50% on most transit systems...

Six more Bay Area transit agencies this month will join the new Clipper START program, which allows lower-income adults age 19-64 to receive fare discounts ranging from 20 percent to 50 percent on...

As Bay Area transit ridership climbs back from the decline caused by the pandemic, the new Clipper START program allows lower-income adults to receive big fare discounts on BART, Muni, Caltrain, and...

MTC’s Operations Committee today approved a $1.7 million contract with Cubic Transportation Services, Inc. to provide customer service and eligibility verification for Clipper START, the region’s...

MTC and Bay Area transit agencies today announced the expansion of the Clipper® START pilot program — which provides transit-fare discounts for lower-income adults age 19 to 64 — to include VTA buses...

On June 28, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission approved an extension of the Clipper® START pilot program through June 30, 2025. Clipper START offers discounts on public transit to qualifying...

Clipper® makes it easy to get to the people and places you love in the Bay Area – simply tag and go on one of the region’s 20+ transit agencies. More than a million people use Clipper, and one in four...

The Clipper START® pilot program provides fare discounts to adults with lower incomes for single rides on 21 transit systems around the Bay Area. The program is administered by MTC in partnership with...

For most Bay Area households, transportation is the third-biggest monthly expense — trailing only the cost of housing and food. Clipper START is a fare-discount pilot program for riders with lower...

Creating and running the Bay Area’s regional transportation infrastructure requires money. The Transit Finance Working Group meets monthly to discuss a wide range of financial issues related to...