Clipper START

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Bay Area transit helps to get you where you need to go! There are more than 550 bus routes, 20 train lines and 7 ferry routes staffed by hardworking operators whose mission is to get you to your...

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On Veterans Day – and every day – we thank veterans for their service to this country. Select Bay Area transit agencies offer free or discounted rides to veterans. Capital Corridor Capital Corridor...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...