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BART and SFMTA Get Nearly $386M in Federal Funding
President Biden is expected to announce he’s expanding the availability of the e-85 biofuel during the summer time in an attempt to ease the pain at the pump. Bob Redell reports.
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Oakland Gives $150 Prepaid Cards for Use on Transit, Bike, Scooter Programs
Some 500 East Oakland residents and employees received a $150 prepaid debit card to help ease hardship and promote alternatives to private vehicles, Oakland transportation officials said Thursday.
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SF Leaders, Advocates Kick Off Public Transit Campaign With Ride-Along, Rally
San Francisco city leaders and public transit advocates are taking steps in trying to get people back on buses and trains by creating what they’ve dubbed Transit Month. Cierra Johnson reports.
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SF Leaders, Advocates Kick Off Public Transit Campaign With Ride-Along, Rally
San Francisco city leaders and public transit advocates are taking steps in trying to get people back on buses and trains by creating what they’ve dubbed Transit Month. Cierra Johnson reports.
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SF Leaders, Advocates Kick Off Public Transit Campaign With Ride-Along, Rally
San Francisco city leaders and public transit advocates are taking steps in trying to get people back on buses and trains by launching events and rallies for what’s been dubbed Transit Month.
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Public Transit Hopes to Win Back Riders After Crushing Year
As President Joe Biden urges more federal spending for public transportation, transit agencies decimated by COVID-19 are struggling to figure out how to win back passengers.
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New US Mask Mandate on Public Transit Nothing New to Bay Area
Tuesday is the first full day of the federal mask mandate on public transportation, but it’s nothing new to Bay Area transit riders already required to wear face coverings. Bob Redell reports.
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Can Public Transportation Survive the Pandemic? Experts Warn of ‘Death Spiral'
Passenger numbers on New York’s MTA and London’s Underground metro system initially crashed by around 95 percent, and have since recovered to only about one-third of last year’s levels. And while those numbers have rebounded, passenger numbers are likely to be lower in the near-to-medium term.
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Fears and Tension Mount for Commuters Still Heading to Work
As the coronavirus rages across the U.S., grocery workers, health care professionals, university staffers, cleaning crews and others who don’t have the option to work from home must weigh safety against affordability when deciding how best to commute to their jobs
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BART Releases 15-Step Welcome Back Plan for Riders
As the Bay Area continues to gradually move through the stages of reopening amid mandated coronavirus shelter orders, BART on Wednesday released a comprehensive plan for welcoming back riders. Scott Budman reports.
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BART Releases 15-Step Welcome Back Plan for Riders
As the Bay Area continues to gradually move through the stages of reopening amid mandated coronavirus shelter orders, BART on Wednesday released a comprehensive plan for welcoming back riders.
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Making Public Transport Safe Next Hurdle in Easing Lockdowns
In cities around the world, public transport systems are the key to getting workers back on the job and restarting devastated economies, yet everything from trains to buses to ferries to bicycles will have to be re-imagined for the coronavirus era. In Europe in particular, public transport is shaping up as a new front line in the battle to tame…
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Public Transit Ridership on the Decline in the Bay Area
Bay Area roads are more crowded than ever, and yet fewer people are turning to public transit to escape the traffic jams. Bob Redell reports.
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Public Transit Ridership on the Decline in the Bay Area: Report
Bay Area roads are more crowded than ever, and yet fewer people are turning to public transit to escape the traffic jams.
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BART Paperless Ticket Goal Negatively Affects Some Riders: Report
BART has been slowly phasing out paper tickets across its system, but a new report finds certain communities that rely on public transit would be hurt.
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BART Launches Safety Ambassador Program
The BART board of directors on Thursday is expected to decide if it wants to add community service officers to monitor safety on trains.
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BART Adding Ambassadors to Monitor Safety on Trains
BART’s board of directors voted unanimously in favor of adding community service officers to monitor safety on trains with the purpose of employing so-called ambassadors to look out for “quality of life” issues on trains and across the transit system. Melissa Colorado reports.
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BART Board Set to Vote on New Safety Ambassador Program
The BART board of directors on Thursday is expected to decide if it wants to add community service officers to monitor safety on trains. Pete Suratos reports.
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BART Board to Vote on New Safety Ambassador Program
The BART board of directors on Thursday is expected to decide if it wants to add community service officers to monitor safety on trains. Pete Suratos reports.
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BART Board Approves Safety Ambassador Program
The BART board of directors on Thursday is expected to decide if it wants to add community service officers to monitor safety on trains.