Our All Member meeting is next week: We'll be talking about
everything Transbay Coalition members have been working on this year like: the regional measure, transit & parks, bus stop bench legalization, high speed rail, make a friend on transit day and more!
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If you find yourself in need of a real vision of what our cities should look like (and a good cry while you're at it!), take a few minutes to watch this incredible video on East Bay Kidical Mass.
So so looking forward to Viva Calle San Jose this weekend -- it's going to be amazing and we hope to see you all there (and hey -- come gather signatures to help save BART, Caltrain & expand bus service in the area!) luma.com/urzsp8hj
Cardiologist rides train to visit North Bay clinics I work for the Stanford Medicine Children’s Health network as a pediatric cardiologist. I work with an ultrasound technician. We use the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit train to travel to outreach clinics in Novato and Rohnert Park four times per month. I despise driving (well not driving, but being in traffic) and really enjoy my train ride. We both easily bring along our bicycles on the train to complete our journeys with short, safe bike rides on either end. On my train ride, I occasionally look over at the freeway and wonder why more of the commuters stuck in traffic on the freeway don’t join us on the train. I completely support Measure B on the June ballot to extend the tax in support of SMART public transportation. — Dr. Dominic Blurton, Mill Valley
Great letter to the editor supporting the SMART train.
I too despite sitting in traffic, which is probably a near-universal sentiment!
Let's give more people more alternatives to sitting in traffic.
Love it! Great to see AC Transit leadership doing the best they can to run a tight ship -- but if we want to stop cuts to bus service in the East Bay (and save transit throughout the Bay) we need to pass the @connectbayarea.bsky.social measure! So come help gather signatures luma.com/connectbayar...
The Board provided many ideas to explore, as did callers, and now management can make a proposal.
Much discussion to come, but the direction has been set, I hope.
Thanks to @transbaycoalition.bsky.social members who put out the alert (👀 @carterlavin.bsky.social ) and all those who spoke:
Love seeing Muni and BART with the highest rail ridership growth in the US.
If we pass @connectbayarea.bsky.social measure, ridership growth will continue.
If we don’t, service will be slashed and ridership will plummet - Bay Area way of life and economy will crumble.
We must pass this measure!
Excerpt from the linked letter. "1. Options should be considered to preserve late-night service in Sonoma County. The extension of nighttime SMART service under MASCOTS will not fully replace current late-night Golden Gate Transit 101 service in Sonoma County. Northbound, the last SMART train is proposed to leave San Rafael at around 10pm, much earlier than the current last 101 bus, which leaves at 12:25am. The MASCOTS website notes that, for passengers going north after this last SMART train departs, “There are no public transportation options. Passengers would need to use a ride-share service or a private taxi service.” Although late-night ridership is low, preserving late-night service is essential for Sonoma County residents who work late shifts, are returning from entertainment in SF or the East Bay, or experience unexpected delays, and a rideshare, costing $50 or more, would not be an accessible replacement. Before implementing the pilot, planners should consider adding two runs of late night “owl” bus service to major & highway-accessible SMART stations to preserve this safety net."
@seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social, North Bay Transit Riders, and @transbaycoalition.bsky.social sent a letter with feedback on MASCOTS that included this concern, and I understand others raised it as well.
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Speak out at Wednesday's AC Transit Board meeting to say NO to service cuts and fare increase
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Transbay Coalition and the greater Bay Area honor a man who we owe an enormous amount to: Rod Diridon Sr.
www.transbaycoalition.org/transbay-coa...
Our "Spring All Member Meeting" coming up soon! Tune in to learn about what's going on with transit throughout the Nine-County Bay Area, what Transbay Coalition's network of volunteers are working on, and how you can get involved
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Check out San Mateo County's Bus Stop Improvement Plan map samtrans.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboa...
Big plans -- now we just need to get @samtrans.com funding so they can implement it!
One of the most backwards part of the many years long Clipper 2 delay is that MTC is allocating more funds to continue the operation of Clipper 1.
Cubic should be paying MTC and transit operators significant funds for the rollout debacle, and it’s good to hear MTC is exploring this.
Graph showing growth of Richmond Ferry ridership, with a drop in 2020 and 2021 and steady growth since then
Richmond Ferry's ridership dropped during the pandemic, and since then it's grown every year.
Weekday ridership in 2025 was nearly double the 2019 ridership, and it continues to grow this year.
Increasing service and improving the timing of service has been a big part of growing ridership.
Photo of Richmond Ferry docked at pier, with full parking lot and large building in the background. Also, WCCTC = West Contra Costa Transportation Commission
Last week SF Bay Ferry presented to WCCTC about the Richmond Ferry, which is an amazing service that's growing in popularity.
But there's room for improvement! Would love to see them:
1. Charge for parking
2. Coordinate with AC Transit
3. Find more equitable funding
Many more details in this 🧵
Just 5 months until Bay Area Transit Month!
Good time to start thinking through what fun/interesting transit-related adventure & event you'd like to host.
What are some ideas you're kicking around?
We're at risk of losing a LOT of our AC Transit service. Learn more at
oaklandside.org/2026/03/30/a...
And help save it by collecting signatures with us to put a transit funding measure on the ballot. Events are here: luma.com/connectbayar...
I gathered a ton of signatures this weekend, but we desperately need more help.
Sign up at luma.com/connectbayarea
186,000 people is a lot of folks to get ink & paper signatures from. Help save, improve, and expand transit throughout the Bay Area by helping get signatures from your friends, family, and folks around town. Come gather w/ us at: luma.com/connectbayar...
Read more missionlocal.org/2026/03/bart...
Smiling signature gatherers under BART tracks with sign - save BART, save AC Transit, save paratransit, sign here!
Signature gathering training, people with clipboards
Signature gathering training, people with clipboards
Loved joining El Cerrito/Richmond Annex Walk & Roll last night to gather signatures for the @connectbayarea.bsky.social campaign at El Cerrito Plaza BART.
Lots of BART riders had signed already and many who hadn’t were eager to sign.
Want to help to save transit? Volunteer: luma.com/connectbayarea
Yeeep! You can help out by collecting signatures with us to get the transit funding measure on the ballot. We need all the helpers we can get and its surprisingly easy once you get the hang of it.
Events for getting trained and supplied are here luma.com/connectbayar...
Note: this is about the Fremont High School in Sunnyvale
Qualifying students at the Fremont High School in Oakland have access to a student pass program here: ttps://www.alamedactc.org/programs-projects/studentpass
(Fun fact: the high schools in Fremont, CA are not called Fremont High School)
Huge transit win in Santa Clara County! Over 2,000 Fremont High School students will soon have access to free @vta.org bus and light rail passes thanks to consistent advocacy from Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action & collab w/ FUHSD & VTA. Huzzah www.svyouthclimateaction.org/transit-pass
The Bay is at risk of losing BART. Caltrain also faces major cuts -- but there is an army of volunteers working to get the signatures needed to put a transit funding measure on the ballot that'd keep our system going. Learn more
missionlocal.org/2026/03/bart...
and join here connectbayarea.com
With $200B, we could:
Spend $500M + 2 yrs to fix US rail delivery to match Spain.
At Spain's $35M/mi High Speed Rail cost, less ~$20B for SF transbay and major NEC infra, build 5,000 mi of rail:
Bos-DC: 500 mi
Sacto-SF-LA-SD: 600 mi
Van-PDX: 350 mi
Leaving 3,500 mi for presidential whim
Neat tool showing how fast @vta.org light rail service is!
Skip the traffic, ride the rails muni-speed-map.vercel.app?city=San+Jose
Thank you! And if you ever want to join the fun of signature gathering, we've got a LOT of volunteer opportunities coming up: luma.com/connectbayar...
Photo of two people on a brick-paved sidewalk next to a PVC and marker sign reading "SAVE BART AC TRANSIT SIGN HERE!" One has a clipboard with "Help save BART, Caltrain, and the bus! Sign here" and the other is facing away from the camera but is holding a poster or flyer. Many people from the event are around them, but are cropped out of the photo.
Volunteers with @transbaycoalition.bsky.social are at the Oakland celebration for Alysa Liu to gather ballot initiative signatures to save BART right now. Thank you!!
Help gather signatures for Connect Bay Area, the 5-county regional funding measure to save transit. Join us at one or several of the 60+ events happening this month.
Check out all upcoming events at: luma.com/connectbayarea
Love to see that Muni is still killing it in customer satisfaction! The only way to keep that going is to ensure there is sufficient new funding to fill the agency's deficit. Come join the kick off for Stronger Muni for All tomorrow, or come gather signatures to help the measure get on the ballot!