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BART Plans Two Weekend Shutdowns of Transbay Service
Top Stories
Monday, July 13, 2015

BART is encouraging travelers to plan ahead and to find alternate means of transportation across the Bay during two upcoming closures of transbay train service.

Warriors Pride Sweeps Across Oakland — and MTC
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Saturday, June 20, 2015

June 20, 2015 Update: The Warriors celebration in Oakland helped to drive BART ridership to its second highest level ever.

Quotes From California and Bay Area Leaders in Support of Stand Up for Transportation
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Friday, April 3, 2015

Top officials from more than a dozen local and state transportation agencies joined together in San Francisco to show solidarity with the national Stand Up for Transportation campaign.

New Website Lets Residents Monitor Bay Area's Vital Signs
News Release
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

OAKLAND, CAThe Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today unveiled its innovative Vital Signs website (vitalsigns.mtc.ca

Clipper® Expands to Napa and Solano Counties
News Release
Monday, November 3, 2014

OAKLAND, CA Clipper, the all-in-one transit fare payment card already accepted on nine Bay Area transit systems, today expands its network of participating transit operators to N

511 Launches New Real-Time Transit Tool
News Release
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

OAKLAND, CA The Bay Area’s award-winning 511 traveler information system this week introduces its latest upgrade: a free, real-time w

Clipper Card Program Attains 20-Million-Monthly Transaction Mark
News Release
Friday, May 9, 2014

OAKLAND, CA — The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) announced today that the popular Clipper® transit fare card program reached its highest usage rate ever, with 20,058,055 transactions

Oakland Airport Connector Gets Test Drive
Top Stories
Saturday, February 1, 2014

It runs on a cable system, but it doesn’t look quite like the Bay Area’s other cable cars.

High-Speed Rail Bond Measure Passes
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Friday, November 28, 2008

The November 4 election brought sweeping changes across the nation, including in the realm of transportation.