Join us Saturday, July 18th, from 2-5pm for our Party for Transit Fundraiser in Contra Costa County! This fundraiser will help us save and improve transit in Contra Costa County. RSVP: luma.com/home

Zohran is keeping his campaign promise to speed up the buses, including expanding the rapid bus dedicated lane network. Transit is a big divide in the San Francisco Congressional race. Spoiler: I’ve long championed transit while my opponent, Connie Chan, has long sabotaged it.

Zohran Mamdani's plan to speed up buses with bus lanes, all door boarding, and data: nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/07/08/t...

The California anti-tax ballot measure would make it harder to fund transit (and affordable housing) in the future www.seamlessbayarea.org/blog/2026/7/...

Newsom's executive order to accelerate rail and transit is meaningless unless recent cuts to state funding are reversed @governor.ca.gov www.seamlessbayarea.org/blog/2026/7/...

For accessibility, BART is rolling out the Pathways feature that defines accessibility modes and routing for people using wheelchairs and people with low vision

One BART board member just talked about converting users from Google and Transit App, and that is not a competition that BART can win.

BART is doing an update about their Mobility as a Service strategy and app. Innovating is good, but do we need 27 apps in the Bay Area for each agency?

On Thursday, the BART board is getting an update on the agency's "mobility as a service" strategy, with a goal to provide a seamless experience with plannning, booking and payment for entire trips including transit, and in the future including bike/scooter, station parking and rideshare...

Great progress on seamless transit - one map for all agencies. And great work promoting fun things to due by transit, with input from @tsch.uy (Hiking by Transit)

Click here to tell the legislator and governor to prevent deep cuts to state funding of transit and affordable housing near transit. If the cuts go through, the executive order from @governor.ca.gov to improve rail and transit is just for show. actionnetwork.org/letters/cali...

Governor Newsom's executive order to accelerate improvements to rail and transit could be great - only if the state does not go through with planned cuts slashing $600M in funding for transit and $200M in funding for affordable housing near transit www.gov.ca.gov/2026/06/26/g...

AB 1599 would implement a statewide standardized bus stop database, making transit more convenient for riders. This would help solve the current system of fragmented datasets - enabling better route planning, service adjustments, and accessibility improvements. Read our recent blog by @tsch.uy.

A memorial for Rod Diridon, Sr. will be taking place next Thursday, June 25th at 2pm at the San Jose Civic Auditorium. No RSVP is required and the service is open to all. 🕊️

‼️🚌Join us for a virtual meeting on Thursday, June 25th, from 6:30-7:30pm to learn about what's next with the regional measure. RSVP HERE: actionnetwork.org/events/whats... , or link in bio!

Many good ideas on how to plan, fund and deliver better, more cost-effective and timely transit projects: ifp.org/transit-abun...

Update on budget, from MTC Legislation Committee. Legislator's budget has been released as AB109. The legislature is is taking a 2 step approach, with cap and invest spending deferred until August

VTA board is deciding today on the framework for using $264 million in locally controlled funding; staff is doing a good job at communicating the benefits of increasing service with the visionary network and transit speed and reliability; chair and vice chair want more metrics to show results

VTA board will be voting on the local expenditure framework for $264 million in locally controlled funding as part of the regional transit measure. VTA staff did really well at communicating the benefits of increasing service with the visionary network and transit priority

Caltrain board - ridership is up to 70% of pre-pandemic levels including 163% of weekend ridership

SMART weekly ridership is up TWENTY PERCENT since the MASCOTS change on April 12, aligning bus schedules and increasing service by 19%. And it's only been 5 weeks.

If anyone is filling out their ballot late, like me, this has been useful!

At Clipper Executive Board getting an update on the bumpy Clipper 2 rollout. The new system is handling 45% of fares, but the schedule has apparently slipped even further from the schedule in the slides since an incremental bugfix release yesterday had to be rolled back.

22/ Fired up about saving mass transit and housing funding? Call Gavin Newsom at 916-445-2841 and tell him you want to see CARB reject the proposed update to cap-and-invest. These are his air regulators – he appoints members of the Air Resources Board. Photo courtesy of Ren Fitzgerald.

20/ Wow, transit advocates and agencies are showing up strong today. This is exactly the wrong moment for California to be cutting for mass transit! A representative for @bart.gov joins representatives from practically every transit agency in California in opposing this proposal 🚆

11/x Transit boards across the state are speaking out loudly in opposition. From @rideact.bsky.social: “We have 1.5 million riders. The proposal puts transit, affordable housing in jeopardy. These funds carry riders in some of our most disadvantaged communities.”

100 public comments made so far -- by our count 70 of the commenters oppose cuts to clean air, clean water, public transit, and affordable housing funds The others have largely been speakers from big corporations

5/ That’s why 100+ transit riders and frontline residents marched on the State Building in San Francisco yesterday. Together, Californians say: NO Handouts for Big Oil. No Cuts to Mass Transit. Fund Affordable Housing & Safe Drinking Water. @seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social @transformca.bsky.social

Emergency Rally Wednesday in SF to save California's biggest program for affordable housing and public transit from getting gutted and fed to Big Oil companies. We have 3 days to spread the word as far and wide as possible for the rally the day before the vote! actionnetwork.org/events/emerg...

Read up on Bay Area candidate thoughts on public transit, biking, walking, and other transportation issues before you vote this June primary election!

This June election, voters have the opportunity to continue funding SMART service in Sonoma and Marin Counties and paving the way for future expansions to the north and east. That's why Seamless Bay Area and @transbaycoalition.bsky.social urge Yes on Measure B, the SMART Initiative.

🚍 Grab some limited-edition swag and support our advocacy and organizing. This new sticker, art print, and t-shirt are designed by Bay Area artist @bionyo.bsky.social. Available for folks who make donations before June 30th - so get them while you can!

California regulators want to give billions to Big Polluters and cut transit and affordable housing funding. Speak out to defend public transit and make sure polluters pay! actionnetwork.org/letters/carb...

Bay Area residents, check out the Transportation Candidate Questionnaire for the 2026 primary election! There's even a snazzy map tool made by yours truly 😎

Andddd just like that, we've passed 60,000 signature gathered by community advocates! We have until the end of May to gather signatures so help get transit funding on the ballot at luma.com/connectbayarea.

We just published responses from over 80 Bay Area candidates running in the June Primary sharing their perspectives on making transit a more desirable option, designing our streets to be safer for all, and addressing the transportation sector’s role in climate change.

Community advocates are nearing 60k signatures gathered for Connect Bay Area ballot initiative. This effort co-lead by us and @transbaycoalition.bsky.social is the largest mobilization of Bay Area transit riders in recent memory. 900+ volunteer signature gatherers have been trained at 500+ events.

Centralized state capacity, multi-year funding framework, and ‘project sponsorship’ help keep Sweden's transit capital costs low and build their excellent, high-ridership transit services. California should look to Sweden’s example as it considers strategies to reform project delivery.

San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties are posed to get large new investments in public transit if we pass the Connect Bay Area ballot measure. Please speak up at upcoming city council meetings where they will discuss the expenditure plan. Sign up and we'll send you a text when it's time for comment.

AC Transit reveals plan to cut service by 31% of 2019 levels unless we pass the Connect Bay Area ballot initiative. The approved plan calls for minimizing complete elimination of entire lines and focuses cuts on span of service and frequency reductions. Help prevent cuts at luma.com/connectbayarea

The recording from our Moneyball for Transit event is now on Youtube! Learn from experts what steps the Bay Area has already taken towards more coordinated service and what is needed to create a fast, convenient, and integrated transit network.

It's great that we passed a new regional transit priority policy, but it's unfortunate that it mainly focuses on requiring cities to get transit agency approval for road diets. There are serious holdups getting all cities along a road to OK transit priority projects, which will need further reform.

The Bay Area's new Transit Priority Policy will require cities/counties to coordinate with transit agencies when they plan MTC-funded changes to streets and roads. This is a first-step towards faster and more reliable bus service, but further steps are needed to enhance the policy's effectiveness.

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

Tonight at 6pm PST!

The Bay Area's new transit map is out and it comes with one incredibly exciting change: parks accessible by transit services! Let's talk regional wayfinding to parks and destinations 🧵

How can we create a connected transit network with faster, more reliable service and get projects that improve transit done quicker and at a lower cost? Come to our upcoming event to learn how we can make progress on all these goals at once with a proven approach: "Service-led planning."

How can we create a connected network with faster, more reliable service and finish projects that improve transit quicker and at a lower cost? Come to our upcoming event to learn how we can make progress on all these goals at once with a proven approach: "Service-led planning."