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The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the transportation planning, coordinating and financing agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.

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MTC
The new maps and signs.
According to the MTC, nearly 90 percent of survey respondents said it is now “easy" or "very easy" to find their way around the two test locations with the new signs and maps....
June 26, 2025
MTC
The results of the survey were presented to the Regional Network Management Committee and revealed shifts in transit ridership in a post-pandemic era.
Results from the 2023-2024 Regional Transit Passenger Snapshot Survey show riders want better transit frequency, lower fares and improved reliability.
March 24, 2025
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Bay area transit agency leadership came to commemorate the delivery and launch of these new test signs.
The new transit maps and signs will work to create an easier to use tool for riders as they plan out their trips.
Feb. 25, 2025
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Metropolitan Transportation Commission members heard the results of a January poll of Bay Area voters conducted by Oakland-based EMC Research on options for a potential transportation tax measure.
The polling results show 54 percent of Bay Area voters would support a half-cent sales tax to avoid major transit cuts to BART, Caltrain, SFMTA and AC Transit.
Feb. 17, 2025
Santa Clara VTA
Santa Clara VTA bus.
The schedule changes will occur twice each year, once in summer and once in winter, to improve transfers between systems.
Jan. 21, 2025
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
MTC riders will be able to engage with the test materials during their journeys and share with MTC their ideas about how to make new signs and maps work better for them.
Transit riders will be able to engage with the test materials during their journeys and share with MTC their ideas about how to make new signs and maps work better for them.
Dec. 17, 2024
MTC
MTC bus.
The $300 million in funding can be made available as a one-time contribution to transit operations expenses to address Bay Area transit agencies’ funding shortfalls and help them...
Nov. 21, 2024
MTC
Results of MTC’s 2024 Clipper survey show satisfaction among users at 94 percent.
The survey helps MTC to understand current Clipper user satisfaction, transit habits, attitudes and opinions of Clipper customers, as well as to identify barriers to using Clipper...
Oct. 31, 2024
MTC
MTC releases $60 million in planning and capital grants to support local implementation of MTC’s TOC Policy and Climate Initiatives Program.
The TOC Policy and Climate Initiatives Program aims to help Bay Area cities, towns and counties make investments to improve both air quality and the quality of life for residents...
Oct. 2, 2024
MTC
MTC unveils new transit maps and signs to help make transit journeys easier to understand for existing and new riders.
Anticipated to be installed this fall at transit hubs in El Cerrito and Santa Rosa, Calif., the new maps and signs mark another step forward in Bay Area transit’s transformation...
Sept. 25, 2024

Blogs

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Priority signaling reduces delays.
The Bay Area has a unique opportunity to continue its legacy of building a model that combines massive regional investment with an uncompromising commitment to technological accountabil...
Dec. 19, 2025

News

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A smartphone displaying a digital Clipper transit card with a $2.95 balance is held up to a contactless fare reader showing Apple Pay, Google Pay, Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express acceptance logos.
Cubic informed the MTC it would miss its target to begin mass migration of accounts for the service.
June 1, 2026
MTC
Aerial view of Fruitvale BART Station in Oakland, California. A yellow-striped BART train is stopped at the elevated station platform, which is flanked on the left by the Fruitvale Transit Village — a mixed-use development featuring ground-floor retail, pedestrian plazas, and palm trees. To the right, AC Transit buses are staged in a dedicated bus transfer facility. Residential hills are visible in the background.
The first phase of the report covers cost-saving measures undertaken in the last five years.
April 6, 2026
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission has adopted Plan Bay Area 2050+.
The plan gives final approval to the Bay Area’s long-range plan for transportation, housing, economic resiliency and environmental sustainability.
March 26, 2026
MTC
The image shows someone holding a clipper fare card with a person standing in the background blurred out due to focal length.
The partnership will eliminate the need for manual review, speeding up determination to as soon as the same day.
March 17, 2026
MTC
The image shows an intersection hosting a new set of signage.
The new signage is being designed to unify the wayfinding experience throughout the region for easier transit use.
Feb. 25, 2026
Noah Berger - MTC
Passengers board a rail car.
The loan provides funding support for Bay Area transit through July 2027 when funding from the measure is anticipated to start flowing if passed.
Feb. 3, 2026
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
A Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority train.
The policy applies to projects along any public roadway with public transit services that operate in shared or semi-dedicated right-of-way that seek over $250,000 of regional ...
Jan. 29, 2026
MTC
Riders enter a transit station.
The poll finds 56% of voters in the five impacts counties are in support of the measure.
Nov. 11, 2025
MTC
A passenger taps their phone to a Clipper vending machine.
The new system will handle both digital and physical contactless credit or debit cards and Clipper cards.
Oct. 22, 2025
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A light-rail car moves down the street.
In the second half of 2025, participating organizations took more than a third more trips compared to 2023.
Oct. 8, 2025

Articles

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On May 28, MTC approved a resolution to transition the Clipper® START pilot program to an ongoing fare product that offers a uniform 50 percent discount for rides on all systems that accept Clipper for fare payment.
MTC’s Board approved resolution to transition the Clipper® START pilot program to an ongoing fare product while Cincinnati Metro’s Board of Trustees have approved a new fare structure...
June 2, 2025
Bay Area Rapid Transit
A global supply chain shortage of plastic cards means Bay Area transit providers are encouraging riders to add their Clipper cards to the phones.
Global supply chain issues have severely depleted inventory of plastic cards.
Oct. 19, 2022

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From left to right: Metropolitan Transportation Commission Chief Deputy Executive Director Alix Bockelman, Metropolitan Transportation Commission Commissioner Gina Papan, Metropolitan Transportation Commission Commissioner Myrna Melgar.
The expansion adds 80 pedal-assist e-bikes to the Bay Wheels fleet and builds on the opening of a station at the Daly City BART station in 2024.
Oct. 6, 2025
MTC
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission released the CARE Power-building and Engagement Grant Program call for projects for public review.
The funding opportunity is geared toward CBOs to support organizations working to implement community-driven housing and transportation projects.
Sept. 8, 2025
MTC
City of Fairfield, Calif.,’s FAST transit service unveils three BEBs.
The locally made vehicles mark the start of FAST’s transition to a fully zero-emission fleet by 2040.
Sept. 3, 2024
Santa Clara VTA
Bay Area transit agencies are syncing schedules to improve transfers between systems, align schedule changes.
Most Bay Area transit agencies are rolling out new schedules during the week of Aug. 12 in coordination with each other and are working to align the timing of schedule changes...
Aug. 8, 2024
MTC
MTC receives $350,000 state grant to study seamless paratransit trips.
The research will help MTC to provide better paratransit services to address ADA needs of the community.
July 19, 2024
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
MTC names 18 members to serve on transit funding measure select committee.
Committee members will work together to build a regional consensus for state legislation that would authorize Bay Area voters to consider a transportation revenue measure preserving...
July 10, 2024
MTC
The MTC will hold a meeting on June 12 to discuss building regional consensus for legislation in California that would authorize Bay Area voters as early as 2026 to consider a transportation revenue measure to preserve and enhance public transit in the region.
MTC will hold a meeting on June 12 to discuss building regional consensus for legislation in California that would authorize Bay Area voters as early as 2026 to consider a transportatio...
June 4, 2024
MTC
MTC has approved the $18.3 million allocation to fund eight transit projects.
This is the first allocation of funds through the BusAID program and will go towards eight improvement projects in the San Jose, San Francisco, Redwood City and the East Bay, ...
May 28, 2024
MTC
MTC, CARB and Transform have opened a new mobility hub in San Jose, Calif.
The hub includes electric vehicles and chargers that can be shared by community residents, e-bikes, folding bicycles and secure bike parking and a monitor with real-time arrival...
May 6, 2024
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
The Regional Network Management Council has approved $18 million in BusAID program funding.
The funding, which requires approval of the RNM Committee and MTC, will go towards eight near-term transit priority projects that are expected to be completed during the next ...
April 25, 2024
MTC
MTC allocates $7.6 million to SFMTA bus electrification.
Out of the $7.6 million MTC is allocating towards SFMTA, $3.8 million will be going to the SFMTA's Kirkland Yard Electrification Project and $2.4 million will go toward new Muni...
March 1, 2024
MTC
MTC to pursue transportation ballot measure in 2026.
The legislation will focus on improving mobility and access in the MTC service area.
Jan. 26, 2024