The SMART (Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit) services agency in North Bay is setting records with railway transporting services in the Bay Area. The SMART local railway services transported more than 1.1 million passengers during 2025, and with record setting with 32% more than 2024 yearly transporting services. The transit agency transported 1,123,686 traveling passengers in North Bay, and equates to 23.4 miles for SMART traveling passengers during FY 2025 (Fiscal Year 2025).

The SF Bay Ferry (San Francisco Bay Ferry) services agency in West Bay shows increasing ridership with thereby data information tracking system. The SF Bay Ferry transbay services operate under WETA (Water Emergency Transportation Authority) overseeing thereby operational transporting services in the Bay Area. The WETA/SF Bay Ferry services systematic data shows 106% ridership increase since 2019, and it marks thereby highest recovery mark for the transit agency.

The County Connection transit buses in East Bay have been operating on renewable diesel fuel and electrical operational fleet motorcoach vehicles. The County Connection transit agency is taking big steps forward to save our natural environment, and having thereby zero-emissions motorcoach fleet in the Bay Area. The identified renewable diesel fuel is created with natural renewable sources of plants and animal fats and/or called feedstocks. The County Connection renewable feedstock fueling diesel system can be utilized by buses without modifying any operating engines.

The Santa Cruz METRO (Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District) in South Bay is operating with their new transit services for traveling passengers at thereby Seabright communities. The Santa Cruz METRO agency is offering therein free Seabright Shuttle transit services between Mondays and Fridays, and from 8 AM to 6 PM during weekdays using thereby ParaCruz transporting vans. The transit agency will transport traveling passengers with free shuttle services countywide, and with flexibility including curb-to-curb pickup services to support Seabright neighboring communities.

The Caltrans (California Department of Transportation) services agency in San Francisco Bay Area and statewide is focusing on their local public transportation commitment. The Caltrans state agency will establish a new Deputy Director of Transit and Railway Programs, and thereby Division of Mass Transportation restoration infrastructure. Including a local operational implementation policy to strengthen their commitment to public transportation, and aligned with more reliable transit services statewide.

The SCT (Sonoma County Transit) services agency in North Bay is restoring therein routing services to Route 20 going eastbound on Mondays to Fridays. The SCT Route 20 restoration transit services will begin at Monte Rio station at 2 PM, and passengers can now use thereby bank cards to pay for traveling fees. The passengers using SCT local routing transit services in North Bay can tap their contactless card symbol to pay, and/or using thereby contactless card in their mobile wallet for payment.

The Caltrain railway transit agency in West Bay is returning thereby local services at Tamien Station in San Jose with minor scheduling updates for passengers. The Caltrain restoration services at Tamien Station went into effect since Saturday, January 31, 2026 and with new scheduling updates. The identified new improvement changes with therein scheduling will provide traveling passengers with better and more improved local service connections. The Caltrain restoration of electric train services at Tamien Station will happen during weekdays and weekends railway services.

The LAVTA (Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority) services agency in East Bay is revising their local transit schedules to improve service performance. The LAVTA routing services agency has been providing reliable public transportation within thereby Tri-Valley during 40 years of successful transporting services. The LAVTA public transportation agency operates under therein JPA (Joint Powers Authority) state governance legislative standards. The transit agency will operate with new schedules for some routes effective Saturday, January 31, 2026 for improvement services.

The ACE (Altamont Commuter Express) railway transit services agency in South Bay is revising their ride-share shuttle services in the Bay Area. The ACE train services agency operates under SJRRC (San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission) in collaboration with VTA (Valley Transportation Authority) and ACMA (Alameda County Congestion Management Agency). The identified local partnering agencies operates within thereby JPA (Joint Powers Authority) state legislative standards of operation.

The BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) services agency in San Francisco Bay Area is sharing their ridership is increasing aligned with their reporting data. The December 2025 official data shows 13.5% of traveling passengers using BART trains versus year-after-year threshold comparison. The weekend transit services continues to show ridership increases with 23% increase for Saturdays, and 13% for Sundays data showing riders using BART trains within the Bay Area.