The WETA (Water Emergency Transportation Authority) services agency in West Bay has been sharing weekly ridership charts for ridership data. The WETA informational data identifies social distancing spaces during every for ferry commuting passengers in the Bay Area. The data is consistent with therein pandemic protocols to protect passengers and preventing the spread of any COVID-19 virus. The WETA effort is to ensure commuting passengers have enough physical distancing space onboard therein ferry vessels during commuting peak hours for active routes.

The LAVTA (Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority) services agency finalized their schedules for local schools reopening in East Bay. The LAVTA transit services for DUSD (Dublin Unified School District) will begin on Monday, March 29, 2021 for therein local school reopening. The transit agency schedules for schools in Livermore and Pleasanton have already started during this month and herein following services for DUSD will start this coming Monday.

The VTA (Valley Transportation Authority) services agency in South Bay is resuming passenger fares collection on Thursday, April 1, 2021. The VTA transit agency will start collecting passenger fees for all public transportation services, and within Santa Clara County including light railway trains and paratransit services. Including front-door boarding for commuting passengers on transit buses and safely travel to their destinations.

The MTC (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) agency in San Francisco Bay Area approves $802 million second relief funding for regional transit agencies. The MTC allocations of therein second federal relief funding is from CRRSAA (Coronavirus Response and Relief Appropriations Act). To help local transit agencies in the Bay Area recover from therein COVID-19 pandemic funding deficits, and to appropriately continue transit services need within local communities.

The SolTrans (Solano County Transit) services agency in North Bay is partnering with Amtrak effective Monday, March 29, 2021. The transit agency partnership services will operate using VTC (Vallejo Transit Center) for traveling passengers bus routes in North Bay. The SolTrans partnership transit services will include changes with Capitol Corridors scheduling updates. The SolTrans administration is welcoming Amtrak services at VTC to accommodate commuting passengers, and transit services alignment with new scheduling updates.

The SFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) transit agency in West Bay will enforce car-free zones on Market Street. The SFMTA car-free zones enforcement on Market Street will be effective Monday, March 29, 2021 because traffic is increasing with local businesses are starting to open. The COVID-19 pandemic is starting to ease off the Bay Area and local businesses are opening, and SFMTA will start enforcing therein car-free zones on Market Street.

The OAK (Oakland International Airport) commercial airport in East Bay is preparing for more air travelers to Hawaii in the Bay Area. The OAK Airport is partnering with CityHealth Urgent Care to be a Hawaii Trusted Testing Provider for air traveling passengers to Hawaiian Islands - only airport certified by the Hawaii State Department of Health. The OAK Airport administration is preparing for more traveling passengers to Hawaii during the Spring and Summer seasons.

The Santa Cruz METRO (Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District) services agency in South Bay is offering 50% fare reductions countywide. The Santa Cruz METRO fares discount is temporary between Monday, March 22, 2021 and Wednesday, September 15, 2021. The transit agency discounting fares for passengers will take effect for all local transit services and Highway 17 Express routes. Including ParaCruz base fares with Extended Fares for registered customers in the transit services system as necessary.

The Caltrans (California Department of Transportation) agency receives $2.15 million to study roadways usage in rural communities. The Caltrans federal funding grant is from USDOT (U.S. Department of Transportation) for therein study to evaluate an impact of a road user program in rural communities. The Caltrans possible road user program can become an alternative to therein state fuel tax for roadway and highway maintenance repairing projects. It's a federal grant assistance for Caltrans research to study priorities and benefits for roadways in rural communities statewide.

The SMART (Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit) train agency in North Bay is being challenged with a lawsuit by Sonoma County landowners. The lawsuit was filed at U.S. District Court in San Francisco alleging improper usage of therein rail right of way in San Francisco Bay Area. The transit agency lawsuit challenges construction and/or planned construction of SMART District's pathways along the railroad right of way. The SMART transit agency is carefully reviewing therein challenging lawsuit elements and take appropriate actions when necessary.