The LAVTA (Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority) services agency in East Bay is updating their school transit services effective Monday, April 12, 2021. The LAVTA agency services for transit Routes 501-504 and 601-611 will adjust their departing times following classrooms dismissal times. It will help get students home earlier and therein transit adjustments are based on observations for necessary scheduling updates.

The VTA (Valley Transportation Authority) transit agency in South Bay has been recognized by receiving therein Envision Platinum Award. The VTA agency recognition award by ISI (Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure) awards program is to honor their commitment for long-term sustainability at Berryessa Transit Center. Including transit environmental improvement elements and increasing mobility for local residents, and envisioning standards for sustainable infrastructure with social and economical benefits.

The Caltrans (California Department of Transportation) agency received $491 million for improvement projects in San Francisco Bay Area and statewide. The Caltrans agency received therein state funding from CTC (California Transportation Commission) to invest for improvement projects within local communities. The identified investment funding will help Caltrans with highways and roadways repair projects, as well as local bridge roadways repair projects.

The GGBHTD (Golden Gate Bridge Highway & Transportation District) transit agency services in North Bay may become impacted by work on the Golden Gate Bridge. Because effective Monday, April 5, 2021 the walking and biking pathways on therein Golden Gate Bridge will become narrow - drivers have to be careful. The contractor installing therein Suicide Deterrent Net on the Golden Gate Bridge requires more space for construction equipment and staging.

The Caltrain transit agency in West Bay is upgrading ticket machines for passengers in San Francisco Bay Area. The transit agency TVM (Ticket Vending Machines) system can now provide Clipper Cards for commuting passengers, and twelve TVM systems have been upgraded on each platform. The Caltrain agency is upgrading thereby TVM systems as part of their rehabilitation project, to improve ways and means of support for commuting passengers in the Bay Area.

The WCCTA (Western Contra Costa Transit Authority) WestCAT transit agency in East Bay is relocating bus stops effective Sunday, April 4, 2021. The WestCAT bus stops on therein corner of Key Blvd. and Cutting Blvd. will be relocated back to BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station permanently. The WestCAT bus stop relocation approach will be identified with signs and/or electronic devices for passengers to become aware of thereby permanent bus routing changes. Including WestCAT signs at therein Cutting Blvd.

The ACE (Altamont Corridor Express) train services in San Francisco Bay Area will operate on modified schedules in South Bay effective Friday, April 2, 2021. The train services will operate ACE #01 and ACE #03 for morning services, and will operate ACE #04 and ACE #06 with modified schedules. Including train services for ACE #01 in San Jose will remain to depart 10 minutes earlier, and therein slightly adjusted schedule will keep ACE train services on time.

The BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) agency in San Francisco Bay Area received an approval to extend their Police Department contract. The BART Board of Directors approved a three year extension for therein BART Police Department contract, and supporting the Police Chief with their progressive policing safety initiatives. The contractual agreement will certainly help BPD (BART Police Department) with staffing as necessary, and assigned officers improvement within the infrastructure when necessary.

The Marin Transit services agency continues their partnership in North Bay with free rides for vaccination passengers in the Bay Area. The transit agency continues to partner with SMART (Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit) train and Golden Gate Transit and Ferry services. The partnership agencies will continue to offer free rides for passengers on the bus, train, and ferry services going and/or returning from their vaccination appointments. The commuting passengers have to show physical and/or electronic proof of their vaccination appointments while getting onboard.

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.