The VTA (Valley Transportation Authority) agency is extending their safety protective elements for paratransit services in South Bay. The VTA transit agency is installing "Driver Bubbles" for their paratransit fleet vans to protect drivers and passengers in South Bay. It's an extra safety protective measure to ensure the drivers and passengers are well protected to avoid therein COVID-19 virus transmission and/or exposure in the Bay Area. Including less number of paratransit passengers onboard to have physical distancing, and stopping the spread of therein COVID-19 virus.

The SCT (Sonoma County Transit) agency continues to operate with revised transit services in North Bay and restoring some services. The SCT paratransit service department is also operating door-to-door services when necessary for passenger needs in North Bay. Some transit agency service lines are operating only during weekdays with suspended weekend services, and transit passengers with college students still riding for free until further notice.

The Alameda CTC (County Transportation Commission) agency has $1.125 million available funding for COVID-19 Rapid Response Bicycle and Pedestrian Grant Program. The Alameda CTC is accepting funding applications through Saturday, October 31, 2020 for therein funding program. The Alameda CTC grant program funding is designed for quick build transportation improvement projects to help bicyclists and pedestrians. The improvement projects can help bicyclists and pedestrians have accessible elements to local businesses and/or employment centers.

The AC (Alameda Contra Costa Transit District) agency is having a press conference at East Bay for Tempo on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. The AC Transit ribbon-cutting and celebration elements are on hold for therein rapid transit bus called Tempo - $232 million transit investment project. Because of the Alameda County health order regarding therein COVID-19 public gathering events, and AC Transit is delaying the Tempo bus ceremony until further notice.

The United Airlines commercial carrier is upgrading their COVID-19 virus protective face covering procedural policy effective Friday, August 7, 2020. The flight passengers using United Airlines would have to wear a face covering mask without an open vent near the nose and/or mouth area. The JetBlue, Alaska, Delta, and Spirit commercial airlines are banning therein same type of face covering masks for flight passengers.

The WETA (Water Emergency Transportation Authority) announced receiving $4.45 million federal funding to rehabilitate their Main Street Alameda ferry terminal. The federal funding was awarded by FTA (Federal Transit Administration) through the Passengers Ferry Grant Program, and will be matched with funding from local initiatives. The federal funding will help upgrade the WETA ferry terminal in Alameda with enhanced transporting service elements - 29 years old ferry terminal.

The BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) agency will possibly receive federal funding for their Core Capacity Program in San Francisco Bay Area. The BART program funding will be awarded by FTA (Federal Transit Administration) through a federal procedural process to become final. The BART effort for therein federal funding is to expand the transit capacity for passengers using transbay services across the Bay Area. The transit agency will receive thereby funding from FTA if everything goes well and implementing the Core Capacity Program.

The SamTrans transit agency is adjusting services and resuming transit fees payment in West Bay effective Sunday, August 16, 2020. The transit buses are redesigned with plastic shielding barriers to protect driving operators from passengers and maintaining physical distancing onboard. The transit passengers will use the front entrance doors to get onboard and exit using the rear transit doors - some routing lines have been adjusted. The SamTrans transit passengers can use clipper cards, mobile devices, and/or cash payments for traveling.

The AC (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) transit agency is starting services in East Bay for Tempo effective Sunday, August 9, 2020. The AC Transit new bus called Tempo will start serving passengers in East Bay, and using bus only lanes to make it faster for traveling passengers. The AC Transit Tempo bus rapid transit services will replace Line 1 services and making it easier for passengers. The Tempo Line 1T stations are close by the current transit bus Line 1 stops, and switching to Tempo Line 1T will be easier from transit bus stops.

The Golden Gate Ferry (GGF) is celebrating 50 years of golden ferry services in San Francisco Bay Area on Saturday, August 15, 2020. The ferry services agency will celebrate its anniversary by providing scenic views for passengers traveling between Marin and San Francisco. The GGF agency has been providing reliable ferry services for tourists and commuting passengers for 50 years. The ferry services within San Francisco Bay Area includes memorable emergency services during local earthquakes.