The BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) services agency in San Francisco Bay Area is sharing their passenger fees will increase effective Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The BART agency is raising therein traveling fees for passengers by 5.5 percent, and/or .25 cents for thereby transit services in the Bay Area. To keep up with the inflation and having appropriate funding for therein BART operational standards, and continue to provide healthy and safety public transit services for traveling passengers.

The SCT (Sonoma County Transit) services agency in North Bay is ordering seven new electric fleet buses to replace thereby present fleet buses. The SCT fleet buses are currently operating with natural gas power, and new electric buses will be powered by battery operational systems. The transit agency electric buses should be delivered during November 2026, and providing intercity transit services countywide. Including transit services for Route 20 and Route 30, as well as Route 44, Route 48, and Route 60 local routing services.

The WETA (Water Emergency Transportation Authority) services agency in West Bay successfully received survey results for a ballot initiative. The WETA shared results of their survey with 65% of eastern Bay Area residents will support a ballot initiative, and 15% will not support thereby ballot threshold approach. The identified survey results showing strong public support for therein ballot measure to increase ferry revenues. The WETA ferry agency initiative will help with enhancement elements for service improvement, and more productive ferry services in the Bay Area region.

The County Connection transit services agency in East Bay will install solar panels to support their zero-emission bus fleet vehicles. The County Connection provides transit services under CCCTA (Central Contra Costa Transit Authority) and aligned with JPA (Joint Powers Authority) state governance legislation. The transit services agency will develop their Solar and Service Modernization Project to improve thereby zero-emissions fleet station. Including therein battery energy storage station to enhance the operational standards of the zero-emissions fleet station.

The SCCRTC (Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission) services agency in South Bay is sharing update information aligned with their local project. The SCCRTC local project called ZEPRT (Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail) is having their third Open House for the community. To share Milestone 3 information regarding therein ZEPRT development project for local communities, and needs feedback from community residents and business leaders. Including traveling passengers utilizing thereby railway transit services for local communities.

The MTC (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) services agency in San Francisco Bay Area displays their annual Holiday Wreath to welcome all travelers in the Bay Area! The MTC partners with Caltrans (California Department of Transportation) and BATA (Bay Area Toll Authority) agencies to have thereby Holiday Wreath in place accordingly. The identified partnership team welcomes all travelers with therein Holiday Wreath every year. The local partnership team shares their holiday seasonal greetings and welcomes all travelers to the Bay Area during the holiday season.

The SolTrans (Solano County Transit) services agency in North Bay is offering free rides for passengers attending thereby Holiday Open House in the Bay Area. The SolTrans routing services agency will provide local free rides on Friday, December 6, 2024 for therein Benicia Main Street Holiday Open House celebration. Including thereby holiday Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony with fun activities for families and children, and free rides for passengers will happen between 5:30 PM and 9:30 PM.

The SFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) transit agency in West Bay is having their SweaterFest 2024 on Thursday, December 5, 2024. The SFMTA Sweater Festival is free for therein public participation, and between 3 PM to 5 PM at thereby Chinatown Rose-Pak Station. The holiday festival event will have free refreshments, entertainment, and special gifts for the holiday season! The transit agency staff is encouraging passengers and people to wear their favorite SFMTA sweater, and/or iconic San Francisco sweaters with cable cars, iconic Golden Gate Bridge, etc.

The AC Transit (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) services agency in East Bay is updating their transit schedules effective Sunday, December 15, 2024. The AC Transit is implementing their new schedules with new service trips, and rerouting service lines because of local construction projects. Including service changes with transit schedules time for thereby service improvement, and helping passengers get to their destinations faster.

The Santa Cruz METRO (Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District) services agency in South Bay is stuffing their transit bus with food during the holiday season. The Santa Cruz METRO transit agency is partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank, Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce, and thereby Woodstock's Pizza for therein food drive. The partnership food drive effort will happen on Thursday, December 5, 2024 between 1 PM and 7 PM. The food drive transit bus will park at Woodstock's Pizza location at 710 Front Street, Santa Cruz, California.