The Caltrans (California Department of Transportation) agency is launching a safety movement campaign to decrease thereby number of highway fatalities. The Caltrans is partnering with OTS (Office of Traffic Safety) to address therein crisis on California highways and roadways. The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) agency is sharing some tough data reports on traffic deaths (12 people killed every day) on state highways and local roadways.

The SCT (Sonoma County Transit) services agency in North Bay is offering free transit services for youth during summertime effective Thursday, June 1, 2023. The SCT agency is offering therein services for children ages 6-18 years of age, and free summertime transit services will go through the month August 2023. The SCT agency driving operators may request identification from therein youth passengers when necessary. The free rides for youth includes all local transit services countywide, and services will provide families to have fun during summertime.

The SFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) transit agency in West Bay will change services for improvement effective on Saturday, June 10, 2023 in the Bay Area. The SFMTA services agency will add thereby services changes on several transit lines to overcome more passengers onboard, and avoiding overcrowding passengers on routing transit. The transit agency will increase services and frequency on several transit lines with therein improvement approach.

The County Connection transit services in East Bay is offering thereby Summer Youth Pass to travel within Contra Costa County. The County Connection transit agency is under Central Contra Costa Transit Authority, and serving central communities within Contra Costa County. The County Connection agency is partnering with Tri Delta Transit and WestCAT transit agencies, to offer therein summertime pass for children 6-18 years of age. The transit services partnership Summer Youth Pass only cost $30, and youth passengers can travel in Contra Costa County for less money.

The SCCRTC (Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission) agency in South Bay is sharing an improvement project draft for public review. The SCCRTC agency project draft is a study of having better access to San Lorenzo Valley Schools Complex along Highway 9. Including traffic safety for school students and administrators accessibility on school campus. The SCCRTC school improvement program is partnering with SLVUSD (San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District), Caltrans, METRO, and County of Santa Cruz.

The BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) agency in San Francisco Bay Area is advocating for state funding to support improvement safety programs for commuting passengers. The BART Interim Police Chief, Kevin Franklin, and Assistant General Manager of External Affairs, Rodd Lee shared their advocacy remarks at therein State Senate Select Committee public hearing. Including other Bay Area transit agencies advocating for supportive state funding during the pandemic recovery phase.

The Marin Transit services agency in North Bay is offering more service changes effective Saturday, July 1, 2023 in the Bay Area. The transit agency Board of Directors approved recommendations aligned with therein service changes, to meet demands and services to become more reliable for passengers. The new Marin Transit services changes will go along with transit service updates during June 2023 in North Bay. Including ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) paratransit services and passenger fees increase for oneway transporting services.

The SamTrans (San Mateo County Transit District) transit agency in West Bay is getting 10 electric buses in their fleet towards the end of this calendar year. The SamTrans transit agency will have therein FCEBs (Fuel Cell Electric Buses) onboard, and upholding their commitment to save our local environment. The SamTrans Board of Directors approved two contracting agencies to move forward with FCEBs, and making it happen for the Bay Area environment.

The AC Transit (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) agency in East Bay is restoring services to many bus lines for local supplementary school services. The AC Transit announced therein restoration services when OUSD (Oakland Unified School District) and OEA (Oakland Education Association) reached a labor agreement for teachers. That means transit services will be essential to transport students, and teachers to local schools effective Tuesday, May 16, 2023. The AC Transit supplementary school services will be back to normal operations for students and teachers districtwide.

The VTA (Valley Transportation Authority) transit agency in South Bay is offering a Summer Youth Pass for only $70 in the Bay Area. The VTA 2023 Summer Youth Pass will be effective during the month of June to August, and useful for youth ages 5-18 years old. The transit agency effort will provide an opportunity for teens and/or youth passengers, to ride transit services during summertime for less money. Including a partnership with local business communities in the Bay Area, and providing discounts for Summer Youth Pass customers.