Latest Bay Area Rapid Transit Stories

OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Metropolitan Transportation Commission and its 511 Traveler Information Service have released the 2012 edition of the Getting There on Transit guide. The free publication features detailed maps of three dozen transit systems throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, and highlights more than 250 popular destinations with directions to reach them on public transit. "Bay Area residents and visitors can find everything they need to get...

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelers are encouraged to plan ahead by using the tools and services offered by 511 during the closure of the Dumbarton Bridge this upcoming Labor Day weekend. As the Bay Area's premier traveler information service, 511 offers real-time and predicted traffic information, transit trip planning tools and real-time transit departures, parking information and bicycling resources. All lanes in both directions of the Dumbarton Bridge are...

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of spectators set to arrive for the 34(th) America's Cup this week in San Francisco, 511 is featuring special information pages (511.org/AmericasCup) to show people how to get there on transit, by bike or car, or on foot. The 2012-13 America's Cup World Series first event runs from August 22-26, with practice racing on August 21. To attend the event at the AC Village at Marina Green, spectators are encouraged to...

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning September 1, 2012, new Adult Clipper cards will cost $3. As an incentive for customers to try automatically reloading their Clipper cards, Clipper will waive the $3 fee for customers who sign up for the Autoload feature when they order a card online at clippercard.com. The new $3 fee is only for new Adult Clipper cards; Youth and Senior Clipper cards remain free, and the fee for a Regional Transit Connection Clipper card,...

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Clipper customers in the East Bay now have a more convenient option to access in-person customer service for the regional transit fare-payment system. In partnership with AC Transit, Clipper now has a third in-person customer service center -- located at AC Transit headquarters, 1600 Franklin Street in Oakland (between 15(th) and 17(th) streets). Customers can come to the new customer service center to: Get a new adult Clipper card....

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, has announced that it will once again be the Official Transportation Partner of the 2012 Outside Lands Music & Arts...

OAKLAND, Calif., June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A number of Bay Area transit systems will be adjusting fares and fare policies this summer, and the Clipper® regional fare payment system is gearing up to automatically incorporate those changes. "The Clipper card makes travel seamless for transit riders throughout the Bay Area," said Project Manager Carol Kuester. "If you have a Clipper card, you'll find the new fares pre-calculated for you." Examples of the changes include:...

OAKLAND, Calif., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Travelers affected by the closure of the Dumbarton Bridge this Memorial Day weekend can plan ahead by using the tools and services offered by 511. As the Bay Area's traveler information service, 511 offers real-time traffic information, transit trip planning tools, and bicycling resources. All lanes in both directions of the Dumbarton Bridge are scheduled to be closed starting Friday, May 25, at 10 p.m. until Tuesday, May 29, at 5 a.m....

OAKLAND, Calif., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California director of the United Steelworkers (USW) is mobilizing union members to join a Thursday rally, May 10, at 8:00 am (PDT) outside of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) board room in Kaiser Center, 20th Street Mall, 3rd Floor, 344-20th St. in Oakland to tell the executives to get a better jobs deal. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080131/DC12982LOGO ) The BART board of directors is scheduled to...

OAKLAND, Calif., March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Francisco Bay Area's award-winning 511 traveler information system has released the iPhone version of its comprehensive transit trip planner app. The free 511 Transit App, designed for use on the iPhone 4, uses GPS to efficiently plan and map trips on more than 30 Bay Area public transit agencies. The new iPhone app comes on the heels of an Android version that was released on February 22. "What makes this app so powerful is...