Transportation Archives : Bay Area Council

Green Light for Ride-Hailing Services in San Francisco

Dec 3 2025

In good news for ride-hailing services and the growing number of people who use them, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority (SFMTA) ...

Why Did Lou Seal Cross the Bay?

Nov 19 2025

The Bay Area Council on Monday (Nov. 17) joined San Francisco Bay Ferry in celebrating the launch of the newest and cleanest ferry vessel...

Bay Area Council Takes Leading Role in Regional Transportation Funding Campaign with Emphasis in Improving Service, System Efficiency

Nov 12 2025

Voter attitudes appear to be warming on a critical regional transportation funding measure planned for the ballot in November 2026. The timing coul...

Coalition Forms to Support Regional Transit Measure Featuring Council’s Required Efficiency Improvements

Oct 15 2025

Now, the hard work begins. Gov. Newsom on Monday (Oct. 13) signed SB 63 (Wiener, San Francisco; Arreguin, Berkeley) authorizing a five-county (Alam...

BART Completes Next Generation Fare Gate Installation Months Ahead of Schedule

Oct 1 2025

BART officially celebrated a major milestone on September 26, completing installation of 715 Next Generation Fare Gates at all 50 stations—months...

Council Helps Secure Funding to Protect Golden Gate Bridge

Sep 24 2025

A project to make critical seismic improvements to the Golden Gate Bridge got a $400 million infusion last week when the Federal Highway Administra...

Muni Responds to Council Advocacy, Adds More Express Buses Serving Downtown

Aug 20 2025

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) announced that it will add more morning runs on the 30x (Marina) and 1x (California) star...

BART Launches Open Payment System to Improve Rider Experience

Aug 20 2025

Photo Courtesy of San Francisco Mayor’s Office On Tuesday (Aug. 19) BART celebrated the launch of Tap and Ride, an “open paymentsR...

Big Sync Means Faster Commutes for Transit Riders

Aug 13 2025

It’s called the Big Sync, a regional effort the Bay Area Council has played a key role in developing to better integrate our regional bus, rail a...

Council Secures Big Transportation Win