South Bay Transit Roundup

Let’s take a moment to recognize those brave commuters that make the regular trek from Contra Costa to the South Bay. Here’s a quick roundup of South Bay transit news this month.

Caltrain phasing out paper tickets this month

Attention Contra Costa residents holding paper Caltrain passes: this is your Keep reading >>

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Holiday Transit Schedule Changes

Many services will be running special holiday schedules while others will be implementing permanent changes beginning in January and late December. Here’s some info about what changes you can expect to see over the next few weeks.

BART:

  • Will run longer midday trains on Christmas Eve (December 24). A
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Don’t drive irresponsibly or get stuck being DD – put on your party hat and shades and ride home on public transit! Also, be glad you live in the Bay Area, where public transit options are rockin’.

Here’s what you need to know for each one:

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New Unofficial Transit Map of All Rail in the Bay Area

bay_rail_7201San Francisco Cityscape has just released its third version of a Bay Area rail map that includes all lines:

“The last version was more detailed; like the new BART map, it listed destinations that couldn’t be fit on the map. But we’d like to think that this version combines the Keep reading >>

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Good news for the Caltrain bike commuters out there.

Via Streetsblog SF:

Caltrain has dropped an idea to make bicyclists pay a $1 surcharge to help

solve its budget deficit. In an email this afternoon, Mark Simon, the special assistant to the Caltrain CEO, wrote “a bicycle surcharge will Keep reading >>

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