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Hooray! Direct Payment Finally Comes to Bay Area Transit
Advocates and officials celebrate as the Bay Area finally joins New York, London, Toronto, and other cities with a modernized fare-payment system.
December 10, 2025
How Much Will You Save on Transit with Clipper 2.0?
Advocates release a new online fare calculator so people can see how much they'll save with the features of the new Clipper system
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Carter Lavin
November 7, 2025
BART Launches Open Payments
Starting Wednesday, it will be possible to open BART's fare gates with the tap of a credit or debit card. But advocates want to know when the rest of the Bay Area's disparate transit systems will get on board.
August 19, 2025
Free Transit Transfers and Clipper II Rollout Delayed Indefinitely
The Bay Area was supposed to modernize fare collection this summer, with free transfers, direct payment, and more. But all that's now on hold
May 21, 2024