SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco-area transit agencies will study the possibilities of integrating their fares to reduce commuting costs.
The San Francisco Examiner reports that the Clipper Executive Board, representing transit executives from the region, has approved the study, which will take 12 to 14 months. The $599,839 cost will be covered by residual funds from a regional ballot measure. The study will aim to develop goals for a regional fare system to increase ridership and an implementation plan for such fares.
Transit users wrote the board asking for solutions to the cost of commuting. One letter writer who uses Oakland-based AC Transit buses, BART, and San Francisco Muni buses to commute pointed out the total cost of $10 is more than the toll for driving on the Bay Bridge. Another said he could travel to Los Angeles for less than it costs to go from Stanford to Berkeley.
