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Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social · 8d

As the sun rises on October, it sets on #TransitMonth2025 in which thousands of people participated across over 80 transit-related events across the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego. What a huge and joyous month for all.

Thanks to all who came out, volunteered, and put on events!

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Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social · 13d

And in Napa County this Sunday we're doing a ride and walking tour from Downtown Napa to Yountville! Check it out actionnetwork.org/events/yount...

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Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social · 13d

Sunday Sunday Sunday! Come out for a transit trip and tour around Pacifica. Meet up at Daly City @bart.gov then we'll take @samtrans.com to Pacifica to check out the town for #TransitMonth2025. Details and RSVP are here
actionnetwork.org/events/go-wh...

"Go where you want to go": Pacifica via SamTrans

Join us for a beautiful bus ride down the California coast to Pacific followed by a walking tour and a ride back to the Daly City BART station. More details to come!

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Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social · 14d

Check out the recording of the #TransitMonth2025 event "Transit and Hollywood: Telling the Story that Moves Us." Good bit from @awalkerinla.bsky.social about the gap between biking ON studio lots vs. biking TO studio lots
www.youtube.com/live/fr8pVM-...

Transit and Hollywood: Telling the Story that Moves Us

YouTube video by MoveLATransit

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Rebecca Saltzman @rebeccaforec.bsky.social · 14d

Future for riders is frightening if AC Transit expands hydrogen fleet and they continue to perform so poorly.

At scale, 43% or 64% availability would lead to tons of canceled bus runs.

A few years ago BART experienced similar availability due to rain/wheel flats, and it absolutely wrecked service.

East Bay for Everyone @eastbayforeveryone.bsky.social · 15d

In 2024, AC Transit's hydrogen bus fleet achieved an availability rate of 43% (for the 2018 variety) and 64% (for the 2022 variety). Essentially you need twice as many hydrogen buses as service you want to run actransit.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 18d

The #TransitMonth2025 "We Love L.A." party to promote high speed rail at San Jose station featured local leaders, transit agencies, labor unions, and students, who are excited to build the future! Get involved, follow @transbaycoalition.bsky.social, sign on at actionnetwork.org/petitions/bu...

Train models of Caltrain, BART, and California high speed rail

Poster board from Transbay coalition showing high speed rail construction and stats, such as :

High speed rail saves $100 billion compared to alternatives. Environmental benefits. Equivalent to saving the pollution from 14,300 flights and 700,000 cars. No Funding Gap, $1 billion a year from Cap and Invest funds. $96.8 billion net profit

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Maya🚂🚃🚄🚅🚆🚇🚈🚉🚊🚝🚞🚋🚌🚎 @trains.bsky.social · 19d

Finally got the chance to develop and scan my photos from the rally to save transit a week and a half ago hosted by @sftru.bsky.social and @transbaycoalition.bsky.social

were going to not just save transit were going to make it so much better

A B/W photo of many people on the steps of the State Building in San Francisco holding signs that say things like find transit and signs for union or transit orgs

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A B/W photo of people marching on the sidewalk holding model bart and caltrain on streatchers

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A B/W photo of a person holding a cardboard BART model on a streatcher

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A B/W photo of Barnali Ghosh speaking in front of a sign for IBEW local 6 and many pro transit signs

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Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social · 20d

Tomorrow! Come out to San Jose to show your love for Los Angeles and @cahsra.bsky.social

Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social · 23d

THIS Saturday, Californians are gathering in Los Angeles and San Jose for a celebration of our amazing state and the California High Speed Rail project which will connect tens of millions of people. Come party with us!
actionnetwork.org/events/we-lo...

www.socaltransitmonth.org/we_love_the_...

"We Love LA" Party at San Jose's future California High Speed Rail Station

Come show off your love for Los Angeles, SoCal, and excitement for getting there by high-speed rail. Games, food, fun, and more! Free and open to all. Details to come.

actionnetwork.org

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Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social · 20d

Not only is it #TransitMonth2025, it's also #CaliforniaWineMonth! What a perfect pairing. Come take the bus with us from Napa to Yountville next weekend! actionnetwork.org/events/yount... discovercaliforniawines.com/california-w...

California Wine Month - Discover California Wines

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 22d

I'm doing a book talk tonight with @carterlavin.bsky.social, @transbaycoalition.bsky.social Free and open to all. 6pm Pacific.

"When Driving Is Not An Option" Book Talk with author Anna Zivarts

A Bay Area and SoCal Transit Month Event! Join Transbay Coalition's book club for a talk with the author of "When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency" Anna Zivarts! The virtua...

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Seamless Bay Area @seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social · 22d

We're excited to host the Bay Area’s own @carterlavin.bsky.social, for a discussion on his upcoming book If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight: A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy.

📅 Tuesday, 9/30 from 6:30-7:30pm PDT
📍 Online Webinar

lu.ma/o7tavt2c

Book Talk: If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight - A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy · Zoom · Luma

We're excited to host the Bay Area’s own Carter Lavin, for a discussion of his upcoming book If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight: A Guide to Effective…

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Californians for Electric Rail @calelectricrail.org · 23d

Today, CER launches our paper “ElectroLink: Modern Passenger Rail Service for Southern California.”

ElectroLink shows how electrification, level boarding and through running can speed up trips, improve access for all riders, and bind together the region. ⚡♿🚴
calelectricrail.org/electrolink-...

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Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social · 23d

THIS Saturday, Californians are gathering in Los Angeles and San Jose for a celebration of our amazing state and the California High Speed Rail project which will connect tens of millions of people. Come party with us!
actionnetwork.org/events/we-lo...

www.socaltransitmonth.org/we_love_the_...

"We Love LA" Party at San Jose's future California High Speed Rail Station

Come show off your love for Los Angeles, SoCal, and excitement for getting there by high-speed rail. Games, food, fun, and more! Free and open to all. Details to come.

actionnetwork.org

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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 24d

Visiting friends in San Mateo today, was glad to see:
✔️ Pedestrianized B Street thriving
✔️ @transbaycoalition.bsky.social representing

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Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social · 24d

Very special #TransitMonth2025 event coming up in Napa County! Check it out here actionnetwork.org/events/yount...

Yountville Day Trip From Napa Without The Traffic!

Love Yountville but hate traffic on highway 29? You're in luck, this Transit Month, join us for the "Yountville Day Trip From Napa Without The Traffic!" trip where we'll take the 10 Vine Bus from the ...

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Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social · 25d

Awesome time in Vallejo yesterday for the #TransitMonth2025 walking tour where folks took transit in from SF (ferry), the East Bay (bus and BART), and Fairfield (bus). Great local guides through a beautiful city. Pics here www.instagram.com/p/DOl10Bhj43...

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Seamless Bay Area @seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social · 25d

The bills to renew the Cap & Trade program just passed, including:
* $200 million in continuous funding for transit service.
* $400 m in continuous funding for transit & rail capital
* $800 m for affordable housing near transit
* $125 m for transit passes
* ongoing funding for high speed rail

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Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social · 25d

A rockin' event! Happy #TransitMonth2025

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tschuy 🏳️‍🌈 @tsch.uy · 25d

Thank you especially to @rideact.bsky.social and park district board member Lynda Deschambault for tabling with us! Your passion for the outdoors and for equitable access is what made this event possible :)

AC Transit staff and the group at a table

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Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social · 26d

There is a whole lotta work ahead on all sorts of fronts! If you want to put your shoulder into the effort to make transit in the Bay Area better, you can sign up to volunteer with us here www.transbaycoalition.org/join/ and you can donate here www.transbaycoalition.org/donate/

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Join Transbay Coalition to stay up-to-date with the latest events, petitions, and volunteer opportunities!

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Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social · 26d

Huge thanks to @jessearreguin.bsky.social & @scottwiener.bsky.social who championed the bill, as well as our allies in Voices For Public Transportation who helped make the bill as good as we could get. A 5 county funding measure that's purely for transit will be transformative if voters pass it...

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Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social · 26d

Big Bay Area transit win at 1:30am! Legislature passed the bill that'd allow for a regional measure to fund transit & provide significant long-term, consistent transit funding to prevent huge service cuts

After 2 years of pushing for it w/ allies, we're thrilled!
www.transbaycoalition.org/donate/

Donate - Transbay Coalition

Since 2020, Transbay Coalition has helped make Bay Area communities easier, greener, and more affordable places to get around by transit, bike, foot, and wheelchair — but there’s still more work to be...

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 27d

Thank you to all who organized to keep California transit funding alive! After a rally & many calls to the Governor, negotiations are back on track. missionlocal.org/2025/09/sf-7...

There's more work to do - sign up for alerts from @transbaycoalition.bsky.social at www.transbaycoalition.org/join/

$750M loan to save Bay Area transit, nixed by Gov. Newsom, is back in play

Mayor Lurie announced at a rally that the transit funding loan pledged by the state and subsequently curtailed is back on the table.

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Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social · 26d

Our big Vallejo trip is tomorrow! Whether you're local or coming in from SF via the @sfbayferry.com or you're taking @bart.gov and the bus -- come check out the city with a rich history at the crossroads of the Bay. Details and RSVP here luma.com/cx3763lm?tk=...

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Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social · 28d

Very cool virtual #TransitMonth2025 event coming up: "Transit and Hollywood: Stories that Moves Us!" With Ed Begley Jr, @adamconover.net @billwearsties.bsky.social @metrolosangeles.bsky.social CEO Stephanie Wiggins and @awalkerinla.bsky.social RSVP here
www.socaltransitmonth.org/virtual_pane...

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