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A Golden Gate Transit bus on Route 101 at the San Rafael Transit Center. Golden Gate Transit service began on January 1, 1972, as the culmination of years of work for the Golden Gate Bridge to alleviate traffic congestion, reduce pollution, and take over unprofitable commuter bus service operated by Greyhound. [4]
Golden Gate Transit (GGT) operates eight bus routes, including four Regional routes and four Commute routes. [1] Schedules are updated quarterly to improve schedule reliability and efficiency. [ 2 ] Route information listed below is current as of August 31, 2022.
[1] [2] Local trips on transit are frequently accomplished by bus services. Different agencies serve different corners of the Bay Area, such as SamTrans serving mostly San Mateo County and County Connection connecting the suburbs of Contra Costa County; though some bus agencies operate transbay services, such as Golden Gate Transit. While ...
AC Transit, Amtrak Thruway, Golden Gate Transit, Greyhound, Paratransit Service, Muni, Chariot Transit, SamTrans, WestCAT Lynx: San Francisco–4th and King Street (temporary until Salesforce Transit Center opens to trains); see the latest information: Existing, modifications needed 2029 Caltrain, Muni Metro, E Embarcadero: Muni, Flixbus [14]
Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit is used by several San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) lines including the 49 Van Ness–Mission, as well as three Golden Gate Transit routes. Public transit on Van Ness Avenue began with streetcar service in 1915. It was replaced by trolleybuses in 1950–51, with diesel bus routes later added.
Though the SFMTA primarily serves the transit needs of the city of San Francisco, it also participates in regional transit planning efforts. For example, a representative of the SFMTA sits on the board of the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board which oversees Caltrain, a regional commuter rail system in the Bay Area.
Within Marin County, Golden Gate Transit is the contractor for a majority of bus service provided by Marin Transit, a relationship that dates to 1971. [4] Golden Gate Transit has operated bus service across the Richmond–San Rafael Bridge to Contra Costa County on behalf of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission since 1993.
The Clipper card is a reloadable contactless smart card used for automated fare collection in the San Francisco Bay Area.First introduced as TransLink in 2002 by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) as a pilot program, it was rebranded in its current form on June 16, 2010. [4]