Also, stickers, banners, flyers, posters, and all that sort of stuff that we deployed as part of this effort really adds up cost-wise.
If you're able to become a monthly $15 donor (about a roundtrip BART from Richmond to Millbrae) that'd be a big help!
www.transbaycoalition.org/donate/
Congrats to BART rider and Oakland legend Alysa Liu on winning a gold medal at the Olympics and making the Bay Area proud!
Want to stop massive cuts to transit in the Bay and to make transit better for all?
Join signature gathering events this weekend in Richmond, Concord, Pittsburg, San Jose, Millbrae, Oakland, Sunnyvale, SF, Dublin, and Pleasanton. Detail and sign up here (please RT!)
luma.com/connectbayar...
A large poster of the water color flyer for Make a Friend (on Transit) Day made by Alfred Twu. It shows three friendly people sitting on transit chatting with each other, wearing name tags. Mini personifications of a smiling BART train (with name tag) a bus and a ferry are also on board engaged in conversation. In the lap of a person is a smiling Caltrain akin to a lap-dog, and another person has a tote bag with a picture of a BART car face on it. The Transbay Coalition logo is in the lower right corner. Below the picture it says "Play a game with the whole Bay! 1) Fill out & wear a nametag 2. Talk to other nametag wearers. 3. (optional) Come to a local get-together tonight!"
Wednesday morning is going to be great!
We'll have folks at a BUNCH of @bart.gov & @caltrain.com stations plus the Jack London @sfbayferry.com. Special shout out to @countyconnection.bsky.social @trideltatransit.bsky.social and LAVTA for all their help on this.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join us at either
West Oakland BART
Fruitvale BART
Fremont BART
El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Dublin/Pleasanton BART
Concord BART with @countyconnection.bsky.social
sign up here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
So far we've got volunteers for 7 @bart.gov stations, 5 @caltrain.com stations, and 1 @sfbayferry.com terminal but we need more helpers to make Make A Friend (On Transit) Day a success!
Help make the Bay a friendly place -- RSVP today and please spread the word docs.google.com/forms/d/15Mn...
We're turning out at the Alameda County rally in Oakland and the Contra Costa rally in Pleasant Hill because the East Bay depends on transit and everyone gets hurt when we lose Paratransit, BART, AC Transit, County Connection, WestCAT, Tri Delta Transit, Wheel, and Union Transit service
The campaign to save Bay Area transit kicks off this Friday! Join events happening across the region as we start collecting the 200k signatures needed to get this initiative on the November ballot.
luma.com/le1g7slf?tk=...
Want to stop disastrous cuts to BART, Caltrain, Muni and AC Transit while also improving transit throughout the Big 5 Bay Area Counties? Come out Friday!
luma.com/le1g7slf?tk=...
Great article on the status of the regional transit measure. The short version is:
* MTC decided polling was too low to put it on the ballot.
* A group of labor, business, and transit rider advocates have picked it up and are running a ballot initiative! That will only need 50% + 1.
2 East Bay Locations, check it out and come on out!
Friendly East Bay vs. South Bay Postering Blitz Competition to Save Bay Area Transit this Saturday afternoon! Come on out
East Bay RSVP link luma.com/e4tkwdhi
South Bay RSVP link luma.com/2unk1u9w
East Coast Senators propose providing BILLIONS in annual funding for transit, but our Senators in California haven't signed on yet. Urge them to co-sponsor the Moving Transit Forward Act so California can get more frequent, reliable, affordable, accessible transit!
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Clipper 2 is a huge deal from a fare equity perspective. Transfer agencies on your ride? You won't pay the base fare twice anymore! That's $100+ back to daily commuters every month.
Tonight! Volunteer meeting about how we save our transit in the Bay Area. Tune in to get up to speed and plugged into the effort to help keep our communities moving
actionnetwork.org/events/weekl...
sweater fest '25 Saturday, December 13 Rockridge Station
For the third year in a row, BART is bringing holiday magic to Rockridge BART Station Plaza!
Celebrate the season, show off your Bay Area pride, and rock the iconic BART holiday sweater.
The free, family-friendly event will be held from 1pm to 3pm on Saturday, Dec. 13!
This is crucial information!
Take BART and then the bus? With Clipper 2.0 your next bus ride is pretty much free. Take the bus to BART? You're gonna save nearly $3 a trip
Ride @bart.gov @sfmta.bsky.social @rideact.bsky.social or other Bay Area transit agencies ? You're about to save a bunch of money with Clipper 2.0! Our trip saving calculator built w/ @seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social & @tsch.uy will show you how much. See for yourself > clipper2.hikingbytransit.com
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See you next weekend at the 980 Block Party!
a County Connection bus with digital sign displaying "4 Downtown, It's Free". Bus is white with a big red stripe and a dark yellow thin stripe
For the bus fans, a @countyconnection.bsky.social #4 bus!
There's currently a proposal to simplify this downtown loop route to improve reliability and frequency, details and how to comment at countyconnection.com/2025/
CO2 emissions estimates from public information rank FCEB buses poorly due to most H2 coming from steam reformed natural gas
It would be helpful if @rideact.bsky.social staff could share full lifecycle CO2 emissions estimates as part of Zero Emission Vehicle Program
bsky.app/profile/traf...
Thank you for taking the time to do this analysis
Messer’s Pathway Application for Liquefied Renewable Hydrogen from Biomethane Feedstock Prepared by Stefan Unnasch, Love Goyal, and Anna Redmond Life Cycle Associates, LLC
3. Messer recently filed an application to truck "biogas" steam reformed H2 from Las Vegas to Emeryville to supplement the "biogas" powered electrolyzer
ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/defaul...
Equipment Linde LLC was awarded a contract in July 2009 through a negotiated agreement to supply equipment for both the Emeryville and Seminary stations. The Seminary Station, like the Emeryville Station, will utilize Linde's proprietary ionic liquid compression system. The primary supply of hydrogen will be liquid hydrogen delivered by Linde and stored on site in a 9,000- gallon container. The liquid fuel will be vaporized, pressurized, and stored at 450-bar pressure in American Society of Mechanical Engineers tubes, with a storage capacity of 360 kilograms. A third of the fuel supply is derived from the electrolysis of water using a Proton Exchange Membrane electrolyzer powered by renewable electricity generated from biogas-fed stationary solid-oxide fuel cells. The renewable fuel supply allows the station to meet the requirements of SB 1505 requiring a minimum of 33 percent renewable hydrogen dispensed. Two Linde dispensers will be installed at the operating division's fueling island, in line with existing diesel dispensers. This will enable AC Transit to fuel and service the hydrogen buses in the same way as a standard diesel bus.
1. Messer trucks in natural gas steam reformed H2 from a plant in SoCal for $10.58/kg. Likely 0% renewable: actransit.legistar.com/LegislationD...
2. Onsite electrolyzer powered by landfill "biogas" provides the required 33% "renewable" portion: www.energy.ca.gov/sites/defaul...
Gray hydrogen plant: Process pulls the hydrogen element from the methane in natural gas and releases the carbon dioxide left behind into the atmosphere. It’s also powered with fossil fuels. Blue hydrogen plant: Process pulls the hydrogen element from the methane in natural gas, but captures and stores most of the carbon created, allowing less to enter the atmosphere. Green hydrogen plant: Process uses electrolysis to separate the hydrogen from oxygen in water and is powered with some form of renewable energy. No fossil fuels are used.
A very important point. AC Transit uses "Grey Hydrogen" to power their fuel cells which is created by reforming methane into hydrogen and releasing the resulting waste CO2 into the atmosphere
This process releases more CO2 than burning the methane directly
We are asking @rideact.bsky.social to reconsider their current ZEV plan that could result in reduced service for riders
And to delay ZEV timeline until they either have the funds to afford running more expensive FCEBs or infrastructure to effectively operate BEBs
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
Purchasing BEB or Diesel instead of FCEBs are better both for riders and the climate
AC Transit powers FCEBs by reforming methane into hydrogen which releases more CO2 than burning diesel does, and it is just not economical to switch to Renewable Electrolysis
acp.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
The range of BEBs has substantially increased since 2022 with Gillig now offering a 686 kW battery pack, which is 55% larger than the 444 kW in the current fleet
This could increase BEB's range from 130mi to 200mi which is closing in on FCEB's 300mi
