Carpooling

The California Highway Patrol, in partnership with Caltrans and the Bay Area Toll Authority, this month will resume concentrated enforcement of the laws governing the westbound approach to the San...

All nine Bay Area counties have a free Guaranteed Ride Home Program. If you commute by public transit, carpool, or by biking or walking – in other words, without using a private vehicle – you may be...

The decades-long, multi-phase and multi-agency effort to widen U.S. 101 to three lanes in each direction between Novato and Petaluma reached a successful conclusion this week, with work crews opening...

Beginning October 1, 2025, Bay Area drivers with Clean Air Vehicle (CAV) decals will be subject to the same occupancy rules as any other vehicle. The federal government’s CAV program expires on...

Hybrid and electric vehicles are becoming more popular and are helping to reduce the air pollution known as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, created by traditional combustion engine vehicles. However...

The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) reminds drivers that tolls at the region’s seven state-owned toll bridges will go up by $1 next Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. This will be the third of the three $1 toll...

The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) today approved a toll increase for the region’s seven state-owned toll bridges that will be phased in over five years, beginning Jan. 1, 2026, to pay for the...

Bay Area FasTrak helps drivers easily pay for all Bay Area bridge tolls. FasTrak Flex® is a special kind of FasTrak toll tag that enables drivers to also use Bay Area Express Lanes. A FasTrak tag is a...

Communities across California are celebrating California Clean Air Day on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Do your part for cleaner air in the Bay Area: Take public transit or carpool instead of driving...

All nine Bay Area counties have a free Guaranteed Ride Home Program. If you commute without using a private vehicle, you may be able to get a no-cost ride home in the event of an emergency or...