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SF Muni Kicks Off Free Fare Program For Young Riders

Low- and moderate-income youth between 5 and 17 years old can now ride Muni free with a valid Clipper card as part of a 16-month pilot program that began Friday.

2013/03/01

Electric Muni buses make their way down Stockton Street in San Francisco's Chinatown District. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

18,000 Low-Income Youth Apply For Free Muni Passes

Nearly 20,000 San Franciscans under the age of 18 have applied for free Muni passes to be issued by the end of the month as part of a 16-month pilot program.

2013/02/08

A passenger uses a Clipper card at a fare gate. (CBS)

Privacy Concerns Raised Over Clipper Card Passenger Tracking

Clipper Card holders may be unaware that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission stores information on their public transit movements for years, potentially allowing authorities track your previous locations.

2012/10/16

A Muni Metro train emerges from the eastern portal of the Sunset Tunnel in San Francisco. (Wikimedia Commons)

Senior SF Muni Rider Hit With $100 Fine For 5 Cent Shortage

A San Francisco Muni train rider claims he was given a $100 ticket when his Clipper commute card came up five cents short on his 75 cent discounted senior fare.

2012/07/10

A passenger uses a Clipper card at a fare gate. (CBS)

Bay Area Transit Fares Rise

A number of Bay Area transit agencies are increasing fares starting Sunday.

2012/07/01

Caltrain Diridon station, San Jose

Caltrain Adding Service, Ridership Ahead Of Possible Cutbacks

Even as the Caltrain faces the possibility of future cutbacks, the agency is adding service and was poised to break its own ridership record this summer.

2012/06/11

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (www.vta.org)

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Going Paperless

Beginning July 1, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority joins other Bay Area public transportation systems on the regional Clipper Card.

2012/04/28

Caltrain Diridon station, San Jose

Caltrain Expected To Approve Fare Increase

Caltrain plans to raise its one-way cash fare by 25 cents in order to encourage more riders to switch to Clipper Cards, rail officials said.

2012/03/01

San Francisco Muni

SF Muni Fare Inspector Kicks 2 Seniors Off Bus For Not Carrying ID

A couple in their 60s headed home from the Valentine’s Day Tony Bennett show at City Hall was kicked off a San Francisco Muni bus even though they had paid the fare.

2012/02/17

A passenger uses a Clipper card at a fare gate. (CBS)

Bay Area Transit Officials Tout Clipper Card In New Campaign

Both BART and SamTrans are making changes to paper pass policies in the new year, meaning the Clipper card will be more important for many users.

2011/11/27

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