Transportation

The right side of an AC Transit bus, with half the logo visible on the white side panel. ABout five people are lined up at a bus shelter, boarding through the front door.

AC Transit details route cuts that could happen next summer if ballot measure fails

AC Transit would cut 16% of its bus service starting June 2027 if a regional sale-tax measure fails on Nov. 3. Bus riders and community members urged the AC Transit Board Wednesday to spare weekend bus lines from the East Bay to San Francisco and an Alameda bus line in the face of potential budget cuts. The proposed plan to reduce service is contingent upon what happens with the ballot measure. The agency is hoping to patch a $200 million…

By on October 16, 2026
Five people, including one in a wheelchair walk or wheel through underground BART station with a red brick floor and entrance gates and ticket machine.

Would you pay more sales tax to keep BART and other transit agencies from cutting service?

Fundraising, advertising and grassroots efforts are underway to persuade voters to approve a November ballot measure that would give Bay Area transit agencies a financial cushion and prevent major service cuts. Voters are being asked to approve a 14-year regional transportation sales tax of one cent in San Francisco and a half-cent in Alameda, Contra Costa , San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The tax would generate about $980 million annually to help fund BART, Muni, AC Transit, Caltrain, SF…

By on October 1, 2026