Your Way Around the Bay

Bay Area Transit Month

We’re continuing our annual tradition of celebrating the buses, trains, operators, and riders that make the wonderful Bay Area transit system we all know and ride. Public transit is essential to thriving cities and the people who make those cities special. It is more important than ever before that we show our elected leaders how important transit is to our riders and that we need to continue funding it. Let’s prove that to them this Transit Month by getting out and taking transit!

Bay Area Events

Ride Contest

Events

Join our Transit Month events throughout all nine Bay Area counties!

Ride Transit and Win Prizes!

Get ready to log your rides between September 1st and 30th!

Every ride you take on public transit run by a Bay Area transit agency is another entry into our Transit Month raffle. Track your rides to earn badges, win prizes, compete against friends, and show your love for transit!

This year, there are more ways to win prizes. Some prizes require taking the most rides, but for others, each logged ride will enter your name into a raffle.

Have questions about the Ride Contest? Want to get started but don’t know how? See all FAQs here!

Past Ride Contest Prizes

Tour of the Future San Francisco Terminus of California High Speed Rail and Caltrain
BART Legacy Fleet HO Scale Model Train Car
County Connection Beanies
Caltrain Skate Deck
ACE Backpack with Water Bottle and more
VTA Jacket, Hoodie, Backpack, Water Bottle, and Coffee Mug
SMART swag bag with Coffee Mug, Squeezie Train, Hat, and more
BART Legacy Car Number Plate
AC Transit goodie bag

Help us recognize YOUR Transit Heroes!

We’re looking for YOU to nominate people or projects that have improved life for transit riders over the past year.

Submit your nominations by Sunday, September 27, 2026 @ 11:59 pm.

Click here to submit

Nominees could be:
- An amazing bus driver, train operator, station attendant, or ambassador.
- People who have spoken up effectively for transit or helped other riders.
- Improvements you’ve seen on your trips such as new transit lanes, boarding areas, better signage, or clear communication.
- Any people or improvements that have made transit better in some way.
If you only know the project (transit lanes, improved bus stop, etc), give us the details, and we can help track down the people responsible for the positive change!
A panel of advocates from San Francisco Transit Riders and Seamless Bay Area will determine the winners based on the description you submit and present awards at our Rider First Awards.
Submit your here! Deadline to submit is Sunday, September 27th @ 11:59pm.
The Rider First Awards is a celebration of all those who have gone above and beyond to improve transit in the past year. We'll honor bus operators, transit planners, and advocates alike who help us build a more equitable, growing, and accessible public transit system and culture for all.
The Rider First Awards cap off a month of events, rallies, and our Ride Contest. It's also where we'll be announcing our various Ride Contest winners and handing out prizes.
In 2025, we awarded:
- California High School Transit Alliance
- Harry Neil, Organizer and Transit Advocate
- Daisy Solos, Bay Area Transit Influencer
- Peter Straus, Transit Advocate
- Regional Wayfinding Sign Prototypes
- Mc Allen, Muni Operator
- Aleena Galloway, Muni Operator
- Ricardo Johnson, AC Transit Operator
- Solomon Floyd, AC Transit Operator
- Ricky Price, AC Transit Operator
- Alex Sambito, Transit Operator

Bay Area Transit Month is proudly hosted by:

Our Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor:

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the transportation planning, financing, and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.

MTC helps the Bay Area’s nearly eight million residents — and countless visitors — get around.

The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 represents the dedicated train operators, station agents, and transit professionals who keep the Bay Area moving. Proudly serving BART riders every day, our members are the heart of safe, reliable, and connected public transit across the Bay Area.“We move the Bay Area.”