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Today, Seamless Bay Area is unveiling a map of our Integrated Transit Fare Vision — a fully unified system of transit fares that would enable riders to travel seamlessly across the nine-county Bay Area with a single transit fare and free transfers 
http://seamlessbayarea.org/integrated-fare-vision
http://seamlessbayarea.org/integrated-fare-vision
The map divides the Bay Area into a series of 7-mile wide zones, each about the size of San Francisco. Fares are easy to calculate; riders simply count the minimum number of zones required to go between two points on the map, then look up the corresponding fare in the table.
Under our Integrated Fare Vision proposal, riders would be charged the same amount *no matter what mode of transit they use or how many times they transfer*, providing more predictability for riders while encouraging people to use the fastest route available.
Daily, weekly, and monthly fare caps would also give riders free additional trips once they take transit at least 2.5 times per day, 9 times a week, or 36 times per month — eliminating the need for riders to decide before they travel whether to buy a high frequency pass.
Our Integrated Fare Vision would be a departure from the Bay Area’s current fragmented fare policies, in which riders pay additional fares & are subject to different rules each time they transfer, which can make both local & regional trips expensive and confusing 
Our Integrated Fare Vision resembles zone-based fare systems used in other regions—such as Zurich, Copenhagen, and greater Frankfurt— that have resulted in growing and widespread transit use in both urban and suburban areas.
Fare integration would be a highly beneficial long-term investment for the region. Earlier this year, MTC found that integrated fares were one of the most cost-effective projects we could invest in, attracting more people to transit & reducing costs for low income people.
Our sketch-level financial analysis of the Integrated Fare Vision shows that regional fare revenue levels would remain similar to the pre-COVID status quo, but that the transit system would need add'l revenue to cover the additional discounts proposed for low income riders.
Transitioning to fully integrated fares would also require establishing a central regional authority with the ability to set fare policy, & collect and distribute fare revenue to transit operators across the 9-county region.
More details about that here: http://seamlessbayarea.org/integrated-fare-vision
More details about that here: http://seamlessbayarea.org/integrated-fare-vision
We hope our new map can accelerate a regional conversation about integrated fares in the Bay Area by making it easier to visualize how a comprehensive system of fares could work.
Read all the details on our blog: https://www.seamlessbayarea.org/blog/2020/10/21/seamless-bay-area-integrated-transit-fare-vision-map
Read all the details on our blog: https://www.seamlessbayarea.org/blog/2020/10/21/seamless-bay-area-integrated-transit-fare-vision-map
Excited by our map and want to work with Seamless Bay Area to make these changes a reality for our region?
Join us on Nov. 10 for a webinar about our Fare Vision Map & actions you can take in the coming weeks and months. It's free and open to all! https://actionnetwork.org/events/webinar-seamless-bay-areas-integrated-fare-vision-map?source=direct_link
Join us on Nov. 10 for a webinar about our Fare Vision Map & actions you can take in the coming weeks and months. It's free and open to all! https://actionnetwork.org/events/webinar-seamless-bay-areas-integrated-fare-vision-map?source=direct_link
Tell us what you think about our Integrated Fare Vision by taking this quick survey.
In the form, you can indicate whether you're interested in speaking or writing letters in support of Integrated Transit Fares at upcoming public meetings. https://actionnetwork.org/forms/feedback-on-fare-vision-map?source=direct_link
In the form, you can indicate whether you're interested in speaking or writing letters in support of Integrated Transit Fares at upcoming public meetings. https://actionnetwork.org/forms/feedback-on-fare-vision-map?source=direct_link
Finally, sign the Seamless Transit Principles (if you haven't already). Individuals and groups who sign the Principles will be informed of opportunities to take action in the coming months at regional bodies and transit agencies. https://www.seamlessbayarea.org/seamless-transit-principles
A huge thank you to the dozens of riders, policy experts, and other advocacy groups who worked with us to create this Integrated Fare Vision Map. We hope it sparks your imagination about what the future of Bay Area transit could look like! 
