In addition to eliminating the need for exact change, the Clipper card makes it unnecessary for customers to carry paper passes, tickets or ride books. Customers simply load fare value or passes directly on the Clipper card- which can be accomplished automatically by taking advantage of the Autoload feature.” “The new equipment will provide seamless transfers among transit systems in the Bay Area, and generate increased use of Clipper on the Muni system. Ford Sr., Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. “The new fare gates and ticket vending machines will provide a tremendous benefit to our customers,” said Nathaniel P. The roughly $29 million initiative includes the installation of new ticket vending machines, through which customers can purchase new single-use Clipper cards. Muni, which carries the largest number of passengers in the region, is nearing completion of a year-long project to replace aging fare gates throughout its Muni Metro station network with new gates that will only accept Clipper cards. Eventually, passengers will be able to use the Clipper card to pay fares on all Bay Area transit systems. SamTrans and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) are scheduled to begin accepting Clipper cards for fare payment throughout their route and station networks later this year. Together these operators carry more than 80 percent of all Bay Area transit passengers. Now it’s the 21st century and this new Clipper card is revolutionizing Bay Area transit.”Ĭlipper currently can be used to pay fares on San Francisco Muni, BART, AC Transit, Caltrain, Golden Gate Transit & Ferry and Dumbarton Express. In the 1930s, it was the China Clipper that revolutionized air travel with the first commercial service across the Pacific, cutting the travel time from San Francisco to Manila by more than a month. “In the 19th century, it was the tremendous speed of the clipper ships that revolutionized travel from the East Coast to San Francisco Bay during the Gold Rush era. “We chose the Clipper name to evoke the Bay Area’s maritime history and to honor the ‘Clippers’ that have transformed Bay Area transportation through the years,” explained MTC Chair and Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty. Clipper cards ordinarily cost $5, though this cost is waived when customers sign up for Autoload, a feature allowing passengers to add value to their cards automatically from a bank account or credit card. The distinctive blue and white cards will be available free of charge for all customers through the rest of this summer. OAKLAND, Calif., June 16, 2010.The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and major Bay Area transit operators today rechristened the region’s all-in-one, reloadable transit fare card as Clipper, replacing the TransLink® moniker in use since 2002. The all-in-one transit card is currently accepted on Muni, BART, AC Transit, Golden Gate Transit & Ferry, Caltrain and the Dumbarton Express, according to MTC.įor information on the card’s availability and distribution, read the MTC news release below. It’s official: TransLink becomes Clipper today.
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