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fromSFGATE
1 week agoYou're bleeding Bay Area transit's budget with this Clipper card quirk
A shift in rider behavior is increasing credit and debit card fees, prompting a proposal for an additional $500,000 to cover costs.
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fromThe Oaklandside
2 months agoClipper 2.0 off to a rocky start
The Clipper system serves BART, AC Transit, and 22 other Bay Area transit systems, with more than 1.2 million cards in use in December 2025, the last month for which Clipper data is available. Since the Clipper Card upgrade rolled out on December 10, users have been venting to The Oaklandside. Some people have said they've been unable to access the digital cash balance they had before the upgrade; others have said their cards became inoperable or they had difficulty adding money to them.
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fromSan Jose Spotlight
4 months agoBay Area public transit riders can use bank cards to 'tap-and-ride' - San Jose Spotlight
Bay Area Clipper system upgrade enables instant top-ups, bank-card tap-and-ride payments, discounted transfers, and centralized family account management across regional transit agencies.
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 months agoCredit card payments begin for Bay Area transit agencies; transfer changes for Clipper Card users
You'll now be able to do contactless credit and debit card payments on all Bay Area transit agencies. Also, if you use your Clipper Card, you can get discounted and free transfers between agencies. Riders will only be charged full fare for the first agency they use and if they transfer to a different agency, they will get a discount up to $2.85. If the fare of your next ride is below that, your ride would be free.
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