Monthly Transit Tracker

Each month, the Bay Area Council Economic Institute compiles data from the region’s 7 state-owned toll bridges, as well as ridership data from AC Transit, BART, Caltrain, Golden Gate Ferry, Muni, WETA, and VTA, to better understand how transit agencies are faring compared to bridge crossings.

Last update: January 2026
Note: Updates are made at the end of each month for the prior month’s data. Additionally, most transit agencies (aside from BART) are lagged by one month in their public data release schedule.

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