SamTrans Blog

SamTrans Bus Operator Maria Gomez in the drivers seat.
SamTrans Board of Directors declares September as Hispanic Heritage Month
Nearly a quarter of county residents identify as Hispanic or Latino according to the U.S. Cen...
A SamTrans operator stands in front of her bus
Applications to be a bus operator are on the rise at SamTrans
SamTrans saw an uptick in bus operator applications during the first half of 2023. It’s a s...
A bus pulls up to a temporary boarding platform on El Camino Real in South San Francisco.
SamTrans tests new street design to improve your bus experience
A short stretch of El Camino Real (ECR) in South San Francisco is temporarily being transform...
A SamTrans battery electric bus at the North Base yard in South San Francisco, part of the agency's zero-emission transition.
Interview: The transition to zero-emission buses at SamTrans
Over the next decade, SamTrans will transition its fleet of 319 diesel-powered buses into cle...
A few passengers riding a SamTrans bus.
Celebration of Bay Area transit hopes to set new post-pandemic ridership level this September
If you board a SamTrans bus on Saturday, Sept. 16, you'll be part of a ridership wave organiz...
Ballet Folklorico
SamTrans Marks World Diversity Day with Food, Dancing and Celebrations
The San Mateo County Transit District celebrated World Diversity Day on May 23. This was an o...