Transit Agencies Servicing San Mateo County:

Regional Transit Services:

  • Commute.org offers resources to improve commutes to, through, and within San Mateo County – including information on shuttle, vanpool, and transit incentive programs. Commute.org is the web site of the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance which operates over 20 “last mile” shuttles between public transit hubs and employment centers in San Mateo County.
  • 511 is a phone and web source for up-to-the-minute Bay Area traffic, transit, rideshare, and bicycling information. Call 511 or visit 511.org or download the app.
  • BayArea Bike Share is the region’s bike sharing system with 700 bikes and 70 stations across the region, with locations in San Francisco, Redwood City, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and San Jose.

Ride Sharing Services:

Car Sharing Services:

Traffic Navigation and Smarter Driving:

  • Waze is a community-based traffic and navigation app where users share real-time traffic and road info.
  • Scout provides personalized mapping and GPS navigation travel.
  • Adopting a few sensible driving habits like starting or stopping slowly and maintaining a constant speed can help improve gas mileage.

Programs & Initiatives:

  • The Grand Boulevard Initiative is a collaboration of 19 cities, counties, local and regional agencies united to improve the performance, safety and aesthetics of El Camino Real, and focus new housing and commercial development within ½ mile each side of the El Camino Real corridor.
  • Safe Routes to School San Mateo County is a countywide program offered by the San Mateo County Office of Education. The goal of the program is to encourage and enable school children to safely walk or bicycle to school.
  • Connect, Redwood City!implements a suite of mobility options with the goal of seeing which options are most successful at shifting travel habits away from single-occupancy vehicle travel. The program received a $1.5 million grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission through its Climate Initiatives Grant Program. New mobility options in the program include car share, short distance vanpools, and a revamped telework program for county employees. These strategies will be marketed with existing mobility options (including transit, carpooling, and Emergency Ride Home) and with the regional Bay Area Bike Share program.
  • The City of San Mateo’s “Taste and Talk” Speaker Series is part of the Sustainable Streets Plan, a long-term vision to reinvent transportation throughout the county by promoting accessibility, safety, and active transportation.Visit the website for upcoming event details and to register or contact Ken Chin at (650) 522-7313 or kchin@cityofsanmateo.org.