8/15/2023 0 Comments Bart clipper card replacementIf you have a USF Parking Permit or are listed on a USF Carpool Permit, you are eligible for the pre-tax commuter plan benefit only, not the subsidy.All full-time commuting Faculty and Staff are eligible to set aside pre-tax dollars for qualified commuting expenses up to the IRS monthly limit of $300 for transit and up to $300 for parking (at public parking garages) per month.Diversity Engagement & Community Outreach.McGrath Institute for Jesuit Catholic Education.McCarthy Center for Public Service & the Common Good Joan and Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Social Thought & the Ignatian Tradition.Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice.Center for Research, Artistic, & Scholarly Excellence.Student Housing & Residential Education.Student Conduct, Rights & Responsibilities.Privacy Information for Students (FERPA).Center for Academic & Student Achievement.International Student & Scholar Services. That said, Gina’s got it right: if you’re taking public transit, Clipper cards are a good idea. It’s why the market for small town-houses and apartments is booming. That’s what lots of young folks are doing. Better perhaps to get a near-by job and to live in a smaller house. Commuting is expensive in time, money, and stress. Taking into account the time spent earning the money to pay for transport, your overall average speed may be just a few miles an hour. If you commute by BART, you probably have to stand up a bunch. If you commute by car, you spend time in traffic. Divide the total time you spend commuting and earning the money to pay for it into the distance you travel. The further you live from where you work, the more the commute will cost. There’s a trade-off between where you live and the cost of transport. Some side-comments, from my point of view: She’s got a great job and she knows her stuff. Our Rotary speaker, Gina Zagotta, is a local a Martizian who helps BART get the word out. I lost mine – and I learned how good the replacement process is. There will be a few delays, but the replacement card will arrive. A phone call will get it replaced, complete with whatever balance you had on it. It’ll still be read.ĭon’t worry too much if you lose your Clipper card. The reader doesn’t mind if the card is buried deep in the wallet. Do leave your Clipper card in your wallet when you enter BART. If you do, it probably won’t work anymore. The technology uses embedded electronics to send signals a few meters. For long term and airport parking, you still have to go on the Internet to buy your pass.Ĭlipper cards use something called “RFID” technology. It knows the discount on BART, on buses, on trolleys and on ferries. The Clipper card knows if you’re a kid or a senior. Locally, this includes AC transit and the County Connection. The Clipper card also works on most of the 25 or so agencies that move people around in the Bay area. (PAUL CRAIG / Courtesy)Ĭlipper cards are credit card-size gadgets that work on BART. For meeting times and other inquiries, visit Gina Zagotta during a recent visit to the Martinez Rotary Club. Rotary meets once a week at Grace Episcopal Church, 130 Muir Station Road. NOTE: Rotary Report is an update about featured speakers at Martinez Rotary Club meetings.
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