Clipper Glitches Draw Scrutiny as MTC Clears Funding Slate Unanimously
Commission • Metropolitan Transportation CommissionSeptember 23, 2026
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The Bay Area's shift to the next-generation Clipper fare system is mostly complete. On the Peninsula, though, commissioners say fare-enforcement devices are still making mistakes. That friction framed a Sept. 23, 2026, Metropolitan Transportation Commission meeting where every action item passed unanimously by members present, from $51M in state funding nominations to a debt deal backing BART's new railcars.
- Clipper 2 now carries about 65% of trips, but commissioners flag Caltrain fare-enforcement errors
- State sends BAHFA $6.75M of the $15M requested, and a court clears the transit measure's ballot question
- SFMTA train control request jumps from $28M to $51M as MTC endorses SB 1 nominations, 11-0
- MTC reauthorizes BAIFA funding agreement to refinance BART railcar debt with federal transit dollars
- Revised 2026 Public Participation Plan adopted after advisory council presses on equity
- Executive director's salary set at $432,205.90 with no debate or public comment
Why it matters: Fare reliability, housing dollars and the November regional transit measure shape what riders pay and what the region can afford to run.
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