JULY 2025

BRIDGE TRAFFIC AND TRANSIT RIDERSHIP UPDATE

Travel in the Golden Gate Corridor by Bridge, bus and ferry remains well below pre-pandemic levels. Fortunately, travel in the Golden Gate Corridor continues to trend upward.
In June 2025, southbound Bridge traffic was 1 percent above June 2024 traffic, Bus ridership was 6 percent above June 2024, and Ferry ridership was 8 percent above June 2024 ridership. The District continues to add back bus and ferry service incrementally as we see a return of our customers travelling in the Golden Gate Corridor.
June 2025 traffic and transit ridership statistics are below:

MASCOTS COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSES

The District and our partner agencies are co-hosting a series of community open houses to discuss the MASCOTS Plan proposed service changes.
What is MASCOTS? The Marin-Sonoma Coordinated Transit Service Plan (MASCOTS) is a proposal to grow ridership and improve effectiveness of public transit services offered in the Highway 101 corridor. This is a collaborative project among nine transit and funding agencies to create a more connected, frequent transit network. Details on the proposed service plan are available here and upcoming meetings are below:
August 18, 2025
Community Open House Santa Rosa
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Central Branch Sonoma County Library
August 20, 2025
Virtual Open Houses
12:00pm - 1:00pm and 5:00pm - 6:00pm
READ MORE ABOUT THE MASCOTS PLAN

BUS DIVISION CELEBRATES APPRENTICE GRADUATES 

On July 1, 2025, the Bus Divison held a graduation ceremony to celebrate the 18 apprentices that completed a one-year bus operator training program at the College of Marin. Many of the graduating students started at Santa Rosa Junior College as Pre-apprentices, completed the challenging Golden Gate Transit training program, and made it through 2000 on-the-job training hours.
The bus operator apprentice and pre-apprentice programs are the result of great partnerships with the College of Marin, Santa Rosa Junior College, and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1575. The graduation ceremony is a major accomplishment andmilestone for our apprentices and workforce development programs. Congratulations to the 18 graduates!

GOLDEN GATE TRANSIT AND FERRY AUGUST SERVICE CHANGES

Beginning Sunday, August 10, 2025, Golden Gate Transit will make schedule adjustments to improve connections with other transit agencies and increase system efficiency.  The August service changes include adjustments to all current Golden Gate Transit routes. Details on the Golden Gate Transit service changes can be found here.
Additionally, on Monday, August 11, 2025, Golden Gate Ferry will also be making minor schedule adjustments. The August changes include schedule changes to Larkspur and Tiburon weekend service. Details on the  Gate Ferry service changes can be found here.
All Golden Gate Transit and Ferry schedule adjustments are synched with other Bay Area transit agency schedule changes to improve transfers between systems and increase efficiency.
READ MORE ABOUT THE AUGUST SERVICE CHANGES
EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
Congratulations to the July 2025 Employee of the Month
Senior Civil Engineer in the District Division, Rameses Johnson!
Rameses is recognized for his hard work, professional collaboration, and dedication to the projects he works on. With the final section of the Suicide Deterrent System nearing its completion, Rameses' colleagues relay that he has tirelessly climbed up and down the Bridge in all weather conditions -- wind, rain, and sun -- for years, overseeing the installation of thousands of feet of net. His commitment and hard work have been instrumental in the success of this project which will save countless lives over many generations, and his efforts will stand as a lasting testament to the District's values!
Rameses joined the District in 2014 in his current position of Senior Civil Engineer. Prior to joining the District, he worked as a Field Engineer, Electric Distribution for PG&E, as a Bridge Design Engineer, P.E. at Sastry & Associates, and as a Design Engineer, E.I.T. at Delon Hampton & Associates. He was born in San Francisco, where he attended high school, and received a General Science/Civil Engineering Degree from Morehouse College/Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Rameses has been a resident of Hercules since 2025 and is newly engaged. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with family, reading, cooking, traveling, live music and the occasional sideshow.
READ MORE ABOUT RAMESES ON PAGE 19 OF THE GM'S REPORT

EMPLOYEES ON THE MOVE

(Thank you to Human Resources for providing this information.)
June New Hires:
Aaron Bianchi - Journeyman Ironworker
Sergio Ramirez - Electrician
Angelique Shaw - PT Dispatch Trainee
Philip Titus - Business Information Systems Engineer
**This list does not include temporary & casual employees**
June Retirements:
Miguel Pena - Bus Operator
Leoncio Sayo - Bus Operator
July Service Awards:
Joshua Gabriel - Roadway Service Technician - 10 Years
David Montecino - Bus Mechanic - 10 Years
Carlena Natouf - Customer Relations Supervisor - 10 Years
Fabien Benjamin - Bridge Patrol Officer - 5 Years
SEE ALL BOARD MEETING SUMMARIES HERE
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