Clipper BayPass

The Clipper BayPass Pilot Program runs from Fall 2022 through Summer 2025. 

Please note that the end date will be Monday, June 30, 2025.
 

All SRJC students can still participate in the “Any Line Any Time” program, which allows enrolled SRJC students to ride Sonoma County bus lines FREE of charge. 

 

Message from MTC, Metropolitan Transportation Commission:

Thank you for your participation in Phase 1 of the Clipper BayPass pilot program! We appreciate your active interest and usage of BayPass with the launch of the program in 2022. The Santa Rosa Junior College student body has played an important role in providing valuable Bay Area transit ridership data for the pilot program. The pilot period for this phase concludes on June 30, 2025. The last day to use your BayPass will be June 30, 2025. Please see below for a brief FAQ. 

 

FAQS:

  1. Why is our participation in the pilot concluding? Students were invited to participate in the pilot through June 30, 2025.
  2. Can I keep my Clipper Card? Yes, you may continue to use your Clipper Card on all Bay Area transit where Clipper is accepted by adding funds to your card.
  3. What are my public transit options without BayPass? Your student transit benefits revert to what was previously available to you prior to joining the BayPass pilot. To learn more about your transportation options, visit https://sustainability.santarosa.edu/transportation-options
  4. What happens to my BayPass on June 30, 2025? The last day you may use your BayPass is June 30, 2025. Your BayPass will be inactive as of July 1, 2025.

You must activate your Clipper BayPass before you use it. 

Follow these steps:

  1. Swipe on a Clipper Card reader on public transportation
  2. It should read, "Event Pass" or “TRAVEL OK  PASS USED” 
    (Note: once you see one of these readouts you can travel on transit, it will not allow you to use it immediately at the same reader).
  3. Please test pass before you travel to avoid any possible risks

Note: The Clipper BayPass does NOT work on the San Francisco Trollies or Muni Cable Cars, both are excluded from the BayPass Pilot Project.

To Keep your Clipper BayPass Active ongoing enrollment is required in the following semesters:  

  • Spring 2023
  • Fall 2023
  • Spring 2024
  • Fall 2024
  • Spring 2025

 

DO NOT do the following when using your SRJC Clipper Bay Pass:

  • Do not load money on the SRJC Clipper BayPass
  • Do not put your Clipper BayPass on your digital wallet until after you have activated it;  to activate you must use by swiping on a Clipper Card reader and getting read,
  • You cannot switch to a different phone once it is loaded into your digital wallet, or back to the card.

 

PLEASE NOTE:

  • The Clipper BayPass is a pilot program (available with continuous enrollment as an SRJC student) will expire in the Summer of 2025.
  • When you use your Clipper BayPass it will read: "Event Pass" or “TRAVEL OK  PASS USED”.  
  • If you have any specific questions on how the Clipper BayPass is working for you contact contact Deborah Ziccone at dziccone@santarosa.edu
  • In order to provide the FREE Clipper BayPass Pilot Program for SRJC students it has been agreed to provide Customer Service during the following days/times:
    • August through May: Monday – Friday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    • June and July: Monday – Thursday from 8:00 am-5:00 pm
    • Please be aware that, due to campus closures, we do not provide customer service on semester breaks, holidays and weekends, or on  Fridays during June and July.

For more information, visit the Clipper BayPass FAQ page

Clipper BayPass FAQ

 

If you require any assistance with your Clipper Bay Pass, please fill out this request for assistance form.