Alameda

Alameda is a city of 78,000 on a Bay island connected to Oakland by tunnels and bridges — a charming, walkable community of Victorian homes and naval history, built on the former Alameda Naval Air Station. Incorporated 1884, governed by a five-member Council, with its own municipal utility.

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Alameda County students in grades 6 through 12, including those in Alameda, can now apply for free bus rides on Wheels and discounted BART fares through the county’s Student Transit Pass Program, which is entering its 11th year. This program aims to improve transit access for students across the Tri-Valley area, as reported by Pleasanton Weekly.

Separately, the Alameda Planning Board has upcoming meetings scheduled, though the most recent are from earlier this year and no new meetings are imminent. Residents interested in regional transit infrastructure should watch the City of Hayward’s AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee meeting on August 21, where high-impact infrastructure topics will be discussed and public comment is expected. This regional meeting may influence transit services that affect Alameda residents as well.

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