Starting Dec. 10, AC Transit and nearly two dozen Bay Area transit agencies will institute new upgrades as part of the Next Generation Clipper initiative.
These include upgrades to physical and digital Clipper cards, as well as a new option to accept contactless credit and debit cards for adult fares on bus routes, according to an AC Transit press release.
Upgraded Clipper cards will allow transit riders one free local-to-local transfer within two hours of riding an AC Transit bus, along with a $2.85 discount for transfers to other Bay Area transit, including BART…