September 23: Ride BART on All Aboard Transit Day and win prizes

Tuesday, September 23, is All Aboard Transit Day, when transit agencies encourage people to hop onboard their systems to experience their recent service and customer experience improvements.

On the morning of All Aboard Transit Day, BART staff will be stationed throughout the system to hand out special stickers to riders. If staff see you wearing the sticker later in the day, they'll gift you some BART swag (while supplies last).

All Aboard Transit Day is being held on a Tuesday because this day of the week has seen high transit ridership in the Bay Area, as well as significant traffic on freeways, bridges, and roadways. The day is a great excuse to take BART and other local agencies or perhaps to try transit for the first time.

All Aboard Transit Day is part of the Bay Area's annual Transit Month, a celebration of regional transportation hosted by San Francisco Transit Riders and Seamless Bay Area with support from local agencies. Transit Month toasts the many trains, buses, and ferries that connect the region and uplift its communities, economies, and cultures and is a great opportunity to explore the places transit can take you and to connect with local agencies and riders.

The month is hallmarked by dozens of free events as well as a monthlong Ride Contest that invites participants to track their transit trips to win prizes, earn badges, and vie for top leaderboard positions. Sign up at ridecontest.com.

Mark your calendars: On Thursday, September 26, agencies will host All Aboard with Transit CEOs, a ride-along and happy hour with local transit leaders.