Innovation Challenge 2025

Winners

First Place

BART logo

Bay Area Rapid Transit District

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is a heavy-rail public transit system that connects the San Francisco Peninsula with communities in the East Bay and South Bay. BART service currently extends as far as Millbrae, Richmond, Antioch, Dublin/Pleasanton, and Berryessa/North San José. BART operates in five counties (San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, and Santa Clara) with 131 miles of track and 50 stations.

Aaron Chang

Bhavya Anand

Isaac Santillan

Marl Jonson

Second Place

Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)

The Toronto Transit Commission is North America’s third largest transit system and has been in service for more than 100 years. The commission delivers subway, streetcar, bus and paratransit service to Canada’s largest city, and has served over 31 billion customers. It has an annual operating budget of $1.9 billion, where more than 70 per cent of that is recovered from the fare box.

Third Place

Youth Action project (YAP-Inland Empire, Ca)

Omnitrans is the public transit agency serving the San Bernardino Valley, providing safe, reliable, affordable, friendly and environmentally responsible transportation. Omnitrans currently operates local and express bus routes, sbX bus rapid transit service, and Access, a paratransit service for the disabled.