Emery Go-Round is a fare-free public bus system serving

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. Service is funded primarily by commercial property owners through a citywide transportation business improvement district.Emery Go-Round - About Us
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, is a reference to both Emeryville founder Joseph Stickney Emery and the bus routes, which are loops beginning and ending at MacArthur BART Station in the adjacent city of

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Services

As of 2024, Emery Go-Round operates two fixed routes: Shellmound-Powell and Hollis. Service operates daily with 15-minute frequency, except on selected holidays, with reduced service levels on weekends and selected additional holidays. Both routes are loops, beginning and ending at MacArthur BART Station in Oakland. The Shellmound-Powell route runs concurrently with

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's Line 57 (fare required) from Emeryville Public Market to MacArthur BART.

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