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Walters: BART wants sales tax increase, but its payrolls soared as ridership declined
“Between 2019 and 2024, BART’s boardings fell 57 percent yet staffing grew and annual payments to employees rose an ...
CA budgets $1B transit bailout; ridership halves from 2019
California’s budget deal includes a $750 million bailout for Bay Area transit systems amid rising costs and ridership that is ...
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BART restores service after computer glitch shuts down entire train system, stranding thousands
The Bay Area Rapid Transit system said it had fully restored train lines after a systemwide shutdown interrupted the Friday morning commute. Delays were still likely.
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SF transit ridership lags behind pandemic — with one big exception
Thomas Hall, SF Bay Ferry’s director of operations and customer experience, said that the agency is transitioning “from ...
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A Last-Ditch Effort to Fund Bay Area Transit Tries to Pick Up Support - KQED
A Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train sits idle at the Millbrae station on July 3, 2013, in Millbrae, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) “We’re not talking about their ability to continue to ...
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BART Outage: Updates on the Bay Area’s Train System Shutdown
The Bay Area Rapid Transit system, a.k.a BART, is a system of 50 train stations in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. There are multiple routes available for riders, ...
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‘It was ugly.’ Following systemwide BART outage, transit advocates raise red flags - KRON4
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Bay Area Rapid Transit experienced a systemwide service outage for hours Friday and left some morning commuters stranded. Public transit advocates said the outage served ...
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San Francisco Bay Area Readies for California High-Speed Rail
While the California High-Speed Rail project has faced delays, cost overruns, and political scrutiny, the San Francisco Bay ...
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BART restores service after computer glitch shuts down entire train system, stranding thousands - Los Angeles Times
The Bay Area Rapid Transit system said it had fully restored train lines after a systemwide shutdown interrupted the Friday morning commute. Delays were still likely.