
Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content.Ī man was videoed on BART on Monday unboxing and wielding two chainsaws, in addition to threatening to cut the “freaking head off” of nobody in particular.Īs was widely reported, the incident was videoed and posted on Twitter. Or something from Sacramento to create a funding stream.Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. There has to be a steady, dedicated funding source which could mean something like a tax measure or general bond. “We’re in a sensitive part of the process. That’s what we call a death spiral,” he said. You might cut service so much that you might not serve people who want to take BART, and that leaves money on the table and will only cost you more. “We strongly feel that you cannot cut service to the point of a diminishing return. Courtesy of BARTīART spokesperson James Allison told SFGATE that these projections are under consideration but the agency is actively seeking solutions that do not include service cuts. The East Bay Times first reported on these transit plans following a public records request.Ī graph from BART's Ridership and Financial Outlook report depicts the struggles it's having with ridership. The BART Board of Directors is set to hear this plan in their upcoming Dec. BART did not declare which stations could shutter. Moreover, the yellow line service would terminate at Pittsburg/Bay Point Station and nine stations would close. and operating on three lines running once an hour.

To address this deficit, BART’s plan includes service only on weekdays between 5 a.m.

The worst-case scenario describes a future where BART needs to close a $233 million average annual gap. MTC asked the agencies to create three scenarios for the near future: what would happen if ridership returned to its pre-pandemic levels, what would happen if there was “some progress” for ridership, and what would happen if ridership remained stagnant and the federal funds run out. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the agency responsible for regional transportation planning and financing, ordered BART and the other regional transit agencies to prepare a five-year transit plan.
