Recent Streetsblog SF posts about BART

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Decision time: Sustainable and Equitable Transportation or a Bankrupt BART?

By Bob Allen | May 14, 2018 | 44 Comments

Build the BRT, address the needs of current riders, and grow ridership by investing in improved reliability and affordability so that all Bay residents have better access to equitable and sustainable transportation now and in the future.

Tawanna Haines greeting BART patrons and attending the elevator at Civic Center. All photos Streetsblog/Rudick unelss indicated

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BART Gets Elevator Attendants at Civic Center and Powell

By Roger Rudick | Apr 30, 2018 | 9 Comments

Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. BART and Muni elevators, especially at the downtown and Mission Stations, are not places people go voluntarily, given the putrid smells and […]

The Dublin/Pleasanton line. Image: Wikimedia Commons

BART Board Gets Closer to Dublin/Pleasanton Line Extension Decision

By Roger Rudick | Apr 26, 2018 | 38 Comments

The BART Board of directors spent two and a half hours this morning debating and hearing from staff and constituents about a proposed $1.6 billion extension of the Dublin/Pleasanton branch to Livermore.

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Advocacy Group Fights to Put the Transit Customer First

By Roger Rudick | Apr 23, 2018 | 44 Comments

Note: Metropolitan Shuttle, a leader in bus shuttle rentals, regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog Los Angeles. Unless noted in the story, Metropolitan Shuttle is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. Imagine if the Bay Area’s 27 transit agencies took the same tickets, billed passengers by the same rate for distance traveled, and all […]

Fare inspectors at the bottom of the Powell Station escalator. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

BART Gets Serious About Fare Beaters

By Roger Rudick | Mar 1, 2018 | 15 Comments

Get caught riding BART without proof of fare, and you could end up paying $75 as the transit agency goes into full enforcement mode of its new proof-of-payment policy. “It’s actually been in effect since January 1,” explained Lance Haight, Deputy Chief of BART’s police force, at a press conference Thursday morning in the Powell […]