Recent Streetsblog SF posts about BART

BART a National Leader in Real-Time Data Transparency and Development

By Matthew Roth | Jul 14, 2009 | 6 Comments

While the dispute between the MTA and NextBus Information Services (NBIS) over how real-time bus data on NextMuni (a separate company from NBIS) is used and licensed continues behind closed doors in downtown San Francisco, across the Bay, BART has flung its proverbial doors wide open to third-party developers to use its real-time data in […]

SFO Commission Calls BART Surcharge for SFO Workers “Unconscionable”

By Matthew Roth | Jul 8, 2009 | 7 Comments

Flickr photo: carpathiar The San Francisco Airport (SFO) Commission asked BART today to waive the new SFO surcharge for workers at the airport, whom they assert cannot afford to ride BART to work now. The new surcharge increased from $1.50 to $4.00 on July 1st with the 6 percent overall fare increase approved by BART’s […]

CA Transit Operators Win in Court, But Face Challenge by Governor

By Matthew Roth | Jul 2, 2009 | 3 Comments

Photo: rhondawinter A state appellate court in Sacramento ruled two days ago that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger can’t continue taking money out of the Public Transportation Account (PTA) to help balance the budget, something the governor has done repeatedly while in office, costing state transit operators $1.19 billion in 2007-2008 alone. Many Bay Area transit operators […]

“A Lot of This is Just Theater” Says Source Close to BART Contract Flap

By Matthew Roth | Jun 30, 2009 | 2 Comments

Photo: PixelHoundSF With BART and its unions agreeing on a nine-day extension to contract negotiations, the fear of a strike that would incapacitate the Bay Area’s transit networks and gridlock its roads has been temporarily alleviated, though ten days from now the entire region could be in the same predicament if the gap between management […]

One Week Left in Contract, BART Management and Labor Trade Barbs

By Matthew Roth | Jun 24, 2009 | 10 Comments

With BART contracts expiring next Tuesday night and regional planning organizations urging Bay Area residents to create a contingency plan for getting to work if there is a strike or labor slowdown, BART management and labor representatives are accusing each other of bad-faith negotiations. Though they are bargaining around the clock and both sides insist […]

MTC Asks: Are You Prepared If BART Workers Strike Next Week?

By Matthew Roth | Jun 23, 2009 | 3 Comments

Will this resemble your commute on Wednesday, July 1st? Photo: a7an The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) just sent over a press advisory suggesting that Bay Area residents prepare their contingency plans for getting to work starting next Wednesday, July 1st, in case BART workers don’t get the contract they want and go on strike. Such […]

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