SF Bay Area: New report outlines potential BART service cuts without new funding measure

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According to a recently released report, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) would need to make significant service cuts if a long-term funding solution to fund agency operations isn’t found.

Connect Bay Area would provide necessary funding for Bay Area transit services in the form of a five-county sales tax measure that, if it makes the ballot and is approved this November, would provide long-term operations funding for major Bay Area transit agencies, including BART, and support regional projects to strengthen transit throughout the Bay Area.

According to Connect Bay Area, BART service cuts would include cutting service on most of the system created after 1976, setting BART back by 50 years. Included in the report are the following potential cuts to BART service:

* The closure of up to 15 stations.
* Shutting the Blue Line (Dublin/Pleasanton) down and reducing other lines to only peak hour service or shortening routes.
* Cutting train service hours by 70%.
* Cutting 25% of the miles off the system.

“These cuts would eviscerate service and set BART back 50 years,” said Connect Bay Area spokesperson Jeff Cretan. “The Bay Area needs public transit, so people have a safe, affordable and efficient way to get wherever they need to go. This will make the region less affordable for working people and jeopardize the Bay Area’s economic recovery.” ..............(more)

https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/news/55356149/connect-bay-area-new-report-outlines-potential-bart-service-cuts-without-new-funding-measure