BART says it is running service using one-time federal emergency funds that will run out in 2025.
A BART Police officer walks along a platform at the Walnut Creek Station on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Walnut Creek, Calif. A BART train hit a person who was on the tracks at the Walnut Creek Station BART has been crystal clear about the consequences of its so-called impending fiscal cliff.
But that’s not enough support to meet California’s current 66% approval for special taxes. The poll also found that just 22% of respondents said raising transit fares was the answer to increased funding. It went down from there: 18% would raise bridge tolls, 16% would raise gas taxes, 11% would raise sales taxes and another 11% would charge autos per mile driven.
BART has long blamed remote work for the massive dip in ridership following the pandemic, but according to a 2023 poll by the Bay Area Council, BART could see up to 300,000 more trips over the course of the work week, pushing ridership above 50% of pre-pandemic levels, if crime, safety and cleanliness were more swiftly addressed.
While the report does not touch on cleanliness or crime or what the transit agency should do about the issues, it does tout BART’s benefits to people and communities that extend far beyond just getting from A to B. The fallout from a Bay Area with less BART service would certainly clog roads and highways. The report estimates that traffic could increase by 73% on the Bay Bridge and 22% in the Caldecott Tunnel without sufficient train service.
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