BART Proposes Station Closures and Fare Hikes to Deal with Massive Budget Shortfall
Facing a $376 million deficit, BART announced that without more funding, it will consider drastic cuts including closing one-third of its 50 stations and raising fares by 30%. We talk to the agency’s manager and hear from you.
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Show Notes
Facing a $376 million deficit, BART announced that without more funding, it will consider drastic cuts including closing one-third of its 50 stations and raising fares by 30%. The agency is pinning its financial future on a proposed sales tax on the November ballot as it struggles to recover from a changed post-pandemic commuting pattern. What would the Bay Area be without BART? We talk to the agency’s manager and hear from you.
Guests:
Robert Powers, general manager, Bay Area Rapid Transit
Jesse Arreguin, California state senator, District 7
Dionne Adams, mayor, Pittsburgh, CA
Melissa Hernandez, president, BART board of directors; former mayor, Dublin, CA
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