Ridership for Wed, March 18, was 48,085, a 88% decline compared to avg Wed in Feb 2020.
Due to ridership drop and Shelter in Place order, BART is taking swift action to reduce operating costs and will make the following service changes starting Mon, March 23 until further notice
Due to ridership drop and Shelter in Place order, BART is taking swift action to reduce operating costs and will make the following service changes starting Mon, March 23 until further notice
Starting Mon, March 23, BART will provide service Mon-Fri from 5am-9pm (currently service runs until midnight). Current weekday train frequency will remain.
Starting Sat, March 28, Sat and Sun service will be from 8am-9pm. Current weekend train frequency will remain.
Starting Sat, March 28, Sat and Sun service will be from 8am-9pm. Current weekend train frequency will remain.
BART has and continues to exhaustively examine ridership and train car loads.
Ridership after 9pm has dropped substantially; it now represents only 3% of ridership.
Starting next week, riders will need to be in system by 8:45 pm to have a guaranteed ride to their destination.
Ridership after 9pm has dropped substantially; it now represents only 3% of ridership.
Starting next week, riders will need to be in system by 8:45 pm to have a guaranteed ride to their destination.
We've determined 9pm closure is a better option than running less frequently or running shorter trains after 9pm. BART will see immediate costs savings to its operating budget by reassigning many operating staff to capital projects to help accelerate our system reinvestment work.
60% of BART's operating budget comes from fares, and a 88% ridership dip has had a devastating impact on BART's day-to-day operation finances.
BART GM Bob Powers also have implemented following measures to save costs
BART GM Bob Powers also have implemented following measures to save costs
🗣️Powers: We are taking a data-driven approach to these decisions to [reduce rider impact]...These are extraordinary times and we did not take this decision lightly. Our system operates using public $ and we have obligation to make financially sound decisions re: service levels.
BART has requested emergency funds from federal, state and local agencies.
Sustained ridership loss of 90% and a 50% reduction of economic activity impacting other revenue sources could reduce BART's monthly revenues by approximately $60M.
Sustained ridership loss of 90% and a 50% reduction of economic activity impacting other revenue sources could reduce BART's monthly revenues by approximately $60M.
For more information regarding service changes starting Mar 23: bart.gov/news/articles/…
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