BART facing station closures and more if it doesn't find funding soon, report finds

"If the measure called Connect Bay Area fails, these are just some of the potential impacts: 63% fewer trains would run. The blue line would be shut down to Tri-valley stations. BART would close at 9 p.m. instead of midnight seven days a week. Riders could be hit with a 30% to 50% fare increase. In the report, BART listed its 10 lowest ridership stations. The list includes Castro Valley, Oakland Airport and San Bruno."

"The nonprofit public policy organization SPUR explained that the measure would implement a 14-year regional sales tax that would fund BART, Caltrain, MUNI and AC Transit. ABC7 spoke with Laura Tolkoff, Transportation policy director of SPUR. "If getting in your car feels like a chore now, it's going to get a lot worse when we don't have BART. If we want to have a modern, global, competitive economy, we need public transit," Tolkoff said."

BART has a $376 million deficit. A half-cent, 14-year regional sales tax called Connect Bay Area would fund BART, Caltrain, MUNI, and AC Transit. If the measure fails, projected impacts include 63% fewer trains, shutting the Blue Line to Tri-Valley stations, systemwide closing at 9 p.m. instead of midnight, and 30–50% fare increases. BART listed its 10 lowest-ridership stations, including Castro Valley, Oakland Airport, and San Bruno, as recommended closures. Riders report existing costs are burdensome. Supporters warn that reduced transit would increase car dependence and hurt regional competitiveness, while critics call the measure a bailout.

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