The ATN, operating since 2002, had been facing significant budget shortfalls in recent years and was struggling to maintain solvency. In her preface to the ATN fiscal year 2025-2026 budget transmittal, CEO Diana Kotler listed significant challenges to the network, including "stagnant revenues and rising day-to-day operational costs." "ATN continues to challenge the often-unrealistic expectation that a transit agency can simply identify new 'revenue sources' to resolve its economic difficulties," she added.
The one-way cost for the shortest trips on the system, such as those between stops in downtown Berkeley and Oakland, will rise from $2.40 to $2.55. A moderate-length commute - from Fruitvale to San Francisco's 24th Street Mission station - will go up 35 cents to $5.50 each way. BART calculates that the average passenger fare will rise from about 30 cents to $5.
