Caltrain, BART and other Bay Area transit agencies making progress at coordinating schedules more systematically, and the results are starting to show, with improvements at…
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Portal secures federal funding; BART Silicon Valley breaks ground
Two major projects completing the ring of rail around San Francisco Bay advanced in recent weeks. The $12.75B project to bring BART from Berryessa to…
Leave a CommentOn Friday, VTA announced that the federal government would fund $5.1Billion toward the BART Silicon Valley project, about 41% of the cost of the project,…
Leave a CommentThe City of El Cerrito Design Review Board and Planning Commission are having a joint study session on Wednesday, January 17, starting at 7pm at…
Leave a CommentBART directors seek to explore expanding rail district, consolidations with Caltrain and other agencies
At last week’s BART board budget workshop addressing the agency’s financial challenges, a number of BART board members encouraged exploring consolidation with other agencies. Board…
Leave a CommentSchedule change increases BART ridership, degrades Caltrain connection at Millbrae
In September, BART changed its schedule to be more regular throughout the day and week. The new schedule eliminates 30 minute waits on evenings and…
Leave a CommentTrip purposes, BART and Caltrain
Recent customer surveys of BART and Caltrain riders show similar patterns in trip purposes. For both brands, 61% of trips are work commute trips. About…
Leave a CommentRecent customer surveys of BART and Caltrain riders show that walking, bicycling/scootering, and public transportation account for the largest share of station access – 59%…
Leave a CommentBART Board workshop focuses on new funding, ridership regrowth
In late February, the BART board held its annual board workshop. Major themes this year were financial stability and improving customer experience to regrow ridership.…
Leave a CommentThis week, MTC and BART start planning to address transit fiscal cliff
At this week’s MTC Programming and Allocations Committee meeting on Wednesday morning and BART board meeting on Thursday morning, the Bay Area’s regional planning organization…
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