Funding BART challenges transit officials 07:02. OAKLAND -- Debora Allen is one of nine people on the Bay Area Rapid Transit board of directors. She represents District 1 which includes the four ...

PIX Now 08:30. OAKLAND – Barring a sudden return to pre-pandemic ridership levels, BART's long-term future will likely hinge on a future ballot measure that would partially subsidize the transit ...

BART, in tandem with public transit agencies nationwide, is seeking a second stimulus payout from the federal government to help it address an estimated $600 million budget deficit caused by a ...

Three bills from California Senator Scott Wiener have passed the State Assembly, aiming to improve and fund public ...

Top California Democrats say they’ve averted a worst-case scenario for struggling Bay Area transit agencies — but only for ...

BART ridership hasn't recovered to pre-pandemic levels. While federal financial emergency funding is keeping it afloat, that money will run out in a few years. We explain what this means.

"One-time federal funds are dwindling even with BART’s stringent cost controls and will be exhausted by early 2025," Janie Li, the BART board president, said. "If transit operations funding is ...

BART says lower ridership, increasing labor costs, and declining sales tax revenues are straining BART finances. The transit agency also expects to run out of $1.9 billion dollars in federal and ...

A BART-commissioned report found that, absent a new funding model, the agency would have to reduce service, with cuts imperiling transit access and the Bay Area’s climate goals.

BART joined a nationwide group of public transit agencies Tuesday to call on the federal government to allocate between $32 billion and $36 billion in relief funding for public transit in its next ...