Bay Area’s beloved BART system on brink of collapse as riders vanish and deficits soar

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Bay Area’s beloved BART system on brink of collapse as riders vanish and deficits soar
Posted by Orange Blossom Special on Mon Mar 16 17:51:50 2026 Is the headline to the article, which is a waste of time as they blame remote work, and not the needles, dung, and danger of riding the trains which no one wants to take. There was a good local news SERIES posted here not many years ago about how and why no one wants to take the train. None of it matched this lazy predictable reporting. It's never crime, drugs, or skells that chase people away from transit, with a reputation that never recovers.
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Mon Mar 16 21:05:36 2026, in response to Bay Area’s beloved BART system on brink of collapse as riders vanish and deficits soar, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Mon Mar 16 17:51:50 2026. What OBS describes is NOT the subway I regularly use at many hours of the day. Whether going out to music,meals w/friends or medical needs, I rarely encounter annoying issues. It is, however, the case that "rush hour" no longer means crush loading--merely a few standees. So, unlike many transit systems, BART used to rake in 60%+ farebox recovery--mainly due to distance based fares New Yorkers would not to0lerate on the subway. SF Muni and the rest of our 27 transit agencies farebox ## range from 10 to 20%. Now that BART, as many other systems, is booking more evening and weekend ridership than before covid, but lower 9-5 users, their money ## are very different. Finally, I would point out that Illinois passed a huge bailout for ALL transit in the state as they, too, have very different rider needs than pre covid.
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Re: Bay Area’s beloved BART system on brink of collapse as riders vanish and deficits soar
Posted by BILLBKLYN on Mon Mar 16 22:23:03 2026, in response to Bay Area’s beloved BART system on brink of collapse as riders vanish and deficits soar, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Mon Mar 16 17:51:50 2026. No matter where, it's the same reasons.
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Re: Bay Area’s beloved BART system on brink of collapse as riders vanish and deficits soar
Posted by Wallyhorse on Tue Mar 17 02:35:51 2026, in response to Re: Bay Area’s beloved BART system on brink of collapse as riders vanish and deficits soar, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Mon Mar 16 21:05:36 2026. As likely other communities. Even before COVID, fewer people were working the traditional 9-5 workday and that only accelerated with COVID. With the global economy, people are often needed to work non-traditional hours to cater in many cases to people outside the US for many things.
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