BART ridership remained in freefall Friday as concerns grew about the spread of the coronavirus.
BART tallied 231,820 riders Thursday, a 45 percent drop from ridership on an average Wednesday in February.
On Thursday, BART General Manager Bob Powers said ridership has fallen exponentially over the last two weeks, from a 5 percent drop March 2 to 12 percent March 6, 25 percent Monday, 30 percent Tuesday and 35 percent
Wednesday.
BART continues to run its regular service schedule throughout the Bay Area and has no plans to reduce or suspend service entirely unless ordered by the governor’s office or state and local health officials.
Here comes a fare hike to make up for the shortfall.
Wait for it….
and another 3 billion immediate bond issue
Awesome! Plenty of parking at the stations and no problem getting a seat at Lafayette Station at 7:30 AM.
If I still rode BART I’d be stoked!
A new sales tax on toilet paper and bottled water should cover the shortfall in fare collections.
all the fare evaders are still there. BART can make them pay their fare aka fair share.