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Today, BART released a new report that paints a bleak picture of a Bay Area without BART while highlighting the benefits of the transit system to the region with a wide range of metrics. BART’s Role in the Region Report aims to inform a regional conversation about the future of BART by describing its contributions to the Bay Area. It also provides predictions for how the Bay Area – its economic viability, traffic-choked roadways, cultural institutions, and more – will look without BART. “The Bay Area and our regional transportation network have undergone significant changes since BART last conducted a Role in the Region study in 2016," said BART General Manager Bob Powers. “The 2024 Role in the Region Report arrives at a crucial crossroads for BART and the region, and the data, analyses, and stories within will serve as an important educational resource for the pivotal years ahead.” The report contains insights into key topics, including changes in travel patterns and funding; BART’s holistic benefits to the Bay Area; and BART’s future using data visualizations, analyses, and storytelling. View the report and visit the project webpage at bart.gov/roleintheregion and find the press release https://lnkd.in/gcA9qnHr. --- Image Descriptions: 1. Role in the Region Report banner. 2. Regional traffic congestion would worsen without BART. Drivers could experience up to an additional 19 hours lost to congestion weekly. 3. Without BART, traffic could increase by 73% on the Bay Bridge and 22% in the Caldecott Tunnel during morning peak commute hours. 4. BART is significantly more affordable than driving. Example: Taking BART from West Dublin/Pleasanton Station to Embarcadero Station costs $14. Driving the same route costs $95, including gas, tolls, insurance, and maintenance.

  • "BART's Role in the Region" is on the top with the bottom half with a subtitle – BART is Integral to the San Francisco Bay Area’s: Travel, Economy, Climate, Housing, Equity, Culture, Health, Sustainability, and Accountability.
  • This graphic compares hours per week drivers lost sitting in traffic under current conditions, and if 50 percent and 100 percent of April 2023 average weekday BART riders shift to driving. The comparison focuses on three example driving trips: Antioch to SFO, El Cerrito del Norte to Civic Center, and Fremont to Powell Street. The graphic shows that if 50 percent of weekday BART riders shift to driving, drivers making these three example trips would experience between three to six additional hours sitting in traffic compared to current conditions. Similarly, if 100% of weekday BART riders shift to driving, drivers making these three example trips would experience between 10 and 19 additional hours sitting in traffic compared to current conditions.
  • This graph shows that drivers can expect if all BART riders shift to driving during the morning peak hour on the Bay Bridge and in the Caldecott Tunnel, traffic would increase by 73 and 22 percent, respectively, and would exceed existing roadway capacity.
  • This graph compares the full roundtrip BART and driving costs for four common trip types with example origin and destination pairs: long distance commute (between West Dublin/Pleasanton and Embarcadero), local trips (Richmond and Downtown Berkeley), visiting tourist (San Francisco International Airport and Powell Street), and resident to airport (Walnut Creek and San Francisco International Airport). The comparison shows that full roundtrip BART costs range between $5 and $25, whereas full driving costs range between $32 and $128.
Jessica Carrasquilla

USN Veteran, Experienced Mechanical Design Engineer and Program Manager

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If there was not people slumped over, doing drugs, smoking on the train, if might feel safe. If there was not a sea of human disparity to wade through as you enter a Bart station it might feel safe. If you could use a Bart elevator or stair well and not get hit with smell of human waste, it might feel safe. If Bart went from SF to San Jose through the peninsula, there would be a significant increase in riders. In turn a significant reduction in traffic on the road. In my humble opinion.

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Al Chang

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Love this

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Thomas Bordeaux

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I agree!

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Adrienne R. Benton

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