Thank you!

Oh! Hopefully then they will build it as part of Phase 1!

Completely agree. I am disappointed that BART is not overhauling the station like they did with El Cerrito del Norte with a bidirectional entrance

Good idea!

About half the bike link lockers are in the east section, so there will still be lockers left even if they don't replace the ones that are in the west section

I am still hoping they are intending to replace them all though in anticipation of more demand

That is what I am expecting too, but I haven't seen any signs about the lockers or the bus stop yet, even though there are lots signs about what is happening with the car parking

I wish journalists were asking the hard hitting questions like, where is my bus going layover after construction starts?

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I'll send an email, thanks!

@victorfloresbart.bsky.social @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social @bart.gov @rideact.bsky.social Is the West Oakland BART Bike and Bus access plan during Phase 1 construction published somewhere, or is there an upcoming meeting about it?

Bus stops are eventually moved to 7th and 5th with AC Transit requesting pedestrian hostile fences to block mid-block crossings 😧

And BikeLink Lockers are replaced with a yet unfunded Bike Station under the tracks

But what's the plan in the meantime?

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Top down view of West Oakland BART with left side outlined as Phase 1 with BikeLink Lockers and AC Transit labeled

The articles may be about loss of car parking at West Oakland BART, but I have more questions about bike and transit access

Both AC Transit Bus stops and BikeLink lockers are in the Phase 1 area, but the development plans have their new locations in the yet unfunded Phase 2 section

this should immediately get their right to operate revoked but we live in a failed state

However low your opinion of the Roberts Court, it should be lower.

Not only will this lead to a reduction in VMT from people driving to their local station, but it also changes the calculus to where it makes sense to walk, bike, or bus to your local station instead

Prop 13 ruined the funding for BART and all CA transit

Biggest mistake US transit advocates make is siding with capital's long running austerity campaign against public services by focusing on transit labor costs over transit service funding

Countries with robust transit and high ridership have strong unions and healthy transit funding

this title sucks shit

what it doesnt mention is cops on a high speed chase with this vehicle

we KNOW that high speed chases dont work and always increase the risk to bystanders. they should be banned

Locally, us Bay Areans consider BART and Caltrain as providing the same type of service, and SF's MUNI Metro subway as distinct from both

It would be weird to classify BART as closer to MUNI Metro than Caltrain

There are too many differences to just compare BART to subway service

BART:
- Avg Trip: 14mi
- Avg Fare: $3.98
- Regular Fare: Distance based $3-$20
- Peak Frequency: 20 mins
- Hours: 5am-12am
- Length: Up to 10 cars for 700"

CTA:
- Avg Trip: 6mi
- Avg Fare: $1.29
- Regular Fare: Flat $2.50
- Peak Frequency: 4 mins
- Hours: 24h
- Length: Up to 8 cars for 384"

Can you explain why? BART has ridership pattens closer to an S-Bahn than a U-Bahn. You are going to get weird results comparing a regional transit system to only a local subway system with very different ridership.

I agree in princple, but we keep on putting CA transit agencies in a bind where they are forced to cut costs to the bone as a condition of being funded enough to exist

We should compare BART to both heavy rail and commuter rail systems because BART has aspects of both

Bay Area:
1. Train: BART 6-10, Caltrain 7, SMART, 3
3. Grade: BART Y, Caltrain N, SMART N
4. Station: BART 6.2, Caltrain 5.9, SMART 3.8
5. Avg Speed: BART: 35, Caltrain 47.5, SMART 34
6. Op Union: BART: ATU 1555, Caltrain: SMART-TD, SMART: None?
7. Amenity: BART 🚫, Caltrain: 🚽🗑️🔌🧑‍✈️, SMART: 🚽🗑️🔌🧑‍✈️

1. Train length varies a lot. Fixed costs/train affect cost/vehicle
2. US rail is not all electrified, like Tri-rail, Metra, and famously Caltrain in 2024
3. Most commuter rail is not grade separated
4. Stations/mi varies a lot
5. Speeds varies a lot
6. Staffing varies a lot
7. Amenities vary a lot

All of the parameters I listed vary between US rail agencies

And even if we do pass Connect Bay Area, it already bakes in existing service cuts :(

When bay area transit agencies cut costs there are not rewarded with more funding, they are punished with less funding

You cannot cut costs to more service, at least not without a stable funding source

You may not have seen this, but if we don't pass Connect Bay Area to fund BART, then they are going to cut off-peak service

This is what happens every down-cycle to transit :(

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Farebox Recovery (FR/OE) Service Grand Total NYC MTA Subway 44.5% NYC MTA Metro-North Rail 36.7% MBTA Subway 33.7% NJ Transit Rail 29.7% NYC MTA LIRR 29.4% SEPTA Regional 26.0% PATH 25.5% Metra UP 25.2% BART 24.9% Caltrain 24.3% MBTA Commuter Rail 23.4% PATCO Speedline 23.2% SDMTS Light Rail 21.0% CTA "L" 19.6% MBTA Light Rail 19.6% NICTD South Shore 17.7% WMATA Metrorail 17.6% BART eBART 17.5% SEPTA Metro 16.8% VRE 14.8% MARTA Rail 14.8% Metro Transit Light Rail 13.1% RTD-Denver Commuter Rail 12.6% MTA Maryland MARC 12.3% Sound Transit Link 11.9% UTA TRAX 11.9% Miami-Dade Metrorail 11.6% Tri-Rail 11.6% Metrolink 11.6% NFTA Light Rail 11.2% Metra 10.9% GCRTA Red Line 9.7% Phoenix Valley Metro Rail 9.1% UTA FrontRunner 8.8% NJ Transit Light Rail 8.5% Sacramento RT Light Rail 8.0% Portland TriMet MAX 7.9% DART TRE 7.9% CATS Light Rail 7.6% Sound Transit Sounder 7.0% St. Louis Metro Light Rail 6.6% SFMTA MUNI Metro 5.9% DART Light Rail 5.5% NYC MTA Staten Island Railway 5.4% RTD-Denver Light Rail 5.4% LA Metro Heavy Rail 4.7% MTA Maryland RailLink 4.6% NCTD Sprinter 4.1% ATI Tren Urbano 4.1% VTA Light Rail 3.6% PRT Light Rail 3.4% LA Metro Light Rail 3.4% SunRail 2.8% Houston Metro METRORail 2.6% MTA Maryland SubwayLink 2.4% NJ Transit River LINE 2.4% Honolulu DTS Heavy Rail 1.8%

For reference, here is farebox recovery rate for US rail:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

I was providing a source because this is a different thread. Lazy would be not linking to the source.

Austerity thinking is how we ended up with low service levels we have today

Cost optimization cycle leads transit agencies to provide good service only to peak commute routes, and relinquish rest of the trips to cars

Expanding service to cover more trips requires accepting lower cost efficiencies