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 ...

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 ...

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

"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 ...

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

BART has received $1.6 billion in Federal Aid to help sustain service but the funding is expected to run out by 2025. MORE: New renderings unveiled for BART's 2nd transbay crossing, Amtrak Capitol ...

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.

A new 62-page report directly from BART highlights why overall ridership is down and the need for funding. Within that report is a map of the Bay Area showing the population change since the pandemic.

The controversial proposal could have helped fund the Bay Area’s financially strapped transit system–including BART, Muni and other agencies–by raising Bay Area bridge tolls $1.50.

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) officials joined other U.S. transit agencies Wednesday in calling for more federal funding to decrease the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their budgets.