One BART Board Member Concerned Fare Hike Will Discourage New Riders

Andria Borba reports on BART officials debating proposed fare increase for riders (6-4-2019)

[mayhem]

Dirty trains, homeless crapping in seats, smelly trains, riders getting assaulted and robbed on trains, getting already squeezed having to pay not only for parking but to ride on those disgusting trains too? NOW they want to RAISE FARES yet AGAIN???. I'll betcha most of those BART directors don't even ride BART. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. 😁

[akui]

how about y'all do something about fare evaders, like if every rider actually paid, the budget would be strong!

[expatchef]

@1:15...”We currently have around $700, 000, 000.”

[kevinfermin]

I already pay 20$ a day to get to work including bus fare. That's 400$ a month on top of living expenses

[Sirdontrip]

700 million just sitting and they want another 12 million

[HiMyNameIsJonathan]

I’d pay more to cleaner trains and get the bums off of the trains PLEASE.

[shaldonthomas]

You start charging more Fare FARE EVASION IS GOING TO INCREASE!! THIS IS BASIC ECONOMICS. FIRST FIX FARE EVASION! Then WE CAN TALK ABOUT RAISING THE PRICE OF FARE! COMMON

[brianna_lynch]

I support raising bridge tolls and I support raising gas taxes but I don’t support raising BART fares.

[rakimshakur]

Also...have bart run 24 hours..that would increase ridership

[ail]

Evert day I ride BART and almost every day, I see people jump the turnstiles, which are low, and are apparently easy to push open. Why not invest in taller, more secure turnstiles or other equipment to prevent or deter fare evasion?

[katieadams]

Raising fairs will discourage even more people from taking bart

[cents]

I did the math. Bart at least makes 1 million per Day. Not including Parking fees or fines
And they need 12 million? Sounds like greed.

[topnotch]

BART is so mismanaged just like Sacramento.

[pompinapompina]

Bart management only wants to get profit but very poor customer service

[dawgcanjumphigh]

Build more BART lines in SF. Have it massive like the NYC subways and oh yeah, run it 24/7 like they do here in NYC. Its politics really that's stopping them from running the system 24/7. One of many reasons why I don't live in California anymore.

[daveheel]

if they caught all the cheaters who take bart and jump the gates maybe they wouldn't have to hike fares.

[keiyokobennett]

Bart wants to raise its prices when it’s dirty as heck? Seriously. Why would I want to pay more for dirty trains and trains that are late too?

[pompinapompina]

Poor service! No security guards to protect passengers n only 2 dirty restrooms n dont have a regular janitor to stanby n clean the 2 rest rooms also no escalators in many bart stations in going up or going down

[aldofhister]

I rode one of those new trains yesterday for the first time they're ugly they're nothing but cattle cars

[ronnietraylor]

Guess it’s time to start working on my jumping skills 🤔