Bay Area commuters may see devastating cuts to transit service because Gov. Gavin Newsom is backtracking on a promise to provide a critical $750 million loan to BART, Muni and other regional transit agencies, local lawmakers say.

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Without that funding, the senators say, BART will have to close stations and limit train service on many routes to once an hour. Muni could face a 50% reduction in frequency on many lines. As a result, freeway traffic would balloon, leading to traffic jams and longer car commutes, they say.

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[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Newsome personally assured me he's just diverting the loan to fund the superior BORT high speed rail.

Seriously, it's called BART? Is it pre-Simpsons or a nod? San Francisco sounds like such a funny place.

[–] regul@hexbear.net 10 points 6 months ago

Very pre-Simpsons. One of the Great Society metros. Same era as the DC subway and MARTA in Atlanta.

[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 8 points 6 months ago

In Florida there used to be Sarasota County Area Transit. They changed their name, for some reason.

Then there's Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority, or SEPTA.