BART’s Office of Civil Rights is sponsoring outreach on a proposed pilot program that would give a fare discount to low-income riders. This outreach is required as part of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin in programs that receive federal funding.
You can attend one of three in-station events to give feedback, or take an online survey between Dec. 4 – Dec. 31 at www.bart.gov/discountsurvey
The three in-station events are:
- Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018
Pittsburg/Bay Point Station
7 am – 10 am - Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018
Coliseum Station
6 pm – 9 pm - Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018
16th St./Mission Station
7 am – 10 am
The proposed pilot low-income discount program is sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the regional planning, financing and coordinating agency for the Bay Area. Pilot participants are BART, Caltrain, Golden Gate Transit (bus and ferry) and San Francisco Muni. Riders with income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level would be eligible to receive a discount, which is proposed to be 20% per trip for BART, Caltrain and Golden Gate Transit and 50% for Muni. The pilot is expected to last 12-18 months with data gathered to evaluate the feasability of a permanent program. Pending all necessary agency approvals, the pilot program is scheduled to begin in fall 2019.
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How about a FREQUENT RIDER discount? Like those who take BART from anywhere it has stations travelling on to SAN FRANCISCO? BART ever even think of that? Or, give them a break on parking fees?
Every trip I take on BART, I see anyone who wants to ride for free is able to do so by just simply exiting through the faregate without paying. They don’t even jump over any more. See it at daily at every station but more on exit than entry. I think the amount of people doing this is way under estimated by BART too. Meanwhile, system continues to Be vandalized daily. Truly disgusting last two nights on the trains.
Yes, a large NUMBER of people do this … I’ve observed it quite a few times. No one checks them for tickets once they get on the train like they do in other countries. I would say that BART must lose millions in revenue over the years and then they make up for by increasing the price of their fares.
There is no current monthly discount for seniors who use BART in SF and Muni. That discount is essential because our limited mobility and age requires access to more than one form of public transit
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