Introduction The San Francisco BART is an important rapid transit system that connects San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa and San Mateo. It is open 365 days a year and operates between 4 a.m. to midnight on weekdays, Saturdays from 6 a.m. to midnight and Sundays from 8 a.m. to midnight. In 2015, BART had about 126 million annual passengers and a weekday average of 423,120 passengers. Saturdays see an average of 207,539 users and Sundays have an average daily ridership of 151.562 people. The system is composed of five lines and the Oakland International Airport shuttle. The five lines include: The Richmond to Millbrae line, Richmond to Freemont line, Pittsburg to Millbrae line, Dublin to Daly City line and the Fremont to Daly City line. Service
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They proposed an underwater link, but nothing was established during the meeting. With the expansion of population within the Bay area due to post war migration, new solutions needed to be established in order to deal with the growing concerns of congested roads. In order to address these growing concerns, the state legislature created a 26 person San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Commission in 1951. The commission was composed of members from nine of the counties surrounding the Bay Area. They were responsible for conducting a study in order to determine the best solution for the area’s transportation needs. In 1957, they suggested that whatever system was implemented, it had to account for future development (Bay Area Rapid Transit …show more content…
The voters approved a $792 million plan that would include 71.5 miles of track and 33 stations. Rolling stock for the new system was estimated to cost $71 million and the cost of the Transbay tube was estimated at $133 million. At the end of 1962 it was estimated that the system would cost a total of $996 million, but they came across unexpected expenses. Taxpayers filed suit which stalled the construction of the system and cost an extra $12 million. In order to end the litigation and begin construction, the committee made 166 agreements which pushed the project past the $1 billion mark (Bay Area Rapid Transit 2016). After much planning the project was finally ready to enter the construction
They proposed an underwater link, but nothing was established during the meeting. With the expansion of population within the Bay area due to post war migration, new solutions needed to be established in order to deal with the growing concerns of congested roads. In order to address these growing concerns, the state legislature created a 26 person San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Commission in 1951. The commission was composed of members from nine of the counties surrounding the Bay Area. They were responsible for conducting a study in order to determine the best solution for the area’s transportation needs. In 1957, they suggested that whatever system was implemented, it had to account for future development (Bay Area Rapid Transit …show more content…
The voters approved a $792 million plan that would include 71.5 miles of track and 33 stations. Rolling stock for the new system was estimated to cost $71 million and the cost of the Transbay tube was estimated at $133 million. At the end of 1962 it was estimated that the system would cost a total of $996 million, but they came across unexpected expenses. Taxpayers filed suit which stalled the construction of the system and cost an extra $12 million. In order to end the litigation and begin construction, the committee made 166 agreements which pushed the project past the $1 billion mark (Bay Area Rapid Transit 2016). After much planning the project was finally ready to enter the construction