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Hold your nose and open your wallet for higher BART fares

BART Board member Joel Keller called it a “hold you nose” kind of vote when his board agreed yesterday to become the latest transit agency to raise fares in the midst of a recession.

The message from the board: Don’t hate us. We hate doing this to you as much you will hate paying for it. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on Friday, May 29th, 2009
Under: BART, Fare systems, Misc. Transportation, parking, rail | 11 Comments »

AC Transit is latest expected to boost fares

Posted on Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Under: AC Transit, Buses, Fare systems | 2 Comments »

Less service, higher fees bedevil public transit

Posted on Monday, February 9th, 2009
Under: AC Transit, BART, Buses, Fare systems, rail | 3 Comments »

Advertising on BART cars: Easy money or tacky intrusion?

Posted on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Under: BART, Fare systems, rail | 8 Comments »

riding the wave

Posted on Friday, June 20th, 2008
Under: BART, Bridges, Buses, Caltrain, Environment, Fare systems, Funding, Transit vs. driving, driving, fuel, global warming, rail, tolls | 7 Comments »

traffic congestion is sooo 2007

Posted on Monday, June 16th, 2008
Under: 511, AC Transit, Altamont Commuter Express, Amtrak, Buses, Environment, Fare systems, Freeways, Transit vs. driving, driving, fuel, global warming | 3 Comments »

railing against the darkness in Sacramento

Posted on Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Under: AC Transit, Amtrak, BART, Bicycling, Buses, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Fare systems, Transit vs. driving, connectivity, driving, high-speed rail, light rail, parking, rail, taxicabs | No Comments »

some good things about transit

Posted on Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Under: 511, AC Transit, Altamont Commuter Express, Amtrak, Bicycling, Buses, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Fare systems, Freeways, Misc. Transportation, Transit vs. driving, connectivity, driving, rail, technology | 16 Comments »

TransLink: it’s no FasTrak

Posted on Friday, September 21st, 2007
Under: 511, AC Transit, Buses, Fare systems, technology | 15 Comments »

don’t let new BART card master you

Posted on Thursday, July 19th, 2007
Under: BART, Fare systems, Funding, rail, transit equity | 2 Comments »