The policy shift puts BART at odds with county health officials and other transit agencies, most of which have dropped mask mandates amid COVID fatigue.
After a two-week lapse of its mandatory mask policy, BART riders are required to mask up once again, effective immediately, after the transit agency’s board of directors voted Thursday to reinstate a face covering requirement through September.
Rebecca Saltzman, BART’s board president, said the agency has been disappointed by a lack of transparency from the counties in which BART operates, leading the rail operator to stake out its own mask policy. BART’s masking policy is among the most erratic in the Bay Area. It has changed four times since April, including a two-week pause in mandatory masks that started on July 18.
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