BART riders only cover about a quarter of the cost to operate the system which is surviving thanks to temporary federal funding.
ORINDA -- With the state legislature discussing a budget for the upcoming year, transit agencies are revving up public relations campaigns to appeal for more funding. BART has been hit hard by the pandemic and, on Friday, issued a statement laying out a worst-case scenario. That also raises questions about how the agency is being run.
That's a huge problem for BART. The reduced ridership is only covering about a quarter of the cost to operate the system which is only surviving on federal emergency funding that will soon run out. "They did not act. They continue to expand service. They continue to spend money on new programs and they didn't act like there was a fiscal cliff coming," Allen said. "There isn't any real effort being made, in my opinion, to look for efficiencies."
"I will say I do not support staff taking the time to look at a 10 percent cut across the board for operations," said board president Janice Li."I don't support an effort to prepare a 10 percent cut," said director Bevan Dufty."I don't think we can go along saying, 'more money, please' to the taxpayers," she said. "At some point we have to figure out how to bring this thing under control.
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