I remember when BART was
open back in 1972, it was all the rage. It linked San Francisco,
Oakland, Fremont and then Concord and Pittsburg. BART is coming to
the San Jose in 2017. It’s about time.The only drawback is that
BART is on its last leg in the North Bay. The system is 44 years old
and the ridership has increased immensely. 100,000 more people ride
BART than they did five years ago. This means BART carries about
440,000 passengers on an average weekday. People that ride BART daily
are upset with BART because of the delays due to mechanical problems,
over packed trains, price increases and run down stations. One line
that is having major trouble is the Pittsburg-Bay Point and North
Concord stations, it will be shut down intermittently due to electrical
surges on the tracks. It’s about time BART fixes the problem and
stop putting a band aide on it. In November BART officials are
planning to place a bond measure on the ballot for $3.5 billion to
pay for fixing tracks, power systems, stations, other structures and
the mechanical systems. Yes, people will be in an uproar because
their taxes might get raised but they want it fixed.
I feel that all the people
who ride BART should stop their whining and let Bart fix the whole
system. I know it’s going to take some time but when it’s done
think how smooth and easy your ride will be. One last thing, it’s
better safe than sorry how about that!
LM
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