Comments on: More Frequent BART Service Next Year

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:59:04 +0000

Certainly, Geary/19 Ave is a natural place to put a new line. Geary BRT would be rail-ready, but whether you’d actually get another Metro line there is another story. In any case, the ridership figures do justify building a BART line there, and much more so than any of these suburban extensions that are on the table.

But we’re moving in baby steps. Universal 15-minute headways are a good start.

By: JR

JR — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:29:31 +0000

If BART were to expand service and make it seem more like a metro, they should consider Geary and 19th Ave corridors being that MUNI hasn’t taken too much initiative to reestablish rail service along Geary.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:36:41 +0000

Definitely agreed. BART’s official maintenance excuses aside, I’m not convinced that they couldn’t run just a couple extra late night weekend trains (even hourly!), which would still allow plenty of time for maintenance. Seems like it might just come down to the money issue. Unfortunately, the 800 bus, even coming every half hour, will never have the appeal of late night BART trains.

By: Becks

Becks — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:15:22 +0000

This is a step in the right direction. I know I’ve just barely missed the train several times at night and sat around for 20 minutes to get back to the East Bay.

A better improvement would be running the trains later, at least on the weekends. I don’t think BART will ever be heavily used for nighttime recreational purposes, unless the system is open until bars and clubs close.