BART ridership up, but agency still faces financial strain

BART ridership up, but agency still faces financial strain

BART reports its ridership is continuing to climb, with strong weekend gains helping push the total trips in September past 5 million, nearly 10% higher than...

BART Sees Ridership Surge but Financial Strain Continues

(Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News Foundation) By Bay City News BART reports its ridership is continuing to climb, with strong weekend gains helping push the total trips in September past 5 million, nearly 10% higher than the same month last year, but the transit agency still faces financial strain. In a statement Tuesday, BART said its Saturday ridership numbers jumped about 20% compared to September 2024, signaling that more riders are using the…