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Kim-Mai Cutler
@kimmaicutler
Say goodbye to Caltrain weekend service!
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Sandeep Paruchuri
@sp990
except when you live in san mateo county, where you're being asked to fund the tax but without representation on the board
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Kim-Mai Cutler
@kimmaicutler
You can vote for a different BART board if you live in a BART district. They are often competitive races!
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Sandeep Paruchuri
@sp990
honestly - none of those tradeoffs affect me meaningfully. but if I end up voting yes on this (still v undecided) it's for the benefit of the many harder working folks who rely on bart/caltrain as a necessity outside 9-5 just wish bart would actually try to be more sustainable
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Kim-Mai Cutler
@kimmaicutler
No public transit system in America is financially self-sustaining from farebox revenue alone. BART actually had the highest farebox recovery ratio of any system in North America before COVID WFH and ridership has been steadily climbing back since. It would be suicidal to do this
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Spikels
@Spikels
Trains, subways and busses only makes sense when you can fill them at least 25-30%. Not only does it cost more than a uber/robotaxi to operate and offer lower quality service but it actually uses more energy and thus worse for the environment. Mass transit should focus on the
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shan918
@info918
good. here is a news flash, before they ask for more money cut all admin staff by at least 80% and then consolidate admin staff in one location so you have BART, caltrain, SFMTA, and every other transit grift admin staff in one location not over multi counties.
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