The Bay Area Rapid Transit system is turning 50. It was considered revolutionary for its time but has been derailed by the pandemic and other issues.
OAKLAND -- BART is turning 50 years old this weekend. Before it officially opened in Sept. 1972, transit officials had envisioned a rail system that would cover the entire Bay Area with lines that would also service the South Bay and the North Bay.
To celebrate the anniversary and, in an effort to encourage riders to return, BART is doing a 50 percent fare discount for the entire month of September. Oscar Rodriguez started as a station agent when he was 29 years old. Now he manages station agents and oversees some of the safety operations. In his three decades at BART, the transit agency has evolved to become a workhorse that connects the East Bay and San Francisco.BART officials said now, about 40 percent of their ridership has returned on weekdays and 60 percent on weekends.
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