$6 Rides for BART's Oakland Airport Connector

CA: $6 Rides for BART's Oakland Airport Connector

MICHAEL CABANATUAN ON JUN 13, 2014
SOURCE: SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE


June 13--BART riders will have to pay $6 to ride the Oakland Airport Connector, but they'll need to wait another couple of years to find out if new rail cars will have ceiling-to-floor poles for standing passengers and bike racks.

At a meeting that lasted more than six hours Thursday, BART directors tackled two of the biggest issues they've faced since last year's extended labor dispute. But it wasn't easy.

It took more than three hours of public comment and board discussion before directors voted to wait until a prototype train is put into passenger service in 2016 before deciding what to do about the poles and bike racks. BART will test two configurations before deciding on the final design for the 775 cars it has ordered.

Few speakers remained for the discussion of the fare for the Oakland Airport Connector, an automated rail link that will carry passengers between the Coliseum Station and Oakland International Airport beginning this fall. But they staked out positions that left the board divided. ...................(more)

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