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The Bay

What's the Path Forward for Bay Area Public Transit?

Leaders at the Bay Area's public transit agencies are dealing with a massive fiscal crisis that happened seemingly overnight.
Devin KatayamaDan BrekkeEricka Cruz GuevarraAlan Montecillo
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The 24th Street BART Station in San Francisco on March 20, 2020.  (Beth LaBerge/KQED)

Bay Area transit commuters have all but disappeared. BART ridership, for example, is down 94%. The pandemic has crushed the budgets of the Bay Area’s 27 public transit agencies, and now, many agencies have drastically limited or cut their routes.

So what’s next for public transportation in the Bay Area?

Guest: Dan Brekke, KQED editor and reporter

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