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10/29 "BART customers shatter previous ridership records"
http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2009/news20091029.aspx
Here's the Bay Area solution to global warming: just snap a cable on
the Bay Bridge once a while. :-)
\_ what about taking a chem e class and see how stupid you sound?
\_ Not as stupid as someone who couldn't tell that OP was obviously
joking.
\_ I don't see why you think he sounds stupid. A full BART uses
significantly less than the same number of people driving into
the city.
\_ An equivalent of 249mpg to be exact.
http://www.bart.gov/news/barttv/?&cat=27&id=398 -- !PP
\_ Do they publish numbers for how much the less-than-full
trains consume? Or how it is diluted by the fact that
trains run the full length of their run regardless of how
far the passengers actually go.
\_ you're an idiot.
\_ "... during the first two full days of the bridge closure on
Wednesday and Thursday, BART estimated that riders took 163,000
extra BART trips. If they had driven vehicles for those trips, the
trips would have resulted in about 1.8 million pounds of CO2
emissions."
http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2009/news20091102.aspx |
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| www.bart.gov/news/articles/2009/news20091029.aspx emergency closure of the Bay Bridge resulted in the highest ridership day since train service began 37 years ago. Yesterday, trains carried 437,200 customers - easily shattering the previous record of 405,400 riders set on September 8, 2008. Overall ridership yesterday was 90,800 or 26% higher than on an average Wednesday. Also yesterday, 253,400 riders used BART to get between the East Bay and San Francisco. Transbay ridership was 87,500 or 53% higher than an average Wednesday. TODAY'S TRANSBAY RIDERSHIP UP 60% BART's transbay ridership this morning is up 60% as compared with a normal Thursday morning. Typically between the start of service and 10 am BART would carry about 55,200 passengers between the East Bay and San Francisco. This morning, transbay ridership increased by 32,900 riders for a total of approximately 88,000 transbay riders. Typically, during a Thursday morning commute, BART would carry about 111,400 passengers systemwide. TODAY BART PROVIDING EXTRA SERVICE & LONGER TRAINS During non-commute hours today, BART will run extra trains outside the normal BART schedule in order to provide additional transbay service for those traveling between San Francisco and the East Bay. Many trains will also be longer than normal throughout the day and into the evening commute. More information regarding BART's plans for this evening's commute will be provided at the 2:30 pm briefing. SNAPSHOT OF HIGHEST RIDERSHIP DAYS Below is a chart of the top 5 ridership days since BART began service on September 11, 1972. RIDERSHIP DAY DATE EVENTS 1 437,200 Wednesday 10/28/2009 Emergency Closure Bay Bridge - Day 1 2 405,400 Monday 9/08/2008 Raiders vs. Arizona 3 395,300 Friday 9/04/2009 Planned Bay Bridge Closure 4 394,370 Thursday 6/19/2008 Spare the Air Day 5 391,900 Wednesday 4/09/2008 Olympic Torch Relay; upcoming procurement opportunities and contracts out for bid at BART, including bids received and contracts awarded. BART service hours Weekdays (4:00 am - Midnight) Saturday (6:00 am - Midnight) Sunday (8:00 am - Midnight) In many cases, service extends past midnight. |
| www.bart.gov/news/barttv/?&cat=27&id=398 BART service hours Weekdays (4:00 am - Midnight) Saturday (6:00 am - Midnight) Sunday (8:00 am - Midnight) In many cases, service extends past midnight. |
| www.bart.gov/news/articles/2009/news20091102.aspx BART saw record ridership during the emergency bridge closure, suggesting that many Bay Area residents can take public transit when the bridge is out -- but for various reasons don't do so regularly under normal conditions. Although anyone could take the survey, analysis will focus on the responses from first-time or infrequent riders. Suggestions given in verbatim, open-ended comments for what would get people to ride BART more frequently included: expanding service, improving parking availability at stations, making machines easier to use, ensuring announcements and signage are clear, keeping trains clean and providing more police presence. BART will dig deeper into the statistical data from questions about trip origins, destinations and frequency. "This data gives us great insight into people's decisions," said Steve Beroldo, BART Principal Research Analyst "It will help us to address the concerns they raise and, we hope, eventually see more of these occasional riders become regular riders." Getting more people out of their cars and onto trains is good not only for BART, but also for reducing environmental impacts of highway congestion, he said. For example, during the first two full days of the bridge closure on Wednesday and Thursday, BART estimated that riders took 163,000 extra BART trips. If they had driven vehicles for those trips, the trips would have resulted in about 18 million pounds of CO2 emissions. Some customers commented that the potential flip side of increased ridership is crowded trains and filled parking lots at BART stations - which in turn can deter people from taking transit. During the emergency closure many people made adjustments to mitigate those problems, but in the long term, finding funds to increase BART capacity will be important to meet future demand. Riders heeded advice to stagger their travel to avoid the "peak of the peak" of rush-hour commutes, generally between 7 am - 8 am and 5 pm - 6 pm With many employers amenable to flexible scheduling, workers came in early or started late, spreading the load out over more hours. Many also found ways to get dropped off at stations, take a bus, carpool or walk in groups to stations, or bike to stations with folding bikes that can be taken on trains at any time. During the emergency bridge closure, BART had the challenging job of optimizing train capacity while ensuring reliability and time for necessary maintenance. It's a big concern with an aging fleet, which includes many cars that were first put in service when BART opened back in 1972. Transportation supervisors are like maestros conducting a symphony, adding cars to trains or even extra trains when possible, watching passenger loads in real time, ensuring planned maintenance and also responding on the fly to unexpected conditions - like the power outage Oct. BART will study the customer survey feedback, along with data from a similar survey done during the scheduled Bay Bridge closure over Labor Day weekend, to look for feasible ideas for action. The hope is for more customers like the one who responded to the survey by saying: Taking BART is "a smart alternative. |