Bay Area Rapid Transit District, CA – Board of Directors – Feb 12, 2026
Board of Directors • Bay Area Rapid Transit DistrictFebruary 12, 2026
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BART Board Confronts $376M Deficit With Plan to Slash Service, Close Stations
BART's Board of Directors spent nearly six hours wrestling with the grim arithmetic of a transit system running out of money — debating a staff-proposed emergency plan that would close up to 15 stations, cut 70% of train service, and eliminate roughly 1,200 jobs if a November 2026 regional funding measure fails. The board emerged divided not on whether deep cuts are coming, but on how fast and how far they should go.
Board debates three-phase emergency plan that could ultimately suspend all BART passenger service
Directors split on whether to close 10 stations in first phase or defer closures to buy time for regional ballot measure
Labor unions deliver unified opposition to BART-Uber last-mile pilot, warning it could jeopardize ballot measure support
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