Despite crush-loads during peak commute times, the number of people riding BART is falling short of projections, forcing the transit agency to begin tough conversations about how to make up for lost revenue. After six years of growth, staff anticipated a similar increase in the number of riders during the 2016-2017 fiscal year, which began on July 1. Instead, the agency is reporting ridership is 5.2 percent below what it projected.

Despite crush-loads during peak commute times, the number of people riding BART is falling short of projections, forcing the transit agency to begin tough conversations about how to make up for lost revenue. After six years of growth, staff anticipated a similar increase in the number of riders during the 2016-2017 fiscal year, which began on July 1. Instead, the agency is reporting ridership is 5.2 percent below what it projected.