Bros, it’s BART.
BART, or the Bay Area Rapid Transit, has teamed up with Uber in order to streamline trips, and this is through integrating services under a single app.
Several companies have done the similar thing with Ridesharing Forum, but this one’s unique.
The partnership was announced yesterday, Tuesday, and this is to offer rides to and from a number of stations in the Bay Area. These stations are: Antioch, Bay Fair, Concord, Daly City, Fruitvale, Lake Merritt, MacArthur, Richmond, Walnut Creek, and West Oakland.
Under the partnership, there will be an app integration that allows riders of Bay Area Rapid Transit to plan and pay for their Uber and BART trips using the official BART app.
This is for all 50 stations, but through this tie-up, for a limited time, riders coming to those 10 stations will get a $5 discount up to six times over a week.
In this program, riders can order short Uber rides to and from BART stations, for trips ranging between two and seven miles. According to the Bay Area Rapid Transit , this will make public transit even more accessible in the area.
People are ecstatic about this partnership, such as the local non-profits, but they are doubtful about certain things.
“To ensure older adults can get to their doctor’s appointment, pick up prescriptions, attend our social gatherings without having to choose between their health and their independence,” a resident in the area, Cathy Michalac, told Ridesharing Forum.
The management of Bay Area Rapid Transit Teams stated they have the budget to run the program.
“Bart’s reliability right now we’re going to be going to the board on our on-time performance,” the CEO of BART, Bob Powers, pointed out, “We’re highest right now that we’ve been probably in the last 10 years. And so that doesn’t excuse us from our service challenges that we’ve had in the past. And I think we’ve got our arms around that right now. We’re taking an item to the board because no disruption, we got to eliminate those.”
Bay Area Rapid Transit is the heavy-rail public transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area, connecting the San Francisco Peninsula with East Bay and South Bay communities, acting as a crucial link for commuters and travelers with automated trains and extensive stations. If Hong Kong and Singapore have their advanced and extensive trains, the San Francisco Bay Area officially has this.
The stations of BART are: 12th St. Oakland City Center, 16th St. Mission, 19th St. Oakland, 24th St. Mission, Antioch, Ashby, Balboa Park, Bay Fair, Berryessa / North San Jose, Castro Valley, Civic Center / UN Plaza, Coliseum, Colma, Concord, Daly City, Downtown Berkeley, Dublin / Pleasanton, El Cerrito del Norte, El Cerrito Plaza, Embarcadero, Fremont, Fruitvale, Glen Park, Hayward, Lafayette, Lake Merritt, MacArthur, Millbrae, Milpitas, Montgomery St., North Berkeley, North Concord / Martinez, Oakland International Airport, Orinda, Pittsburg / Bay Point, Pittsburg Center, Pleasant Hill / Contra Costa Centre, Powell St., Richmond, Rockridge, San Bruno, San Francisco International Airport, San Leandro, South Hayward, South San Francisco, Union City, Walnut Creek, Warm Springs / South Fremont, West Dublin / Pleasanton, and West Oakland.
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