It should be free or at minimum much cheaper. BARTs fare is a graduated system meaning the more stops you go the more you pay. They should have a flat fee based on zones of travel and it should have daily limits so if you ride a ton in one day at some point is free.
2026-10-30 19:05:41
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fruit.pit :
And I will die on this hill
2026-10-30 22:38:06
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Sophie_Final_Boss :
They debated free but the cost keeps the homeless off or some other such bs if I remember correctly
2026-10-30 21:17:33
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Laura Benitez Music :
Free and run 24 hours!
2026-10-19 03:31:08
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curstinmichelle :
Because why do we pay taxes!! Taxes should go straight to social services and if BART wants to keep bragging about CO2 emissions, they should make it extremely convenient and accessible.
2026-10-19 15:49:14
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Goblin Friend :
I'd settle for free for residents
2026-10-20 02:51:43
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Cgrizzle :
Bruh, why would anyone hate that? Come on down to Emeryville, our City shuttle is FREE.
2026-10-18 22:35:50
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Coastline Leather Goods LLC :
Yes!! We pay taxes!!! Our taxes should go to public amenities like transportation, and (deep breath) HEALTHCARE!!!!
2026-10-20 23:31:54
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Idk748 :
It’s Silicon Valley, we have GLOBAL companies based here, companies like GOOGLE APPLE META CISCO ETC, public transportation should not only be free but WAYYYYYY more robust
2026-10-23 01:08:39
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AngryFloof :
I don't think it should be free, because I think utilizing it should cost more than the general payment by all tax payers, but I think it should be a once-a-year charge for your rider card (which should cover BART, Muni, and city buses in ALL cities) and it should literally be $20 for the YEAR. Cause if it costs as much to ride PT as it does for me to drive, that is ABSURD.
2026-10-21 20:34:20
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Amanda :
you're right. and if Mamdani can make buses free, we can all make public transportation free
2026-10-24 15:40:25
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East Bay All Day :
If not making it cheaper or free, we should get a tax benefit for choosing public transportation over driving. It'll be easy to track annual spend for those with a Clipper card account.
2026-10-27 17:19:29
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gbird.creative :
SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK
2026-10-19 05:49:50
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Karla | The Solarpunk Era :
Very Solarpunk
2026-10-26 03:16:59
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Mical :
Like, it’s a public good!
2026-10-22 20:48:41
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pixalie :
It should absolutely be free!
2026-10-19 04:44:22
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🩸uvgotobkiddingme🩸 :
100% AGREE. You are right.
2026-10-18 22:34:51
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G_eyeJane :
LOUDERRRRR. Not only free but maintained. bullet trains, more community hubs around each station. Life should be much easier with public transportation
2026-10-19 16:12:48
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Me :
Hot take: BART operating costs should be inside the operating budgets of the cities that use it. It shouldn’t be offloaded onto us to maintain it.
2026-10-20 01:58:10
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willtheflowgod :
People get really mad when I say I don’t mind more taxes if Bart promised lower fares, longer times running etc, instead of asking for more money with no real plan and oversight, they already get a bite of my property tax. I would take bart but it’s literally CHEAPER to drive
2026-10-21 16:59:06
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es_luke :
I don’t think that’s crazy. At least for residents of the city.
2026-10-21 16:55:58
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Perseus1977 :
Or at the very least, BART should just be a regular flat-rate fare instead of destination based.
2026-10-20 15:20:20
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Sundae Bear :
I pay the toll imma use the mf carpool lane when I want
2026-10-24 19:13:38
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The_JasonM 🍉 :
100%. We pay enough in taxes for this… use the MILLIONS. A day they make from bridge tolls to subsidize it. People won’t stop driving, but BART and Muni should be free in SF, and a lot cheaper in general outside the city.
2026-10-20 14:36:47
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