Politics & Government

A Rider Asks: Why Can't BART Fares Be Simple?

BART has been going around to various stations recording rider questions and gathering answers for a regular "Ask BART" video feature. Here's the latest, 91-second version, on BART's complicated fare formula.

Have you seen the "Ask BART" videos? The transit agency goes around with a camera to various stations, records a rider question and then produces a short video with the rider posing the question and a BART representative giving an answer.

The latest one (attached) covers why BART, unlike other some transit systems, doesn't have a flat fare, or at least one not so complicated.

BART is reviewing its fare policy and . 

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