Finding F1
In FY2019, passenger fares generated $520 million in revenue, covering 66.7% of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District’s (BART) total operating expenses, nearly double the national heavy rail average of 32%, according to Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database data.
Jury report: BART at a Crossroads: Structural Deficit, Governance Accountability, and the Choices Ahead · PDF page 21
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BART Board of Directors
Partially disagrees: NTD systemwide fares were $482.6m/72%; with parking, passenger-generated revenue was $519.6m/77%; heavy-rail averages differ.
Read official response · PDF page 1Defines disputed numerator, denominator and comparison universe using NTD reporting; no independent validation of figures.
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