Finding F8
Approximately 63% of BART’s FY2025 operating costs are fixed or semi-fixed and do not decline proportionally with service reductions.
Jury report: BART at a Crossroads: Structural Deficit, Governance Accountability, and the Choices Ahead · PDF page 22
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BART Board of Directors
Agrees with clarification: FY2026 service-sensitive categories total $444m/42%, implying about 58% fixed costs.
Read official response · PDF page 3Engages cost rigidity while using a different year and classification; does not silently replace formal FY2025 63%.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.