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The Bay Area without BART? Residents fret losing transit options if funding effort fails
EVERY DAY, THOUSANDS OF BAY AREA RESIDENTS descend into underground stations, tap their Clipper cards at designated entry points, and board trains that carry them across multiple cities and counties. Since its service began in 1972, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has been a major part of the region, serving more than 3 billion commuters, […] The post The Bay Area without BART? Residents fret losing transit options if funding effort fails appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, The Bay Area without BART? Residents fret losing transit options if funding effort fails, EVERY DAY, THOUSANDS OF BAY AREA RESIDENTS descend into underground stations, tap their Clipper cards at designated entry points, and board trains that carry them across multiple cities and counties. Since its service began in 1972, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has been a major part of the region, serving more than 3 billion commuters, […] The post The Bay Area without BART? Residents fret losing transit options if funding effort fails appeared first on Local News Matters .
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