September 8 Vote is a Chance to Stop the Boondoggle

BART's proposed $500 million Oakland Airport Connector project will not only drop you off in a parking lot rather than the terminal, but is slower and costs six times more per new trip than a surface option, a new TransForm study shows.

The cost to the taxpayer per new transit trip generated, is $102.74! And the faster option costs $350 million less, all of which can be used instead to support public transportation service that people actually use.

Some of the Bay Area's Metropolitan Transportation Commissioners have expressed concern about BART's proposed project, but not until now have they had proof that the tram is such a poor use of money. Now they know.

Please contact your MTC Commissioner before they vote on September 8 and urge them to spend taxpayer money on public transportation we actually need, not a slow tram to the Oakland airport parking lot!

Read a 4-page summary of the report.

Get the full report here: Oakland Airport Connector Options Analysis (6.5MB)

The chart below summarizes the findings of the report showing how a "RapidBART" bus alternative compares to the proposed Oakland Airport Connector (OAC). 

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