BART stations
Named in the records1960–2009
155 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1960–2009: 18 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 137 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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The 60 most telling of its 155 records, in date order: the ones an editor picked first, then the highest scored. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Downtown San Francisco office development · finding: new buildings concentrated in an area of approximately one square mile near the Embarcadero and Montgomery BART stations | finding | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1960 | Mission BART stations · finding: profits from speculation in the 1960s and early 1970s have not been realized | finding | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-11-22 | City voted on names for San Francisco BART stations | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968 | BART-related building bonus provisions · other: Maximum 20 percent increase in floor area ratio for buildings with entranceways directly into BART stations | event | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-02-13 | Market Street plan amended and adopted after questions on BART stations. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-05-26 | Emergency water main to be laid under Market Street near BART stations | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | BART stations in the CBD · other: four stations: Embarcadero (actually at Davis Street), Montgomery, Powell, Civic Center | project | City report: Housing and urban resource development for the city of San Francisco : an interdisciplinary study in systems design at Stanford University, winter and spring quarters 1970 : final report scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | BART stations in the CBD · other: four stations in the CBD: Embarcadero (at Davis Street), Montgomery, Powell, Civic Center | project | City report: Housing and urban resource development for the city of San Francisco : an interdisciplinary study in systems design at Stanford University, winter and spring quarters 1970 : final report scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | BART stations at 16th and 24th and Mission · other: Opening of BART stations expected to accentuate pressure on lower cost housing in the Mission | event | City report: Housing and urban resource development for the city of San Francisco : an interdisciplinary study in systems design at Stanford University, winter and spring quarters 1970 : final report scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | Mission BART stations · other: rents and incomes lower in station area census tracts than elsewhere in the Mission | finding | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | Homeowner exemption claims near BART stations · other: # 0 18 42 44 74 5 claims by distance band from BART station | finding | City report: Study of property acquisition and occupancy : BART's effect on speculation, working paper scanned page ↗ |
| 1971 | Powell and Montgomery BART stations · event: Second period of construction with disruption of Market Street | event | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1972 | BART stations at Civic Center and Powell Street · other: will make the Central City area even more accessible and could stimulate additional housing development | project | City report: Programs recommended for carrying out the improvement plan for recreation & open space scanned page ↗ |
| 1973 | BART stations at Civic Center and Powell Street · other: BART stations will make the Central City area more accessible and could stimulate housing development | event | City report: Recreation & open space programs recommendations for implementing the recreation and open space element of the Comprehensive plan of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1973 | BART Mission Street corridor · other: increases in residential and commercial densities near Sixteenth and Twenty-fourth Street stations | project | City report: Recreation & open space programs recommendations for implementing the recreation and open space element of the Comprehensive plan of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1973 | Mission BART stations · other: vacancy rates higher in station area census tracts than non-station tracts | finding | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | BART stations in San Francisco · other: Eight stations in San Francisco | site | City report: System operations fact sheet : background information scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Montgomery, Powell and Mission Street BART stations · finding: long-term parking inappropriate; areas already intensely developed commercially | finding | City report: Parking in San Francisco : recommendations for policies and implementation actions : a report to the San Francisco City Planning Department scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | 16th and 24th Streets BART stations, Mission district · other: Shift in visual focus; pedestrian plazas located somewhat away from the mainstream of existing commercial activity | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on visual quality : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | Neighborhood crime around BART stations · finding: no evidence of any BART effects on crime levels or distribution in surrounding commercial and residential areas | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on the social environment : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | Glen Park and Balboa Park BART stations · other: significant on-street parking volumes | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on the social environment : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | Downtown BART stations · other: 2,000 to 14,000 patrons exit during AM peak periods | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on the social environment : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | Glen Park and Balboa Park BART stations · finding: No appreciable increase in auto-related crimes on streets near the two non-downtown SF stations without parking lots | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on the social environment : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | Glen Park and Balboa Park BART stations · other: Both stations are sites of substantial BART on-street parking | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on the social environment : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART stations in San Francisco · other: reserved elevators at each station for handicapped access | measure | City report: Transportation conditions and trends : background information for the transportation strategy and programs report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART stations in Mission District sub-center · finding: Mission District sub-center areas visually weakened by BART stations | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on visual quality : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | Mission Street sub-center BART stations · finding: Subway line in Mission District sub-center area | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on visual quality : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART users boarding at downtown stations · other: 63 percent male, 37 percent female | finding | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | Downtown BART stations (footnote to Table VI-4) · other: San Francisco stations: Civic Center, Powell, Montgomery, Embarcadero | site | City report: A description of BART : its facilities, service and surroundings scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Mission Street BART stations plaza · other: plaza built in conjunction with BART | site | City report: A description of BART : its facilities, service and surroundings scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | BART stations in the San Francisco central business district · other: stations have no parking lots | finding | City report: Social impacts of BART on Bay Area families and life styles : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | San Francisco Symphony, Opera, and ACT · other: accessible from San Francisco BART stations less than three blocks away | event | City report: Social impacts of BART on Bay Area families and life styles : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Downtown San Francisco BART stations · finding: Patrons favor certain sets of exit gates even though others are open; only 20 - 30 steps are saved by using the north gates | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | San Francisco BART stations · other: serve all three BART lines simultaneously | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | BART elevators · finding: Using the elevator has proven to be complicated, time-consuming and exhausting for the elderly or handicapped user | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | BART stations and trains · finding: very safe from accidents | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | BART escalators · finding: 120 FPM for BART vs. 90 FPM for a typical department store unit | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | BART stations · finding: Station design was based on the premise that patrons would be in the stations for a very short time; few amenities were provided | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | BART stations · recommendation: more telephones on the platform are needed | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | BART station restrooms · finding: restroom facilities opened electrically by station agents; virtually no crime in these facilities | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | BART stations · other: 700-foot-long train platform requirement | building | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | BART station agent interviews · other: Station agents interviewed at 24th and Mission, Civic Center, Powell Street and Embarcadero stations | event | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Feeder bus stops at BART stations · finding: Buses stop outside parking lots at Ashby, Concord, Rockridge, Oakland West, Lake Merritt, MacArthur and Coliseum stations. | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Market and Mission Streets renovation near BART stations · other: attractively renovated in the vicinity of BART stations | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Directional signs to BART stations in downtown San Francisco · other: directional signs at major pedestrian intersections within a two- to three-block radius of BART stations | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | BART stations · finding: overall accident rate at BART stations is low | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | Mission BART station area housing · built: one apartment building and two mixed use buildings within one-half mile of the stations | finding | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | Embarcadero, Powell Street and Civic Center BART stations · other: major plazas built | site | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | Mission District 16th Street and 24th Street BART stations · rezoned: zoning changes reduced height limits at the 16th Street and 24th Street stations | site | City report: Implications of BART's economic, employment and financial impacts for the transportation disadvantaged : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | Rehabilitation activity near BART stations in older built-up areas · other: rehabilitation activity in neighborhoods adjacent to BART stations is considerably lower than in comparable areas one to three miles away | finding | City report: Implications of BART's economic, employment and financial impacts for the transportation disadvantaged : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1982 | Joint Fare Prepayment two-part transfer ticket · other: Two-part transfer ticket purchased from special machines in the BART stations in San Francisco | measure | City report: Final report on the Joint Fare Prepayment Demonstration Design Project scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-07-18 | Sidewalk furniture on Mission Street proposed for removal near BART stations | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1999 | Approved a BART payment of $2,066,513 (≈ $4.2 million in 2026 dollars) to Muni for riders transferring to BART stations in fiscal 1999. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2005 | Pushcart peddlers at the 16th and 24th Street BART stations would be exempt from police permits; passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-01-10 | Pushcart sellers at two BART stations now exempt from police permits. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-01-10 | Pushcart sellers at two BART stations now exempt from police permits. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | BART stations Montgomery, Powell, Civic Center · built: scheduled to be completed | project | City report: Housing and urban resource development for the city of San Francisco : an interdisciplinary study in systems design at Stanford University, winter and spring quarters 1970 : final report scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | Montgomery, Powell and Civic Center BART stations · other: scheduled for completion | project | City report: Housing and urban resource development for the city of San Francisco : an interdisciplinary study in systems design at Stanford University, winter and spring quarters 1970 : final report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART station signs · other: Non-regulation signs installed at stations are being replaced; no more of them ordered | action | City report: Impacts of BART on the social environment : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | Office space within 1,500 feet of BART stations · floor area sqft: over 28 million square feet built since 1965 | finding | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
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