BART system
Named in the records1962–2000
210 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1962–2000: 2 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 208 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 1962–2000
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The 60 most telling of its 210 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | BART system · cost usd: $994 million | project | City report: Impact of BART on transportation and travel : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1962 | BART 1962 planning report · other: predicted operating profit of $0.14 per passenger | finding | City report: Impact of BART on transportation and travel : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1962 | BART · cost usd: final capital cost forecast 62% higher than the 1962 estimate | finding | City report: Impact of BART on transportation and travel : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1962 | BART · cost usd: original estimate $994 million (1962) | project | City report: A description of BART : its facilities, service and surroundings scanned page ↗ |
| 1963 | BART fixed elements · other: general obligation bonds recommended amount $792,000,000 to be sold between 1963 | project | City report: A description of BART : its facilities, service and surroundings scanned page ↗ |
| 1964 | BART · acquired: land purchases began | event | City report: Study of BART's consumption of land and property : working paper scanned page ↗ |
| 1965 | BART · acquired: 1,991 parcels purchased | event | City report: Study of BART's consumption of land and property : working paper scanned page ↗ |
| 1967 | BART system · other: expected to have impact on residential areas and require taking of some homes | event | City report: A report on housing in San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1967 | BART construction · other: heaviest period of construction | event | City report: Implications of BART's economic, employment and financial impacts for the transportation disadvantaged : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1969 | BART · acquired: more than 95 percent of the 3,750 parcels needed for the system | event | City report: Study of BART's consumption of land and property : working paper scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-09-22 | Board backs finishing the 75-mile BART system | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1970-02-09 | Supervisor Feinstein presented a proposal for a public hearing on using Hearst Monastery stones for the BART system in San Francisco. | hearing | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1972 | Urban Residential Environment Survey (URES) · other: 2541-respondent survey randomly drawn from households within one mile of the entire BART system | finding | City report: Analysis of pre-BART urban residential environment survey / scanned page ↗ |
| 1972 | BART fare structure · adopted: special 75 percent discounted fares for senior citizens and children 12 years and younger | measure | City report: Implications of BART's economic, employment and financial impacts for the transportation disadvantaged : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1972 | BART · other: BART has allowed bicycles on non peak period trains | event | City report: San Francisco bicycle plan : draft report scanned page ↗ |
| 1972 | BART monthly operating energy consumption · other: Figure 1 shows the three components of BART's monthly operating energy consumption from 1972 to early 1976 | finding | City report: BART's operating energy consumption scanned page ↗ |
| 1974 | BART operating energy consumption · finding: number of cars increased only 9% between August and October 1974 | finding | City report: BART's operating energy consumption scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | BART system · other: 21,609 seated passengers per hour in each direction at two-minute headways | measure | City report: System operations fact sheet : background information scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | BART system · other: two minute headways during a.m. and p.m. peak hours, six minute headways at other times | measure | City report: The Mission District of San Francisco : a collection of basic data that can be used by business, individuals and community groups to improve the economic conditions in the Mission District scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART system · cost usd: $1.608 billion | project | City report: Impact of BART on transportation and travel : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART cars · cost usd: $357,800 per car (450 cars) | project | City report: Impact of BART on transportation and travel : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART engineering and management fees · cost usd: $145 million | project | City report: Impact of BART on transportation and travel : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART preoperational testing · cost usd: $77 million | project | City report: Impact of BART on transportation and travel : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART · other: deficit of $1.31 per passenger | finding | City report: Impact of BART on transportation and travel : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART · finding: uses less than half the energy of a typical automobile per passenger-mile at full service | finding | City report: Impact of BART on transportation and travel : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART automatic train control system · finding: Major problems with the system have reduced BART's reliability | finding | City report: Impact of BART on transportation and travel : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART parking facilities · other: number of parking spaces proposed in early plans was cut in half | finding | City report: Impact of BART on transportation and travel : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART · finding: patrons generally satisfied with system safety and security | finding | City report: Impact of BART on transportation and travel : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART · finding: BART ratio of revenues to non-capital costs comparable to other Bay Area transit systems | finding | City report: Impact of BART on transportation and travel : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART · finding: BART cannot be supported by fare revenues | finding | City report: Impact of BART on transportation and travel : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART · finding: BART uses energy much more efficiently per passenger-mile than a car | finding | City report: Impact of BART on transportation and travel : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART train lights · finding: BART train lights do not appear to cause problems by shining into houses or yards | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on visual quality : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART aerial structures · finding: Aerial structures and passing trains cause practically all shadows that fall beyond BART right-of-way | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on visual quality : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART · finding: marked decrease in anticipations of impact beyond about 1/4 mile from BART | finding | City report: Analysis of pre-BART urban residential environment survey / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART · cost usd: about $1.6 billion | project | City report: The environmental impacts of BART : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART · other: 15 tunnel openings, 25 overpasses and more than 90 switching points | measure | City report: The environmental impacts of BART : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART · finding: little or no visual impact along approximately half of its length | finding | City report: The environmental impacts of BART : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART · finding: adverse visual effects along a quarter of its length, especially in residential areas | finding | City report: The environmental impacts of BART : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART landscaping program · cost usd: about $6 million or 0.4 percent of BART's $1.6 billion total cost | measure | City report: Impacts of BART on the natural environment : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART patronage · finding: BART patronage has not reached predicted levels; the difference is substantial | finding | City report: Impact of BART on transportation and travel : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART shadow impacts · finding: Four factors responsible for majority of shadow impacts along approximately 7% (5 miles) of 71-mile BART system | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on visual quality : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART system · finding: BART has a distinct visual image composed of different elements which occur throughout the 71 miles of the system | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on visual quality : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART elevated stations · finding: Elevated stations are the most numerous station type (20 of 34) and most highly visible | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on visual quality : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART right-of-way drainage · finding: No significant effects from differential settlement on BART structures or alignment observed | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on the natural environment : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART system subsidence · finding: Subsidence is not significant in the area served by the BART system | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on the natural environment : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART elevated structure · finding: Simple span system used for all BART structures so differential settlement can be corrected by shimming tracks | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on the natural environment : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART system · finding: BART construction did not have a significant effect on aquifer yields along the right-of-way | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on the natural environment : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART system · finding: virtually the entire area traversed by its lines is urbanized and fully developed | finding | City report: Impacts of BART on the natural environment : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART · other: 0.52 kilowatt hours of electrical energy per passenger-mile | finding | City report: A description of BART : its facilities, service and surroundings scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART traction energy · other: 71 percent of total operating energy requirement | finding | City report: A description of BART : its facilities, service and surroundings scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART crime reports · finding: increase in crime reports reflects more rigorous enforcement by BART | finding | City report: A description of BART : its facilities, service and surroundings scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | BART · units: 3,000 housing units removed | project | City report: Study of BART's consumption of land and property : working paper scanned page ↗ |
| 1997 | BART · other: Earthquake alarm system notifies central operations when shaking exceeds 0.1g; backup power only for station lighting | agency | City report: Riding out future quakes : pre-earthquake planning for post-earthquake transportation system recovery in the San Francisco Bay region scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | BART system (total estimated cost) · cost usd: $1,619,000,000 | project | City report: System operations fact sheet : background information scanned page ↗ |
| 1962 | BART system · cost usd: $792 million general obligation bond issue | project | City report: Bay Area Rapid Transit : mass transit's new look scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | BART fares · event: BART fares increased, new maximum $1.45 instead of $1.25 | event | City report: Exploratory network analyses of BART's impacts on accessibility : working report scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | BART · cost usd: $1,635,600,000 total forecast capital cost | project | City report: A description of BART : its facilities, service and surroundings scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | BART · cost usd: $1,544,304,000 expenditures identified and allocated | project | City report: A description of BART : its facilities, service and surroundings scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | BART surplus land sales · other: approximately 50 acres spread among 526 parcels had been sold to date | finding | City report: Study of BART's consumption of land and property : working paper scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) · other: under construction; expected to carry first commuters in late 1972 | 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 ↗ |
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