Bay Area Rapid Transit System
Named in the records1949–1990
75 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1949–1990: 7 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 68 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 75: 7 Board decisions, 68 facts from city reports
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- 1949–1990
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-01-10 | The Board referred a proposed Bay Area rapid transit system resolution, based on an Army-Navy report, to the City Planning Commission. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-02-16 | Board adopted a $100,000 (≈ $1.3 million in 2026 dollars) city contribution toward a Bay Area rapid transit system survey. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954 | Bay Area rapid transit system · other: regional retail sales tax under one percent yields entire public support of 31 million dollars | finding | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system · finding: Private contractor would not be immune from taxation on any possessory interest in the transit system acquired under contract with the district | finding | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · finding: Within the practical financial capacity of the Bay Area without federal or state aid (first stage as planned by Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Hall and Macdonald) | finding | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · other: total public support for principal and interest of $929,850,000 (5 to 30 years at 2.5 percent) | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · proposes: unified system of regional interurban mass rapid transit | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system (first stage) · other: 123 miles of routes, mostly elevated, running underground in San Francisco and Oakland | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · other: average speeds of 45 miles per hour including station stops | measure | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · other: 123 miles of routes in first stage of construction | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · other: average speed of 45 miles per hour including station stops | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system (first stage) · cost usd: about 875 million dollars, including cars and interest during construction | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · other: service as frequent as every 90 seconds in rush hours on the densest routes | measure | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · cost usd: about 31 million dollars a year in interest and bond retirement | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · cost usd: maximum debt of about 700 million dollars in the sixth year after construction begins | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · finding: operating revenues expected to exceed operating expenses by about 10 million dollars a year | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · finding: a standard of service that cannot be covered entirely out of operating revenues | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · finding: regional or local ownership seems to be indicated | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Proposed Bay Area rapid transit system · other: Transit operating revenues would produce about 29 million dollars a year under seasoned first-stage operation | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Proposed Bay Area rapid transit system · other: Annual debt service of the nine Bay Area counties, excluding rolling stock, about 10 dollars per capita in the first financing example | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Proposed Bay Area rapid transit system · other: Total public debt of over 700 million dollars now outstanding in the Bay Area | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system, first-stage system · cost usd: approximately 873 million dollars | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system, first-stage system · cost usd: rolling stock (transit cars), about 90 million dollars | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system, first-stage system · cost usd: average of about 150 million dollars a year during five-year construction period | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system, first-stage system · finding: public tax support could hardly be expected to reach 190 million dollars in one year | finding | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | proposed Bay Area rapid transit system · cost usd: about 27.5 million dollars annual public support if maturity extended five years at 2.5 percent | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | proposed Bay Area rapid transit system · cost usd: total debt of about 886 million dollars if reduction of debt is deferred until maturity | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | proposed Bay Area rapid transit system · cost usd: annual public support about 22 million dollars at 2 percent interest and 40-year maturity | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | proposed Bay Area rapid transit system · other: a 0.5 percent interest reduction would save the public about 60 million dollars in 30 years | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system, first stage · cost usd: Construction Cost of First Stage System $716,280,000 | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system, first stage · cost usd: Total $885,771,000 (construction, financing and other costs) | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system, debt if refunded at maturity · cost usd: public support of about 1,146 million dollars | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system, debt if refunded at maturity · other: full debt of 886 million dollars would still exist at the end of 30 years | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system, first stage · cost usd: $ 873,433,000 total capital costs, first stage | measure | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system, second stage extension · cost usd: $ 137,183,000 total capital costs, second stage | measure | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system, all stages · cost usd: $1,883,706,000 grand total capital costs, all stages | measure | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system · cost usd: about 58 million dollars total annual financial requirements including debt service | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system · finding: fares can provide no more than about half, or about 29 million dollars, of annual requirements | finding | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system · recommendation: variable fare, lower during off-peak hours, as recommended by the engineers, would probably produce more net income than a constant fare | recommendation | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · other: hypothetical property tax yield at 20 cents per 100 within a four-mile zone | finding | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system · cost usd: about 875 million dollars estimated financial requirements | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system · other: bond financing about 700 million dollars at the high point | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system capital cost allocation · other: 24.8 percent of first-stage capital costs; 27.7 percent of population served | finding | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · other: Various financial approaches could provide about 28 to 33 million dollars a year in public support | finding | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · recommendation: A unified regional organization with broad authority over service areas, routes, standards of service, and rates | recommendation | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · recommendation: A public regional district with full taxing power | recommendation | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · finding: state-wide purpose; state subvention would be upheld if carried out under a state-wide scheme | finding | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · finding: validity upheld if subvention follows a state-wide scheme for rapid transit districts | recommendation | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system · other: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed system | project | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Proposed Bay Area rapid transit system, San Francisco stations · other: Several stations in San Francisco located so most riders are within a short walk of their destinations | finding | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-07-01 | Resolution urging state enactment of AB 255 to fund completing the 75-mile Bay Area Rapid Transit system was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-09-22 | Policy was declared that the 75-mile Bay Area Rapid Transit System be completed, including in San Francisco, by a 9 to 0 vote. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART) · other: first regional rapid transit system built in the nation in over half a century | project | City report: Data needs for measuring the impacts of new transportation systems : the BART experience / scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART) · cost usd: $1.6 billion construction and equipment cost | project | City report: Social impacts of BART on Bay Area families and life styles : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART) · built: subway sections in San Francisco | project | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · finding: physically feasible and economically justified | finding | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit System engineering report · event: report to the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Commission dated January 5, 1956 | event | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART) · cost usd: $1.6 billion construction and equipment cost | project | City report: Implications of BART's mobility and accessibility impacts for the transportation disadvantaged scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit system) · event: began operating | event | City report: The environmental impacts of BART : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit system) · other: about 120,000 one-way trips a day on weekdays | project | City report: The environmental impacts of BART : interim service findings : interpretive summary : a report scanned page ↗ |
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