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Melvin Junior (left) boards Muni’s 14 Mission bus on Mission Street at Seventh Street.Scott Strazzante/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Asy Dhaif (center) rides Muni’s 14 Mission bus on Mission Street at Eighth Street.Scott Strazzante/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Muni is planning on making some transit-only lanes permanent.Scott Strazzante/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
This is the latest installment in a series of articles examining the state of Bay Area public transit ahead of California’s proposed June 15 reopening of the economy. A previous article on BART can be found at SFChronicle.com.
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Transit ridership at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has declined in every year since Nuria Fernandez was made CEO of San Jose’s principle transit agency at the end of 2013. By 2019, transit fares collected by VTA covered just 9 percent of operating costs, far lower than the national average of 32 percent. VTA light‐rail cars carried an average of just 14 passengers, compared with a national average of 24. Most San Jose light‐rail “trains” are just one car long, meaning they could easily be replaced by buses at a huge savings to taxpayers.
VTA light rail: a model of government waste. Notice the HOV lanes that could have supported buses carrying more people to more destinations than the light‐rail line.
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