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Orinda officials press BART after workshop outlines possible station closures and large service cuts
Summary
After a BART workshop showed scenarios of station closures and steep service cuts if a regional revenue measure fails, Orinda council requested further analysis of local economic and ridership impacts and discussed communications and regional coordination to protect the city’s station.
Orinda city officials on Feb. 17 received a briefing on a recent BART board workshop that examined drastic scenarios for reducing costs if a proposed regional revenue measure does not pass.
City staff summarized BART’s contingency framework, which included fare increases, the potential closure of stations identified as low‑ridership and major service reductions as part of a multi‑phase plan. Staff reported that Orinda’s station appeared on an early list of lower‑ridership stations that BART considered…
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