High Ridership Gives Hope to Troubled BART

BART experienced its second-busiest day since the start of the pandemic due to an Oakland A's game and a K-pop concert.
Nearly 30,000 A's fans attended the game as part of a protest against the team's potential move to Las Vegas.
The total ridership for Tuesday was 189,716, providing much-needed funds to BART as it struggles financially.
BART is planning fare increases and service cuts to avoid fiscal crisis but needs state funding.
The high turnout gives BART officials optimism that ridership and revenue will rebound as more events return.