An Enticement to Ride BART to the Airport: A Shorter Security Line

Airport and transit planners in the Bay Area are considering adding a perk for transit ridership for travelers to and from San Francisco International Airport.

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October 27, 2019, 9:00 AM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell

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"BART officials have a new strategy to entice people onto the rail system’s flagging San Francisco airport line: priority for BART riders at the airport security gates," reports Rachel Swan.

The airport would install technology for riders to show proof of payment to access a separate line that is "presumably shorter and faster."

The idea is designed to boost ridership on BART to the airport, which has been slumping in recent years possibly due to competition from ride-hailing companies. "BART entries and exits at San Francisco International Airport decreased 16 percent from September 2015 to September of this year — from 14,974 riders each weekday to 12,615," according to Swan.

FULL STORY: BART may offer perk at SF airport: Riders could jump ahead in security lines

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 in San Francisco Chronicle

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