Antioch, California BART Extension So Popular There's No Place to Park

The new Antioch station is seeing ridership well over predictions, and some think there would be even more riders if there were more parking.

1 minute read

August 6, 2018, 11:00 AM PDT

By Casey Brazeal @northandclark

Rich Lonardo / Shutterstock

The new Bay Area Rail Transit station is so popular the parking lot has been consistently full. "Opened in late May at a cost of $525 million, the 10-mile link from Pittsburg to Antioch is averaging 3,800 weekday riders — well above the 2,800 BART initially estimated," Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross write for the San Francisco Chronicle. The station has a little over 1,000 parking spaces and will add 770 more.

It's an interesting problem for an agency that's trying to get people out of their cars. But because the area has limited bus service, BART Board Director Joel Keller argues that adding more parking is warranted.

FULL STORY: BART extension to Antioch so popular there’s no room at the station to park

Sunday, July 29, 2018 in The San Francisco Chronicle

Transportation California Bay Area Suburban Rail Parking Trains BART Parking at BART stations View More

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching. Mary G., Urban Planner

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching.

Mary G., Urban Planner

Get top-rated, practical training

Start Learning

Advertise with us

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.