Politics & Government

BART Strike Survival Guide: Extra Ferry Service, Carpooling, Transbay Bus Service

Monday morning saw the first BART strike in 16 years.

With regular BART service unavailable Monday due to the first BART strike in 16 years, transit officials were urging Bay Area residents to work at home, carpool or use alternate forms of transit.

Although BART trains weren't running Monday morning, BART was providing 58 charter buses, which will carry people between the El Cerrito del Norte, Walnut Creek, Dublin-Pleasanton and Fremont stations to a spot near the San Francisco Transbay Terminal from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., BART spokesman Jim Allison said.

However, BART officials noted that the buses can only serve 2,000 to 4,000 passengers in each direction, depending on traffic.

"My advice to people would be to be flexible, be patient with other people in the Bay Area this morning," Allison said. "This is really unfortunate that so many people have been inconvenienced."

Patch editors have pulled together as much information as possible to help commuters as well. Check out these articles for specifics:

Caltrain northbound and southbound trains are still running as scheduled

SF Bay Ferry is beefing up service

Where and How to Carpool During a BART Strike Locations, tips and "etiquette" for the new carpooler.

Check out this Patch Map of casual carpool locations

Taking the Transbay Bus from Redwood City, Menlo Park or San Francisco (Unless they strike, too). 

Driving? Check traffic conditions first


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