BART Special Board Meeting: 2 Day Workshop

Agenda [pdf]

On the Friday agenda:

  • BART at 40: Regional Growth and BART Metro. For discussion.
  • Rail Vehicles. For discussion.
  • BART State of Good Repair. For discussion.
  • System Capacity. For discussion.
  • BART Stations: Gateways to the Region. For discussion.

On the Saturday agenda:

  • District 10-Year Financial Outlook/Plan.  For discussion.
  • Building and Maintaining Public Support. For discussion. 1. Customer Satisfaction Survey Results. 2. Building Coalitions and Engaging Constituencies.

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