![]() And then make the signage obvious,” he told Streetsblog. “Hopefully they’ll prioritize making this treatment available for stairs as well. Ian Griffiths of Seamless Bay Area ( a group dedicated to making transfers easier) was pleased to learn about the new gates. This is still the case at Powell and Civic Center, the other two downtown stations where a transfer between BART and Muni still requires the up-down-tag-out-tag-in trip. ![]() Often, this leads to missed connections and long waits. It turns out one was also installed, quietly, in Montgomery station in 2019 (Streetsblog apologizes to readers for missing this blame the COVID lockdown).Īs Streetsblog readers are no doubt aware, previously in order to transfer between BART and Muni, it was necessary to go up two flights–right past the Muni level–tag out of BART, tag into Muni, and then go back down to the Muni level. ![]() The new platform-level BART fare gates were installed at the elevator at Embarcadero in December of 2021. Riders tag on to Muni using the readers on the trains. They don’t have to go all the way up to the concourse to tag out of BART anymore,” wrote BART’s Alicia Trost in an email to Streetsblog. “By installing a fare gate at the platform, elevator users can tag out of BART on the platform and go to Muni’s platform. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content.įor the first time since the subway opened in 1980, it is now possible to legally transfer directly between BART and Muni in two of San Francisco’s four downtown stations. Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California.
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