A June 24 letter from BART President Dan Richard and San Francisco Director James Fang warned against promoting a project that BART might not be able to deliver. In bypassing the Huening-de Ville initiatives, the county's new transportation leadership argued the timing was bad. In particular, they feared the initiatives threaten the shaky funding for the current extension of BART from Colma to the airport and Millbrae. The possibility of high-speed rail from Southern California running up the Peninsula to San Francisco. We're simply changing the method, and are willing to work together.
All options are open.
If San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales succeeds in extending BART to San Jose on the east side of the Bay, BART will need San Mateo County in order to complete its rail loop. All Rights Reserved.