The BART union representing station agents and train operators announced plans to go on strike at midnight Sunday. BART's other two unions said they would honor the Amalgamated Transit Union's picket line.
Stay tuned to KCBS for the latest developments.
To get a KCBS breaking news text alert when the scheduled strike is settled or once it starts, text the word ALERT to 45227 (4KCBS).
County transit agencies all over the Bay Area are making plans to accomodate a crush of additional commuters on Monday morning should no last-minute deal emerge over the weekend.
Below is a list of resources to plan a commute without Bay Area Rapid Transit.
- BART - official website
- KCBS Real Time Traffic - get the latest traffic reports
- 511.org Commute Alternatives - find an alternative way to commute
- Rideshare/Carpooling - Learn how to carpool or share a ride on your route.
- AC Transit - East Bay (also connecting to SF and parts of the peninsula with additional service during the strike)
- Alameda/Oakland Ferry - connecting Oakland, Alameda and SF with additional service during the strike
- Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry - connecting Alameda Harbor to SF with additional service during the strike
- Caltrain - connecting SF and SJ, plus South of Gilroy during weekdays
- County Connection - buses through central Contra Costa County possibly with additional service during the strike
- Golden Gate Ferry - Sausalito, Larkspur, Giants ferry service, with additional service on the Larkspur ferry during the strike
- Golden Gate Transit - buses and ferries connecting Marin and Sonoma Counties with SF, plus bus links to parts of Alameda County
- SamTrans - buses throughout San Mateo, parts of Palo Alto, and into SF, will route buses out of BART stations and shuttle passengers to a temporary transit center for Muni connections during the strike
- San Francisco Muni - buses, streetcars, cable cars, and light rail within SF, modified service on key routes during the strike
- TriDelta - bus service through eastern Contra Costa County
- Vallejo Transit - bus service throughout Vallejo
- Vallejo Baylink Ferry - ferry service to SF with additional service during the strike
- Valley Transportation Authority - Santa Clara bus and rail service
- Wheels - bus service for the Tri-Valley communities of Dublin, Livermore and Pleasanton
- Transportation Management Association of San Francisco - offers commute, work, and daycare options
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