Cutting 77 positions.
	Slashing capital projects account to $12 million, less than half of what it had planned to spend
	Reducing overtime by about half
	Shortening trains

BART still needs some combination of spending cuts and revenue increases that add up to $28 million in order to balance next year’s budget.  Staff has outlined possible additional cuts totaling some $14 million that include:  

	Reducing car cleaning and station and grounds maintenance by 15 percent. Cost savings: $3.1 million. Job losses: 36.
	Reducing coverage of station agent booths. Cost savings: $1.2 million. Job losses: 15.
	Eliminating one morning and two evening rush-hour trips on the Pittsburg- Bay Point line that were added two years ago to handle increased ridership. Cost savings: $550,000. Job losses: 2.
	Cutting an additional 12 percent from the cleaning and station maintenance budget. Cost savings: $2.4 million. Job losses: 30.
	Ending weekday direct service on the Richmond and Fremont lines earlier. Cost savings: $560,000. Job losses: 6.
	Starting service a half hour later and shutting down a half hour earlier.

Is it finally possible to institute fair parking fees for the service?  

"I'm perfectly willing now to charge for parking or increase fares -- or both," said Director Willie Kennedy, who had opposed those choices. "I would rather do that." (SF Chronicle – 5/10/02)   "Those of us who live in suburban areas are going to have to look at some parking charges," said board President Joel Keller. "We're all going to have to look at fare increases. We're going to have to make some compromises here." (SF Chronicle – 5/10/02)  

Director James Fang said BART should consider a $2 daily parking charge, which he said would make up much of the deficit.  “It would give us the least amount of pain for the least amount of riders,” Fang said. For more information, contact: Stuart Cohen, Transportation and Land Use Coalition.