BART beneficiary of nearly $271M in federal relief funding as it works to regain riders

BART will receive nearly $271 million in relief funding from last year’s federal American Rescue Plan Act, the transit agency announced.

The $270.8 million grant is the second-largest award for any transit agency in the country, trailing only New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and will help keep BART operating as its ridership remains below one-third of pre-pandemic estimates.