Sacramento, CA – State Senator Steven Glazer released the following statement regarding the crisis facing Bay Area BART commuters, on Friday.
“We are in a transportation crisis in my district. Thousands and thousands of people are arriving late for work, school and important meetings because BART failed to get in front of these foreseeable problems.
“The maintenance problems at BART have not just occurred overnight. They have been years in the making due to financial and leadership failures by the BART Board and management.
“These failures have been reflected in unaffordable employee and management compensation, wasteful spending on public relations and image building, inoperative security systems, and the inability to keep the trains running during strikes. These management breakdowns are also reflected in the paralysis that has resulted in the clear underfunding for maintenance, track, technology and train improvements.
“Our transportation system is an essential service in the Bay Area. Without the public’s trust in the leadership of BART, future investment in the system is in grave jeopardy.”
Glazer represents District 7 in the State Senate which covers most of Contra Costa County.
My family uses that Bart daily. Instead of saying “bad” when it goes bad. How about providing a solution Senator Glazer?? I lived in Southern California after the earthquakes that wiped out freeways and was amazed at their repair in record time. It is amazing what American drive and ingenuity can do when it wants to; and political leaders gave those companies incentives to “get it done”. We elected you Senator to help with “getting it done”! Stop bad mouthing and lets see some of that! Call emergency session over the weekend. Give an incentive and support because whatever that costs will save millions/billions in time, lost production/development/education/trade/tourism.