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3/15/2021



Rail News: Passenger Rail

BART to use federal grant to attract businesses


The Federal Transit Administration grant will focus on jobs along the A Line.
Photo – Suzette Leg Anthony / Shutterstock.com

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Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) plans to use a $350,000 federal grant to develop a strategy for attracting businesses that create jobs near its transit system.

A transit-oriented development planning grant from the Federal Transit Administration will focus on jobs along the agency's line running from Fruitvale to Warm Springs/South Fremont, known as the A Line, BART officials said in a press release.  

BART District 6 Director Liz Ames, whose district includes several A Line stations, supports jobs attraction and smart development around the system.

“There’s so much opportunity with the re-balancing and reimagining of our town centers,” she said. “It’s not just about providing housing for people who have jobs elsewhere."