October 2023

Trip purposes, BART and Caltrain

Recent customer surveys of BART and Caltrain riders show similar patterns in trip purposes.  For both brands, 61% of trips are work commute trips. About a quarter of trips using both services are for social, recreational, and other non-commute purposes.    The agencies ask the questions slightly differently so the responses aren’t completely comparable. In […]

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Station access trends, BART and Caltrain

Recent customer surveys of BART and Caltrain riders show that walking, bicycling/scootering, and public transportation account for the largest share of station access – 59% for BART, and 71% for Caltrain.  For both brands, the share of walking/biking/transit has increased in recent years – up from 50% since 2018 for BART, and up from 64%

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