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    BART Parking Fees to Increase at Coliseum & West Oakland 3/1/2018

    Jan. 10, 2018
    There will be a $0.50 Daily Parking fee increase at West Oakland Station starting on Thursday, March 1, 2018. The increased fee will be $10.00. On the same day, the Daily Parking fee at the Coliseum Station will increase by $.50 to $3.00.
    Related To: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)

    There will be a $0.50 Daily Parking fee increase at West Oakland Station starting on Thursday, March 1, 2018. The increased fee will be $10.00. On the same day, the Daily Parking fee at the Coliseum Station will increase by $.50 to $3.00.

    The Single-day Reserved, Monthly Reserved, and Airport/Long-term reserved parking fees will also increase on March 1, 2018.

    Background information on Parking Fees

    Parking lot usage is evaluated every 6 months. If the lot at a station is full, then the Daily Parking fee may increase by 50¢. If the lot is less than 95 percent full, then the fee may decrease by 50¢. Bay Area Rapid Transit's parking fee policy has a $3 parking daily fee maximum, except at West Oakland. Any change in parking fees will remain in effect for at least 6 months. All revenue raised from these new fees will go to programs for improved station access, rehabilitation, and modernization. If customers use their Clipper card (linked to EZ Rider) to pay for your parking, your autoload amount may be adjusted.

    How to Pay for Parking

    Clipper

    Clipper is the easiest way to pay for this new parking fee. Riders must sign up in advance at www.BART.gov/parking to link their Clipper card to BART’s parking payment program. For customers who don’t have Clipper, please visit www.ClipperCard.com. Once they have Clipper they can submit an application to link it to BART’s parking program (called EZ Rider). Users will receive a hang tag for their car by mail. It takes a few days to process the application, so please sign up now. Then users simply tag their Clipper card inside the paid area at a Parking Validation Machine. There is no need to remember your stall number or to pay with cash on a daily basis.

    Cash

    When customers park, remember their parking stall number. Once they are inside the paid area, go to an Add Fare Machine, enter their stall number and your money. Save the receipt that comes out at the bottom of the Add Fare Machine. There is no need to display anything in their vehicle.

    Blue Ticket

    Customers may also pay for parking with your Blue Ticket, but that Blue Ticket must be the same one used to enter the fare gates. Once inside the fare gates, enter the stall number from the parking space into an Add Fare Machine and insert the Blue BART Ticket. Customers need to save their receipt.

    All money generated from these new parking fees will be placed into a special account to be used only for programs to improve station access, including shuttle and feeder service to stations, and much needed station rehabilitation and modernization.