BART Strike to End 3PM Today

CIL would like to inform our consumers that BART Service will resume at 3 PM today, July 5. BART will continue to run 7 charter buses from 5 BART stations through this afternoon on a first come first serve basis: at Walnut Creek, West Oakland, El Cerrito del Norte, Dublin/Pleasanton, and Fremont Stations.

BART is hopeful they will reach a permanent solution before the thirty day strike extension ends on August 4^th. 

CIL will continue to update our consumers as necessary.

Transit Options During the BART Strike: CIL is gathering resources to keep their consumers up-to-date on alternative transportation options.  

For transit strike related updates and tips: http://alert.511.org/
The ferry will continue to run between the East Bay and San Francisco. 
East Bay Paratransit will still operate during the BART strike but "due to increased traffic congestion and gridlock on the bridge, many trips will be delayed".  They encourage people to postpone trips if possible. Seehttp://www.eastbayparatransit.org/

Additionally, Berkeley residents can contact Easy Does It at 510.704.2111 for urgent rides to medical appointments within the city of Berkeley.  

Two cab companies that do have wheel-chair accessible cabs in the area are Friendly Cab Company,www.friendlycab.com,  510.536.3000 and Eco- Friendly Cab Company, www.eco-friendlycab.com, 510.666.9800. These cab companies can provide accessible cabs if they are given notice no later than 5 pm the day before the ride is needed. Center for Independent Living is not endorsing any companies, simply providing you with resources.

We will post again with any new information.