Some projects have been started with this data, we list them here
- BART is Bending Us Over Backwards: http://slantedwindows.com/bart-is-bending-us-over-backwards/
- Non-management Salaries with crossfilter and simple statistics http://tributary.io/inlet/6148096
- Management salaries http://tributary.io/inlet/6153614
- Inflation vs raises http://tributary.io/inlet/6153454
- BART map with stations as JSON http://tributary.io/inlet/6148762
- Animating on a BART line http://tributary.io/inlet/6149065
- BART monthly ridership http://tributary.io/inlet/6149542
- Income with inflation - previous and projected ( http://tributary.io/inlet/6152634 )
- Salaries grouped by job family - http://tributary.io/inlet/6892157
- PEMS traffic - http://tributary.io/inlet/6914083
- location of PEMS traffic trackers - http://tributary.io/inlet/6894869
- traffic on hwy 80 SF exit - http://tributary.io/inlet/6895540
- traffic on hwy 80 treasure island - http://tributary.io/inlet/6895166
- traffic on hwy 92 bridge in july - http://tributary.io/inlet/6895614
All of the data and sources can be found here: https://github.com/enjalot/bart/tree/master/data
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What is the history of BART/union negotiations?
- History of voting results on transportation ballot measures http://www.mtc.ca.gov/maps_and_data/GIS/maps/monthly/TranspoBallotResults-BAvsSTATE.pdf
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What are the points of contention?
- Pay
- Pensions
- Medical benefits
- Safety
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Are the demands reasonable?
- What employees make the most? What do they do?
- How does Overtime pay factor in?
- How do BART employees salaries compare to others in transit industry?
- How do BART employee salaries compare to inflation?
- Are employees making more/less than they did 10 years ago? 20?
- How do BART employee salaries compare to salaries in the bay area? How do they compare to tech employees?
- How much crime occurres on BART and at stations?
- How many BART police are there?
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Budget Impact
- What is BART's total budget?
- What does it's budget look like? How much for employees?
- How many tax dollars does it cost? Cost to individual taxpayer?
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Ridership impact
- How does a strike impact highways, MUNI and ferry transport?
- How many people ride BART?
- Which stations have most ridership?
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Socioeconomic impact
- Does BART service a population that otherwise wouldn't be serviced?
- How much value does BART add to the area?
- Good contextual overview: http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/07/bay-area-transit-strike-why-it-matters
- July 30 article on strike http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_23773852/unions-may-issue-72-hour-notice-strike-if
- Article comparing transit salaries in other cities with BART http://www.mercurynews.com/bart/ci_23742276/bart-workers-paychecks-already-outpace-their-peers
- SF Transit History http://sftransithistory.com/