We are among the many residents who don’t own cars, and rely on bus and BART to get not only to work and school but also to our friends, family and community. You could say that transit gives us the ability to live independently and relatively inexpensively, especially now during this cost of living crisis. READ OUR NEWS COVERAGE Without a new half-cent sales tax, train and bus systems will collapse, agencies warn. Opponents of the Regional Transit Measure say taxes are too high already.