KQED is a proud member of
Inform. Inspire. Involve.
Save ArticleSave Article
upper waypoint
The Bay

Displacing People for 'Progress' — the Origins of BART

Alan MontecilloMaria EsquincaAzul Dahlstrom-EckmanOlivia Allen-PriceKatrina Schwartz
Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

A BART train above two streets intersecting
A BART train runs along the tracks at 59th Street and Martin Luther King Jr Way in Oakland on May 14, 2024. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)

Back in the ’60s, BART was just a plan in the making. And located through its path were communities of mostly low income people of color.  But thanks to a legal tool known as eminent domain, many in that community were forced to sell their homes or face eviction. 


Sponsored

lower waypoint
next waypoint
Raising Kids in California? They May Have College Savings Accounts You Don't Know AboutWhat to Know About Mexico's Historic Election This Weekend (and How to Vote From the US)Firefighters See Favorable Weather Conditions For Containing Corral FireFirst California Adopt-a-Pet Day Hopes to Ease Shelter OvercrowdingCalifornia Spent Nearly $1 Billion to Boost Arts Education. Are Schools Misspending It?Fire Evacuation: What Actually Happens? And How Can You Plan?Chrissy: 'Things Can't Go On Like This Forever'A Bill to Save Bay Area Transit From Fiscal Disaster Is Dead, at Least for NowFormer White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on How to ‘Say More’California Assembly Divided as Controversial Shoplifting Bill Secures Narrow Victory