Average weekly BART exits at the four downtown core stations —
Embarcadero, Montgomery St, Powell St, and
Civic Center — climbed from about 269,000 in early 2024 to
331,000 by early 2026. Their ridership tracks the return of foot
traffic, and the street-level economy that depends on it, more
directly than employment data.
Avg Weekly Exits · Q1 '26
330,547
▲ 22.8% vs. Q1 '24
YTD Exits · Jan–Apr '26
5,845,285
▲ 15.1% vs. YTD '25
Total Exits · Q1 '26
4,297,105
▲ 22.8% vs. Q1 '24
Busiest Station · Q1 '26
Embarcadero
30.3% share of downtown exits
Monthly exits, downtown core
Jan 2024 – Apr 2026 · four core stations
Embarcadero
Montgomery St
Powell St
Civic Center
Quarterly recovery
Total exits (bars) vs. average weekly exits (line)
Station mix
Share of exits, Q1 2026
Jan–Apr, year over year
Like-for-like comparison of the same four-month window
Bridge Crossings · Inbound to SF · 2019–2026
Bridge traffic has plateaued below pre-COVID levels.
Monthly vehicle crossings into San Francisco via the Golden
Gate and Bay bridges peaked at 47.5M in 2019. By 2025,
volume had recovered to 43.0M (about 90% of 2019) but has
remained essentially flat since 2022, suggesting
downtown-bound vehicle trips have stabilized at a new lower
baseline.
