Station Name Survey
Quite a few of you haven’t expressed your preference for an alternative station name for the proposed BART station currently known as Alum Rock. The team was able to convince VTA that the “Alum Rock Station” was not an appropriate station name as it did not reflect the actual location of the station at 28th street. We also pointed out that there is already a station named Alum Rock, used by the Light Rail system near Capitol and Alum Rock.
You only have a few days left (to March 7) to weigh in with your ideas for the new name.
Here is the link to our Survey Monkey on names: https://www.
BART Station Naming Policy and Guidelines
Overall helpfulness to the passenger
- Informativeness
- Geographical significance Brevity
- How well it sounds
- Distinctiveness
- Ease of pronunciation
- Historical basis
- Prominence in the area
- Overall appeal
Transit System Context
- Simplicity
- For quick recognition and retention
- Brief and distinctive
- Easy to pronounce and understand
Station Area Context
- Historical basis
- Geographically significant
- Not named after private or commercial enterprise