Due to a budget shortfall of up to $90 million this year, BART officials are considering slower BART service and increased fares and fees. In addition to a possible fare hike of 10 percent in May or July, and adding $1 to existing parking charges, BART wants to limit the frequency of service on nights and weekends. If all goes according to plan, BART service could start an hour later in the morning and end an hour earlier at night. Ugh. This shrinking of the BART schedule could save more than $2.4 million for the ailing transit company. Oh, and get this: BART officials were also "studying closing 'select' stations on weekends; however, according to reports, that isn't likely.Shutting stations down "would cost the agency a net total of $1.6 million annually due to lost fare revenue."