live here at oakland claudene wong. >>> ridership on the bart has been increasing since july. more people are finding jobs and so they are taking the trains to work. it could also be because of the rise in gas prices. >> it's very expensive to fill my tank up. i would rather park the car and get on bart and go. >> the all time high for ridership was in september 2008 when the average price of gas first hit $4 a gallon. >>> let's see what's happening on the roads. are we having fun around the toll plaza? >> reporter: i wouldn't say it's fun but better than it has been. earlier in the week we had rain. today it's dry. the metering lights are on and there's a bit of back up here. this is a look at 880 northbound. the traffic is moving along very well. let's go to rosemary. >> reporter: you can see mostly clear skies in most cases. not even a lot of fog to deal with out there. we will see increasing clouds throughout the afternoon but no rain just yet. let's enjoy the next couple of days. storm tracker showing you we have calm start out there. a light breeze at santa rosa. we're a