BART Bicycle Advisory Task Force

BART Bicycle Advisory Task Force Overview

The Bicycle Task Advisory Force (BBATF) is charged with reviewing BART bicycle access programs and projects and working with BART to improve bicycle access to and from stations and onboard trains.

The Bicycle Task Force:

• Reviews and advises on priorities for BART projects that affect bicyclists using the BART system.
• Evaluates and advises on the impact of BART plans, policies, procedures, programs, maintenance activities, and facilities on bicyclists who use BART and recommend improvements to bicyclists’ ability to access and utilize BART stations and trains.
• Provides a public forum for and encourage public participation in the discussion and resolution of all BART-related bicycle safety, security, and access issues.
• Considers and supports the access needs of all bicyclists who use BART, including commuting, transportation, recreational, racing, and utilitarian bicyclists.
• Collaborates with other citizen’s advisory committees as appropriate, e.g., the BART Accessibility Task Force (BATF), in order to consider the needs and safety concerns of other passengers such as wheelchair users and those with mobility impairments who may interact with cyclists or use facilities with bicyclists on BART trains and around BART stations.

On December 5, 2022. the Bicycle Task Force revised and adopted its bylaws.

Meetings:

The BART Bicycle Advisory Task Force meets the first Monday of even numbered months (i.e. Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec).  The last in-person meeting was held in February of 2020 in the Community Room of the East Bay Paratransit Office at 1750 Broadway, Oakland (across the street from the 19th St/Uptown Bike Station).  Since that time, meetings have been held remotely via Zoom.  The meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. and are open to the public.

Contact:

Heath Maddox, Customer Access Department, is the BART staff liaison to the Task Force. If you have any questions about the Task Force or would like to send any comments to the Task Force, contact him by phone at (415) 728-1352 or by e-mail at [email protected]

Membership:

The task force structure allows for eighteen members: three (3) from each of the five counties served by BART (Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara) and three (3) at-large. Members are nominated by each county's Bicycle Advisory Committee or its primary bicycle advocacy organization.  If you are interested in serving on the Task Force, please attend at least one meeting and complete the membership application.

Current members and open positions include:

Alameda County

Jon Spangler (Vice-Chair)
Phoenix Mangrum
Elena O'Curry

San Francisco City/County

Tyler Morris (Secretary)
Maya Chaffee
Paul Valdez

Contra Costa County

Morris Gevirtz
Jenn Koscielniak
Jonathan MacMillan

San Mateo County

Sam Greenberg
Vacant x 2

Santa Clara County

Jeremiah Maller (Chair)
Al Park
Alex Shu

At-large

Ian Gaerlan
Vacant x 2