Status of Capital Project: Station modernization completed in 2023
Project elements
BART constructed the 19th Street/Oakland Station Modernization project to reduce crowding, improve accessibility, deter fare evasion, and enhance customers’ experience.
Key improvements included:
- Renovated and re-opened the public restrooms on the concourse level (see the news article from February 25, 2022)
- Replaced existing lighting with energy-efficient LED fixtures throughout station
- Installed new glass railings and fare barriers in place of opaque walls, creating a more modern and welcoming look that removed hidden corners to enhance the safety and cleanliness of the stairwells
- Reconfigured the concourse from three paid areas into one continuous area for easier restroom access and intuitive customer wayfinding
- Enclosed the existing concourse-to-platforms elevator into the paid area
- Expanded the fare paid area at the north end of the station, including a new station agent booth and new fare gates
- Added a new platforms-to-concourse elevator on the north end
- Repaired terrazzo flooring and ceramic wall tiles
- Expanded interior bike parking and added stair channels to enable customers to roll their bikes up and down staircases
- Stairwell lightboxes by Ron M. Saunders / San Francisco, Phillip Hua / San Francisco, & Lisa and Hailey Banks / Chico (formerly of San Francisco)
- Station environment enhancements by Merge Conceptual Design / Los Angeles
Funding and partnerships
Funded by voter-approved BART Measure RR, Alameda County's Measure BB, and State of California Proposition 1B; California State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), and a Federal Department of Transportation TIGER Grant as part of the broader GO Uptown project with the City of Oakland.
Station Modernization Plan
View the final report: 19th Street/Oakland BART Station Modernization Plan - 2014 (PDF)
The 2014 19th Street/ Oakland Station Modernization Plan is a long-term vision for improvements to enhance accessibility, safety and security, capacity, state of good repair, appearance, and sustainability. The plan was developed based on community feedback.
View the 2014 19th St/Oakland BART station Modernization Program Conceptual Design Plan (PDF).
Questions?
For more information, contact the Station Area Planning Group Manager, Tim Chan, at [email protected].