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50 years of BART: One man’s fight to make BART accessible for all
“There is a special personal pride in being the first handicapped person in a wheelchair to use a subway train, and to represent all handicapped travelers who will use the BART system in years to come. I’ll never forget that sense of freedom I experienced as I boarded the BART train.” – Harold Willson, quoted
BART announces finalists for BART Lines, the District’s first short story contest
At BART, we had an inkling our riders might also be writers. That notion proved sparklingly true when BART Lines, our first-ever short story contest, launched over the summer. More than 340 Bay Area writers submitted very short stories of 7,500 characters or less, centered around the theme of "motion."Their
Take the BART/Foursquare online survey for a chance to win a $50 BART ticket
Location-based services for mobile devices, aimed at people on the go, are one of the top technology trends for 2010 -- and are of special interest to people who spend a lot of time on public transit. Here at BART we try to stay on top of the latest technologies that could benefit BART riders, such as the
BART tickets through the years
04.01.22 BART’s first paying passenger on Sept. 11, 1972. In celebration of BART’s 50th anniversary this year, we’re looking back at the transit system’s five decades of service and innovation in a new series of stories. BART celebrates 50 years on Sept. 11, 2022. The BART magnetic ticket, with its blue and
The most iconic BART ads
10.05.22 "Take Your BART, Please!" If memes existed in the late 1980s, comedian Henny Youngman would undoubtedly have become one with these four words – a take on his signature phrase, “Take my wife, please.” The commercials aired on every major news and radio station in the Bay Area – not in the ad space
BART to remain at "Orange" alert
BART Street Level Restrooms Are Now Open For now, BART security will remain at an internal "Orange" alert level, despite the fact that the Department of Homeland Security has lowered the nation's transit alert level from an "Orange" to "Yellow." BART uses the federal government's alert levels simply as a
BART sets ridership record
BART carried 2.1 million riders while meeting or beating its 94% passenger on-time standard BART carried more passengers last week during the MacArthur Maze meltdown than it's ever carried since trains took to the tracks on September 11, 1972 – all while meeting or beating its 94% passenger on-time
Inside the original BART cars
06.10.22 In celebration of BART’s 50th Anniversary this year, we’re looking back at the transit system’s five decades of service and innovation in a new series of stories. BART celebrates 50 years on Sept. 11, 2022. Upholstered seats, gold plush carpet, tinted picture windows – the original BART cars were the