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Attend a special BART ticket exchange event in Walnut Creek
Wondering what to do with a damaged BART ticket or all those small value BART tickets you have? Bring them to a special BART Customer Services Ticket Exchange event and get credit toward a new single ticket. This is a one-day opportunity only, Wednesday, March 21, 2007 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Walnut
A Message from BART General Manager about Labor Dispute
Issues of Dispute The issues of dispute in the breakdown between management and our unions are the same now as they have been during the last six months – no agreement on wages and critical work rules that drive daily scheduling, work assignments, use of technology and the ability of BART to adopt industry
BART outlines 7-point plan for responding to budget crisis
The path to regaining ridership will be a slow climb and the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact of our short and long-term operating budget shortfalls. As of mid-January, BART ridership hovers at 11% of pre-COVID levels. Ridership drives our operating budget because BART relies on fare revenue
BART offers extended service for 2021 New Year’s Eve
For New Year’s Eve we will run standard Friday service but with an extended closing time to help people celebrate the arrival of 2022 as well as to support workers who are relying on BART to get to and from their late-night shifts. The regular last trains of evening (Yellow, Blue, and Orange lines) will be
BART returns to near-regular service starting 8/2/21
BART is ready to serve the region with the return of near-regular service starting Monday, August 2, 2021. The schedule change includes increased frequencies and extending closing times to midnight Mondays through Saturdays along with a dramatic increase in direct trips to SFO on weekdays. The new schedule is
NOBLE seeks more public comment on BART Police Services
The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) is conducting an independent study of the BART Police Department as commissioned by BART. This study is a review of both the operation and administration of the BART Police Department. NOBLE previously conducted an online survey seeking
Coffee with a Cop helps BART Police forge a link with locals
Something’s brewing at the BART Police Department. On Thursday, June 16, officers from BPD gathered at a Starbucks in Castro Valley for another iteration of Coffee with a Cop, offering locals a chance to discuss, well, whatever they liked with uniformed officers in a casual atmosphere. Coffee with a Cop is an
BART urges U.S. Senate to increase transit security funding
Rail Bombing In India Again Shows Inherent Danger to "Open" Transit Systems Just hours after deadly bombs ripped through one of India's busiest commuter rail lines, top BART officials urged the U.S. Senate to increase transit security funding in the 2007 fiscal year by at least $50 million when it votes on
One Book One BART: BART launches fall ‘23 book club with acclaimed new novel by Oakland author
On Monday, Sept. 18, BART is pleased to announce the official start of the One Book One BART Fall ‘23 Book Club. The novel strategy for rider and employee engagement follows on the heels of our first book club, which debuted last Spring with Hua Hsu’s Pulitzer-winning Stay True.
Join us this Wednesday, Sept. 20, 4pm to 6pm, at Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza for our our free club kickoff event. Win exclusive merch on our prize wheel, make buttons with BART staff, play games with Half Price Books, and learn more about BART's book club and other programs. More info below.
This fall – from September 18 to early November – we’ll be reading On the Rooftop (Ecco) by Oakland-based author Margaret Wilkerson Sexton. On the Rooftop is a novel about a mother whose dream of musical stardom for her three daughters collides with their own aspirations, set against a backdrop of a gentrifying 1950s Fillmore District in San Francisco.
Reading while you ride has long been one of the great benefits of taking BART. And at BARTable, we know that the Bay Area is home to an amazing legion of readers, writers, libraries, independent bookstores, and publishers – many of which are accessible by BART. With One Book One BART, we want to celebrate this region’s vibrant literary culture and encourage our reading riders to get on BART and get to know one another.
For the fall club, we are also further engaging BART employees with exclusive employee-only programming, including roadshows to stations and BART shops/yards and events at BART Headquarters.
ALL THINGS ONE BOOK ONE BART: bart.gov/bookclub
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? IDEAS? Email [email protected]
Event Schedule
The Fall club will feature a series of exciting events that are free and open to the public (for detailed event information, including what to expect and registration, visit bart.gov/bookclub):
Mon, Sept. 18: The One Book One BART Fall ‘23 Club officially starts
Wed, Sept. 20, 4pm-6pm: One Book One BART Kickoff Event at Downtown Berkeley Station Plaza
- Meet BART staff and Half Price Books at Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza (free and open to the public, whether you’re entering the BART station or not)
- What to expect:
- Exclusive BART and book club merch giveaways when you spin our prize wheel – including the coveted One Book One BART t-shirt and free copies of On the Rooftop
- Family-friendly activities with BART and HPB, including button making and games!
- Information about the book club and other BART programs
Sat. Oct 21, 1pm-3pm: Train Read-In from Richmond Station to Daly City Station (55 min)
- Join BART staff for this season’s Train Read-In – a 55-minute ride starting at Richmond Station and ending at Daly City Station. Feel free to hop on along the way! Check back for full schedule.
- What to expect:
- Book club-style small group discussions
- Trivia (with exclusive prizes!)
- Raffle
- More!
Wed, Nov. 1, noon to 130pm: Author Talk with Margaret Wilkerson Sexton at BART Headquarters in Downtown Oakland (2150 Webster St, Oakland)
- On the Rooftop author Margaret Wilkerson Sexton stops by BART HQ for a moderated author talk and Q&A.
- Event will be livestreamed – check bart.gov/bookclub for link and registration.
Where to Find the Book
BARTable will be running a sweepstakes for the One Book One BART grand prize on our Contests and Deals page. We'll also be running social media contests on our Instagram. Keep up with One Book One BART contest announcements by signing up for the book club mailing list and the BARTable This Week newsletter.
We encourage riders to purchase the book from our independent bookstore partners below or check out a copy from local libraries, including One Book One BART partner the San Francisco Public Library. On the Rooftop is also available on the free Libby app and hoopla through your local library. For the audiobook, visit your local library’s online catalogue or purchase the book on Audible or audiobooks.com.
Purchase On the Rooftop from a One Book One BART partner for a 20% discount: We've partnered with the following BARTable bookstores, all located within a mile of a BART station, to offer a 20% discount on the title when you show your Clipper card (Clipper on your phone works, too!):
Moe’s Books – Downtown Berkeley Station
Banter Bookshop – Fremont Station
Folio Books – 24th St/Mission Station
On the Rooftop is available at many additional local bookstores and on Bookshop.org (Purchases from Bookshop.org support independent bookstores).
BART’s new book club is just one of our recent literary-themed rider engagement efforts. Last year, we hosted our first writing contest for riders, BART Lines, and shared the winning stories in our four Short Edition story dispensers. Late winter, we’ll be announcing the BART Lines: Youth Poetry Contest for local youth poets, ages 13 to 19.
Discover more BARTable activities and contests by visiting bart.gov/bartable and signing up for the BARTable This Week newsletter. Thank you for riding – and reading – with BART.
Read about the first One Book One BART book club, which we launched in Spring 2023 with Hua Hsu’s Stay True, at this link.
BART to break ground at site of new station in Dublin/Pleasanton
It will be first station added since 2003 BART and its project partners will make history Friday, September 29th when they break ground at the site of the new BART station in Dublin/Pleasanton. The new station, when completed, will allow passengers to board BART in the middle of the current 10-mile gap