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Podcast: The sounds of the holiday season fill BART stations

In our latest edition of "Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART" we listen to the sounds of the holiday season that are filling stations across the system. Buskers are nothing new for BART but this time of year many are taking a more festive approach to their music. BART riders are hearing from a variety of

Pride Parade and Giants combine for Sunday BART ridership record

Almost a quarter million people took BART yesterday, setting a record for Sunday ridership at 247,936. That’s 23,477 more than the previous record for a Sunday set June 28, 2008, which not coincidentally, was also a day that combined the Pride Parade and a San Francisco Giants game. “BART was proud to break

BART seeks your input on critical issues including fare increases

BARTtv: Rider asks about fares

NOTE: The community meetings have now all been completed, and the online research survey closed Friday, March 30, 2012. However, you can always submit your feedback on any issue to BART by using the email comment form. Importante: BART trata de obtener su opinión sobre problemas críticos, entre ellos las

BART creates new position to implement Strategic Homelessness Action Plan

BART has created a new Senior Manager of Social Services Partnerships position as part of the agency’s efforts to increase resources to help address homelessness within the system and connect people to resources. The job posted can be found at bart.gov/jobs. The Senior Manager of Social Services Partnerships

Further decline in BART revenues reported in fiscal shortfall update

Even with major spending cuts, higher fares effective July 1, and planned labor cost savings from BART employees, BART’s fiscal situation is growing more dire. The main problem is that our primary sources of operating revenues lag even lowered expectations. Ridership accounts for about 60% of operating

BART Board eases commute bike restrictions for extended trial

The BART Board of Directors voted tonight to modify existing commute period bike rules for an extended 5 month trial period from July 1-December 1, 2013. The move represents the next phase of testing to observe the impact of allowing bikes on board during busy commute periods. Starting July 1, bikes will be

BART to convene study group to look at service hours

BART will convene a study group to look at the issues that would be involved in considering any adjustment to regular hours of service, at the request of the newly elected president of the BART Board of Directors. Bob Franklin, who was elected at Thursday's meeting to lead the board for the year 2011, noted

Bridge work means 24-hour BART service to selected stations

BART trains to run Friday night through Saturday morning & Saturday night through Sunday morning BART trains will be running around the clock during the weekend of June 3rd to make sure Bay Area residents and workers can get between the East Bay and San Francisco while Caltrans shuts down the lower deck of

BART Police to play Santa to Concord children and families

The BART Board today announced that BART Police Officers will play Santa on Saturday, December 17, 2011, from 5pm to 9pm to families attending the Monument Community Partnership’s 12 th Annual Las Posada Navidena event on Frisbie Court in Concord. The announcement was made as Board members presented donations

BART invites local small businesses to webinar on 11/3/22

BART's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) invites local small businesses to register and attend a virtual webinar on Thursday, November 3, 2022 from 2-3:30 pm. BART has a Small Business Support Services Program to help small, minority, women, disabled veteran, and LGBTQ+ businesses navigate how to work with