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Efforts to rebuild BART advance despite impacts of global pandemic
There are now more rebuilding projects happening across the BART system than at any point in the District’s 50-year-history despite the continuing impacts of the global pandemic. That’s one of the conclusions in a newly released report on BART’s Measure RR rebuilding program that will be presented to the BART
National Engineers Week: Meet three engineers rebuilding the BART system
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer For nearly 70 years the National Society of Professional Engineers has held a National Engineering Week to increase interest in engineering careers and attract a diverse and well-educated engineering workforce. This year, we’re observing National Engineering Week from
BART Board seeks refinement of cell phone service interruption policy
The BART Board of Directors directed staff on Thursday, Oct. 27, to refine the draft cell phone service interruption policy for possible future action. The current draft version of the policy is posted on bart.gov.The revised version is expected to be posted on bart.gov before the Board considers any action
BART adds monthly ridership reports; latest release of open data
A leader in opening up its data to the public, BART now is providing monthly ridership number reports. These reports, in a downloadable spreadsheet format, give a snapshot of how many people are traveling between various stations in the BART system. You can look at this "entry-exit" data to see average
Take BART to Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco
Take BART to the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Saturday, February 7, at 5:15 p.m. Exit BART at Montgomery or Powell Street Station and you’re there. Named one of the top ten parades in the world and a San Francisco tradition since the 1860s, the parade continues to delight and
BART running longer trains for Giants' World Series victory parade
BART is urging fans and commuters alike to take public transportation to San Francisco on Wednesday, when a World Series victory parade for the Giants is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. The Giants clinched the championship Monday night against the Texas Rangers. BART will be running longer trains on all lines
BART passengers, train operator work together to save life
The combination of an alert train operator and quick-thinking BART passengers helped save the life of a person in crisis who went onto the trackway at the Civic Center Station in San Francisco during the Monday afternoon commute. At about 4:43 pm a man entered the trackway from one of the station platforms
BART to implement last of inflation-based fare increases July 1
Effective Sunday, July 1, 2012, BART will implement the last in a series of inflation-based fare increases when fares increase by 1.4%. Because BART fares are rounded to the nearest nickel, some fares will remain the same after the increase, including the minimum BART fare of $1.75, and the average fare will
BART-themed pumpkin carving stencils are here
Carving a pumpkin is an art. The "oooos" and "aahhs" of trick-or-treaters coming to your door as they check out your carefully crafted pumpkin is something we all love to hear. From the classic jack-o'-lantern to a favorite cartoon character, there’s so much to choose from when it comes to pumpkin carving.
Luckily for you, we have your solution…eight BART train stencils that are bound to get you many smiles. Check out the BARTable post for the designs that come in beginner, intermediate, and expert.
Podcast: The future is now for BART’s renewable power initiatives
(Sky River Wind Farm. Photo Courtesy: NextEra Energy Resources) Transcript below: HOST: "BART has set an ambitious goal to get at least half of its power from renewable sources by 2025 but the Bay Area likely won’t have to wait that long. On the latest edition of our podcast series, “Hidden Tracks: Stories