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New law will help achieve BART energy goals and save money

BART’s commitment to 100% clean, renewable electric supply by 2045 took a major step forward thanks to a bill signed into law September 20th by Governor Gavin Newsom. AB 923, authored by East Bay Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, grants BART unrestricted access to California’s wholesale energy markets, as well as

BART will definitely run overnight Friday night, sets Saturday deadline

BART trains will definitely run tonight, Friday night October 30 into Saturday morning, October 31. Additionally, if by 3 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday October 31, Caltrans officials have not announced that the Bay Bridge will re-open, BART will commit to running trains Saturday night into Sunday morning as well.

Seen & heard on BART this week: romance, Christmas ham, Mariachi band

BART riders are a busy bunch -- taking trains to work, to play, to meet friends and travel around the Bay Area. While they're on BART they're gaming, crocheting, listening to music, reading and people-watching. Here's a fresh batch of things people saw and talked about on BART this week. We'll update this

SF Giants/BART highest-ridership mug and pin now available

BART commemorative mug Just in time for baseball season, you can buy a mug and pin commemorating BART's highest-ridership day ever -- the day of the San Francisco Giants World Series victory parade last November. The mug features a sketch of the San Francisco skyline, a BART train and the total ridership

California Governor Gavin Newsom appoints new BART Inspector General

Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of Claudette Biemeret to be BART’s next Inspector General. Biemeret, currently the Assistant Inspector General of BART, has been appointed to a four-year term as the BART Inspector General. “We, at BART, are grateful to the Governor for filling

BART's new Police Chief Kenton Rainey ushers in "era of change"

The BART Police Department now has a new police chief. Kenton Rainey, the person selected to lead BART’s 296-member police force, officially took command as Chief of Police today. After a five-month selection process, which included critical input from the public, a professional peer review panel, a community

Public invited to attend BART's Martin Luther King birthday tribute

This year's theme: "Rediscovering Precious Values: Called to Serve" On Wednesday, January 11, BART will hold a public celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday from Noon to 1 p.m. at BART Headquarters in the second floor Kaiser Building Auditorium located at 300 Lakeside Drive in Oakland. The