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BART ready for Giants playoff games and Fleet Week this weekend in SF
Riders can take BART to Giants playoff home games and Fleet Week activities in San Francisco this weekend. BART’s expansion of service in August increased service hours for the system six days a week. That means trains will be running until midnight this Friday and Saturday when the Giants host their first
Veterans Day vignettes: BART highlights veterans and the skills they bring to the job
Navy supercarrier USS Carl Vinson in a photograph shared by BART's Tony Cooper By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerAs the Veterans Day holiday approaches, BART is honoring veterans on its staff, a diverse group comprised of men and women who served the nation in many different roles and eras. Since 2013
Ventilation on BART: What you need to know about airflow and more
Denser air filters like the one shown above are capable of blocking more particles Read our January 2021 update: After successful pilot, denser filters will be added throughout BART’s fleet of train cars October 2020 update: Midway through pilot, tests of new filters and UV light on BART show promise Story by
NOBLE online survey seeks public input on BART Police services
Note! The survey closed at the close of business on Friday, July 24. 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
BART service restored after power outage contributes to system shutdown
BART trains are back on time tonight after a power outage in Oakland forced BART to stop normal train service for 45 minutes. Power went out at 1:05 p.m. It came back on at 1:50 p.m. By 2:15 p.m. all trains were running on time. However, many passengers were delayed at least 45 minutes. Approximately 8,000
BART reduces rebuilding impacts on September weekends amid ridership increase
Construction teams have been making substantial progress on replacing vital track components in southern Alameda County. Work is continuing between the South Hayward and Union City stations, but BART is now able to cancel two track-shutdown weekends that had been planned for Labor Day weekend September 4-6 as
BART holds kick-off for Measure RR small-business outreach
Above: Members of a BART panel answer questions after a Measure RR Kick-off Event By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Javier Chavez, who works in his family’s business TJ&M Masonry in Benicia, was one of the first in the seats at the auditorium on Thursday. “My dad asked me to come to find out what
Celebrate the holiday season with BART coloring sheets and cookie decorating templates
Celebrate the holiday season BART style! For the holidays this year, we created a series of BART-themed cookie decorating templates and coloring sheets. The coloring sheets feature BARTy in Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, and Padoru (the beloved anime tradition) styles. Click below to download. Hannukah
Woman whose bike was stolen at BART station helps in sting to recover it
A 44-year-old Oakland woman wasn't going to sit back and let her $900 bike get stolen without striking back. So she enlisted the help of BART Police in a sting operation that not only recovered the bike, stolen from MacArthur station last weekend, but put the suspected thief in jail. She spotted her bike for
Pistol-whipping suspect identified by BART cameras and arrested for attempted homicide
The suspect in last week’s pistol-whipping aboard a BART train is under arrest for attempted homicide thanks to BART surveillance cameras and teamwork between BART Police Department and San Francisco Police Department officers. A BPD patrol officer reviewing surveillance camera images of the March 16th