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The public will have unprecedented access to the inner workings of the BART Board of Directors beginning Thursday as the agency is now streaming its meetings live on the Internet. In addition, Board meetings will be available on-demand on the web for those who wish to view the meetings at a later time. "This

The BART Board unanimously approved a plan Thursday that will markedly improve cell phone connectivity across the system, and provide seamless WiFi coverage in all stations and aboard Fleet of the Future trains. The project will construct new WiFi and Bluetooth infrastructure, and enhance cellular coverage to

BART faces a $249 million budget shortfall over the next four years and the agency says reducing labor costs must solve a substantial portion of that deficit in order to not overburden riders with higher-than-proposed fares and fee increases or significant service cuts. The nine-member BART Board of Directors

“Have a ___ Day” installed at Embarcadero Station. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Easton. What comes to mind when you think of San Francisco? It might be icons, like the Golden Gate Bridge and the Victorians of Alamo Square. It might be the seals at Pier 29 or a bread bowl of chowder from Boudin. It might even be

The BART Board of Directors will vote Thursday on the recently negotiated labor agreement with BART's largest union, the Service Employees International Union. You can find a summary of the SEIU agreement in the Board of Directors section of the BART website. The vote is scheduled to happen during a special

Icons for four Foursquare badges, including the BART-themed badge. Bay Area Rapid Transit has become the first transit agency to partner with the location-based mobile network Foursquare, with the goal of encouraging public transit use. Foursquare combines social networking elements with game mechanics

BART has nearly doubled the number of Airport/Long Term parking spaces available during the Christmas travel season. The additional Airport/Long Term spaces will be available from Friday, December 19, 2008 through Sunday, January 4, 2009. BART is urging the public to purchase their parking permits early as

BART will turn over its internal affairs investigation to an independent, third party to investigate the actions of all the officers involved in the events leading up to the shooting death of Oscar Grant the morning of New Year's Day on the Fruitvale Station platform. "It's imperative that we determine

Sales tax drops 20%, ridership down 10% The economic storm that's swept the country wiping out both public and private sector budgets, continues to take a terrible toll on businesses and governmental agencies across the Bay Area including BART. Newly released state figures now show BART has just suffered the

BART to gather public comment on proposed project The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is holding a public hearing on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 to gather comments on the proposed project to strengthen BART's elevated tracks and stations along the Concord, Richmond, Daly City and Fremont