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BART expecting record ridership to SFO and Oakland International for Thanksgiving
BART is expecting record ridership to both San Francisco (SFO) and Oakland International (OAK) airports during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period. Between the Wednesday before Thanksgiving through the Monday after, BART expects 50,000 passengers or 8% more people this year over last year to ride BART to
BART's efforts to ease transbay crowding paralyzed by federal grant process
BART’s General Manager Grace Crunican is renewing a call for action to the federal government to fund the agency’s Transbay Core Capacity Program which is a package of strategic investments that will increase train frequency between San Francisco and Oakland by more than 30% and overall capacity by 45%. The
BART overall rider satisfaction up 16 percentage points in latest survey
Customer satisfaction ratings among surveyed BART riders are up 16 percentage points from the last survey two years ago. In the most recent survey, 72% of riders reported being satisfied with BART, compared to 56% in the 2018 survey. 81% would recommend BART to a friend (up from 74%) and 66% agree BART is a
BART partners with junaio to visualize transit data through augmented reality
Screenshots of the BART channel on junaio A new augmented reality application – junaio – is the latest example of the innovative products and services utilizing BART’s API (application programming interface) to help transit riders navigate and stay on top of train schedules. BART and junaio have partnered to
New BART proposal shows significant movement, union walks out, calls strike
BART Spokesperson Rick Rice issued the following statement on where things stand with labor negotiations: “Today BART staff presented a new proposal which moves the District's salary offer from 4% to 8% over four years and reduces the amount of employee contributions we originally requested for pension and
BART Police complete criminal investigation, provide results to District Attorney's Office
BART General Manager Dorothy Dugger and BART Police Chief Gary Gee announced today that BART Police detectives have completed their initial investigation into the tragic shooting death of Oscar Grant on New Year’s Day and have provided the results of that investigation to Alameda County District Attorney Tom
Regular BART schedule for Veterans Day, Nov. 11, but parking holiday
BART will run on a regular weekday schedule on Veterans Day, Friday, November 11, 2011, opening around 4 a.m. To plan a trip use the BART QuickPlanner. However, note that Veterans Day is a BART parking holiday, so parking permit and fee requirements will not be enforced. The parking section of the BART
BART partners with veterans’ groups to connect homeless veterans with services
Above: Swords to Plowshares outreach worker talks with man outside BART, Nov. 5, 2019 By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerSometimes there are signs; camouflage-pattern clothing, a tattoo, a certain bearing in the way a person carries themselves. Outreach workers focusing on veterans are walking the
BART seeks input on improving Lake Merritt Station area neighborhood
If you live, work or play near Lake Merritt BART Station, or frequently commute to the surrounding neighborhood, we invite you to be a part of the planning process to improve this area. We are partnering with the City of Oakland and Peralta Community College District to redesign the area to better suit the