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Take BART to Yerba Buena Gardens Festival events
Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet Three outdoor Stages. One hundred programs. Totally free! The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival breathes a little rhythm and life into the parks and open spaces of Yerba Buena Gardens through their series of free cultural programs. From May to October enjoy free dance programs, Latin
Downtown Berkeley BART Station hosts Rose Pavilion art installation
Starting Monday, July 16, 2012, the main entrance to the Downtown Berkeley Station will be transformed from a functional transit stop into a rose-inspired art installation. The art piece blends photography with poetry and is part of a creative collaboration between BART, the University of California Botanical
BART, Salvation Army expand partnership for downtown San Francisco Stations
Following a successful joint outreach event last month, BART and the Salvation Army are expanding their efforts to address quality of life issues in and around downtown San Francisco’s Civic Center Station. The expansion involves Salvation Army officers and staff conducting weekly outreach events at the
BART joins White House discussion on earthquake early warning system
BART Board Director John McPartland is scheduled to participate in The White House Earthquake Resilience Summit, on February 2, 2016 in Washington, DC to help build greater support and funding for earthquake warning technologies. BART plays a leadership role in being the first transit agency in the United
Podcast: Moving oral histories of Tanforan at BART's San Bruno Station
BART can take you many places around the Bay. But in this case, it offers a trip back to the past….to one of our darkest chapters in American history. “We knew that some among them were potentially dangerous. Most were loyal, but no one knew what would happen among this concentrated population if Japanese
Celebrating BART employees on Transit Employee Appreciation Day
Today, March 18, is Transit Employee Appreciation Day, and BART invites the public to join us in sharing gratitude for transit employees. If you're traveling on BART or another public transit system, take a moment to say "thanks" to the employees you see.
BART's 629 daily weekday trains may technically run on clean electricity, but we know they're really powered by our more than 4,000 amazing and impactful employees. The work BART employees do is significant, as BART plays a major role in keeping our economy humming, people flowing, and our air clean. None of this happens without BART's employees.
The "New BART" is on a roll right now, thanks to these employees. Crime on BART dropped 41% in 2025. Ridership was up 9.8%. Passenger on-time performance is as high as it’s been in years. We completed the installation of our Next Generation Fare Gates in August, four months ahead of schedule. Rider satisfaction hit its highest mark in a decade.
Our employees make a big impact on an individual level, too.
Here are just a few of the many stories shared with us by BART riders over the past few months:
I disembarked a northbound BART train at MacArthur Station. I was exhausted and not feeling well because I had just completed a cancer treatment at UCSF Medical Center. Because of this, and the fact I am somewhat disabled from a broken hip, I was worried about my personal safety in getting to my car in the BART garage. I explained this to the attendant in the station kiosk. She kindly located two BART police officers who good-naturedly escorted me to my car on the garage third floor. I am extremely grateful for the assistance the three of them provided me.
This morning, I had some problems with the parking app on my phone (operator error!!). I asked the lady in the booth for help with my issue. I explained my parking app was not working, what could I do? We tried a few more times but the app would not let me have access to my account (turns out I was using an incorrect email). Jennifer was very patient and explained I would need to buy a parking ticket. She showed me the parking machine and walked me through the process. I am 75 years old and disabled just getting to the BART is a challenge for me, so this issue just made things really difficult. Jennifer was a LIFE saver. She was kind, patient and very professional….Jennifer gave me the BEST customer service I've received in a very long time.
I just saw a pair of BART employees engage someone who was out of sorts and sleeping on train seats. I was so impressed with the woman who led the engagement: she was calm, kind, and effective. She preserved the dignity of the person while also successfully having him exit the train. This was exemplary. I want to compliment her, her training, and thank her for the service she is providing to our community.
Keep an eye out for signs of gratitude in our stations, including some of our employees featured on posters in station agent booths, and listen for a special PA announcement recorded by BART General Manager Bob Powers if you’re traveling on BART today. And be sure to share your appreciation for any transit employees you encounter – even a smile or wave goes a long way.
Thank you, BART staff and all other transit employees. Today, we salute you!
Read about some of our amazing employees
Meet the Tango team, the mainline technicians who fix trains while they’re moving
How BART's Earthquake Response Team is preparing for the next "Big One"
This 1,200-pound gear makes escalators run. Fixing it is no simple task.
How BART replaced a key transformer in the core of the system on a whirlwind schedule
Transit is punk: Kamala Parks went from cofounding 924 Gilman Street to urban planning at BART
Cleaner trains than ever: Meet the team that has five minutes to clean every BART train
With $300 in her wallet and a dream, one BART track operator forged her own path
BART Chief of Police on BART’s 1972 opening day and a lifetime riding trains
Serial entrepreneur turned Station Agent trainee reflects on his journey to BART
10 Questions with Train Operator Shinita Garza
BART employee stars in new film about famed sign spinner
Train Car Electricians are the neurosurgeons of BART
BART trains now deep-cleaned twice as often -- meet the employees who make it happen
Dispatchers are the “behind-the-scenes heroes” of BART Police
Financial Analysts at BART meld science with art
Train Car Mechanics keep BART trains on the go
Podcast: A lifelong passion for transit inspires a BART Supervisor to improve your ride
From the third rail to station lightbulbs, BART Electricians keep the system energized
BART's Mark Nagales honored his grandmother’s memory with one final trip on a legacy train
What it takes to deep clean a BART station – a process BART recently doubled in frequency
Go behind the scenes with a crew installing new vinyl BART seats
By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer It takes muscle and dexterity to rip the old seats out of a BART train and install new ones. At the Richmond maintenance yard where most of BART’s new seats are being installed, there’s a steady hum of sounds as an installation crew sets to work. A forklift drops a
BART Police conduct training at Millbrae Station Sunday, 8/14
From 8:00am to 2:30pm on Sunday, August 14, 2016, BART Police will conduct security training exercises at Millbrae Station using the out-of-service train platform. The purpose of the training is to prepare for possible future emergencies. The training should not cause service delays of more than 3-5 minutes
Bus stops temporarily relocated at San Leandro BART Station
Beginning Wednesday, September 17 to Sunday, September 21, crews will be reconstructing the concrete gutter in the easterly bus bay of the San Leandro BART Station where the bus stops are located. During the construction, we will temporarily relocate the stops for AC Transit bus routes #80, #81 and # 85 from
BART runs longer trains for San Francisco/Oakland Women’s Marches
BART is taking steps to prepare for what are expected to be large crowds for the Women’s Marches in downtown Oakland and San Francisco as well as other locations such as Walnut Creek. Last year’s march was our second highest weekend ridership day of all time with 347,322 trips taken (average weekday ridership