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New art work by Tom Patti installed for BART to OAK

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Crews working on BART to OAK have now installed art glass panels in stations at both ends of the project. This new video gives the public a sneak peek at how color and a sense of motion and flight are used in artist Tom Patti's art installation, "Periodic Motion." The colorful art will greet arriving

BART to run longer trains, but will not extend hours for LovEvolution

BART will run longer trains but will not extend hours for this weekend's LovEvolution, a dance music festival on the grounds of the Oracle Arena and O.co Coliseum that's expected to draw up to 75,000 people on Saturday, Sept. 24. The event runs all day and has an evening afterparty scheduled to go until 2 a.m

BART helps connect homeless Vietnam veteran to a home of his own

Jack Hanna in his own words

By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer If you've walked through Montgomery Station in the past five years, you might have noticed Jack Hanna. Or not. The wiry, wary Vietnam veteran may have seemed invisible in the rush of commuters grabbing coffee from the Peet’s stand in the morning, choosing a bouquet

BART increases service for Giants parade; trains will run until 2AM

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BART is gearing up to carry hundreds of thousands of baseball fans to downtown San Francisco on Friday, October 31 to celebrate the Giants World Series seventh game win. BART will run its rush hour service all day--using every available train possible. To ensure that everyone can get home safely, trains will

Cyclists to celebrate BART's newest bike station at Ashby on Friday

Tomorrow cyclists who ride to BART will celebrate the newest place to safely store their bicycles: the Ashby Bike Station. The Bike Station will hold an open house Friday, June 10, starting at 7:30 pm. The open house precedes the start of the monthly East Bay Bike Party, which this month encourages

Update on BART looking at options for improving late-night bus service

To keep the BART system running well, required maintenance and inspections of the BART system necessitate a complete shutdown each evening to allow BART crews to work safely. Although BART doesn't run 24 hours, there are other options available. All-Nighter bus service operates every evening with expanded

BART unveils new fare gates at West Oakland Station

New fare gate at West Oakland

As part of its Safe and Clean Plan, on December 28, 2023, BART unveiled prototypes of its new fare gates at the West Oakland Station. The system is upgrading its fare gates for the first time in 20 years. BART has committed to opening 700+ new fare gates systemwide by the end of 2025. 

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Mechanical Door Lock to be Installed Soon

These are not the final version of the fare gates that will be installed throughout the rest of the system. The development team will be installing the latest door-braking technology in the coming weeks. This mechanical door lock will be exclusive to BART. No other transit system in the world has it. Once installed, these gates will be harder to push through than any other fare gate in the world. 

The prototypes now installed at West Oakland will test the new gates in a station environment with riders. Initial field testing will primarily focus on door material options. 

BART will announce the next eight stations to get the new fare gates at the January 11, 2024, board meeting. 

“As a transportation system, we take tremendous pride in saying our riders are what runs BART," said BART General Manager Bob Powers. "Among the world’s transit agencies, BART relies the most on rider fares; they are directly responsible for funding our operations. These new, state-of-the-art fare gates will protect against fare evasion, expand access to transit-dependent riders, and reduce system downtime due to maintenance, which helps boost investment in BART’s long-term growth.”

“We welcome the new fare gates starting at West Oakland and its future expansion to other stations," said BART Police Chief Kevin Franklin. "These stronger, higher gates will limit fare evasions through self-enforced fare payments, keep riders safe and engaged to return to BART, and have police officers focused on more serious situations that require emergency services.”

While BART is rolling out new fare gates to boost safety and reduce fare evasion, the agency is also working to increase access to BART by more than doubling the discount for low-income individuals from 20% to 50% beginning January 1, 2024.

BART’s Safe and Clean Plan focuses on attracting riders to return to the system by reimagining the BART experience. BART is making dramatic improvements, from new payment systems to infrastructure renovations. It's all being done to guarantee customers a clean, safer ride and ensure BART is the safest way to travel around the Bay. Riders can provide feedback about the new gates at bart.gov/comments.

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List of discounts BART offers through Clipper including a QR code that links to additional info.

BART partners with BMW Group DesignworksUSA to create Fleet of the Future

BART has worked for years to get folks out of their cars and onboard its trains. That’s why at first look, it might seem strange that BART is partnering with a subsidiary of one of the premier car companies in the world to create the Fleet of the Future, a new generation of train cars going into service