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Statement of BART Board President Tom Radulovich on behalf of the BART Board of Directors
The Board of Directors met in closed session tonight and has voted 7 to 1 to release the following statement: “We’ve reviewed the chronology of events concerning section 4.8 and are convinced that it was never the District’s intention to include the disputed Family Medical Leave Act proposal in the contract
Early BART Car Design
Our original train cars were designed to feel sleek and futuristic to distance themselves from other outdated trains.
BART Connects: Natasha Oon, LPGA Tour golfer and "BART Girl"
“BART connected me to my dream.”
Read more BART Connects stories at bart.gov/bartconnects.
When Natasha Oon practices at the Lake Merced Golf Club, it’s a treat to see her old pal the BART train glide by the course.
“It’s like a nice little friend or companion at my practices. I always like seeing it pass by,” said Oon, who made her highly anticipated debut on the LPGA Tour this past March.
BART has played an integral part in her journey to the LPGA, so much so that Oon’s earned the nickname “BART Girl” among friends and colleagues.
Oon moved from Malaysia to the Bay Area after earning an athletic scholarship at San Jose State University (SJSU). Far from home and living in the U.S. for the first time, Oon sought an elite coach that could train her to compete at the highest level. She settled on Erik Stone, who coached Yealimi Noh, an LPGA standout from Concord.
The issue was Stone coached out of Alameda, and Oon was in San Jose.
“I didn't really know what to do. I didn't know how to get anywhere,” she said. “I found out that to get to him, I had to take BART or it would be super expensive, and I wouldn't be able to see him as much. So BART helped me lower my costs and made it accessible for me to get top tour-level instruction. And now I'm a tour golfer on the LPGA Tour!”
Oon went on to become one of the most accomplished and decorated golfers in SJSU history.
Today, Oon’s homebase is still the Bay Area, and when she’s not touring, she still takes BART all over the place.
“I don’t like parking in the city. I don’t like driving in the city,” she said. “For me as a city girl, I take BART.”
BART, she added, is “such a celebrated thing because it helps people get so many places. And I think that’s beautiful. I have a special place in my heart for BART.”
About BART Connects
Tens of millions of people ride BART every year -- to work, dates, practice, friends, and fun. BART Connects tells their stories.
In June, BART Communications launched the second edition of BART Connects, a storytelling series that features real BART riders who span generations, neighborhoods, and walks of life. You can read their stories below.
In the coming months, the stars of BART Connects will take us for a ride in a series of video featurettes that will be regularly posted on BART social media.
You will also see the faces of BART Connects riders in advertising spaces in the BART System and across the region.
BART Connects grew out of a call for rider stories BART Communications launched in 2023 to learn how our transit system impacts people’s lives. The initial response made clear that BART means something to those who ride it.
Have a cool BART story to share? Submit a short summary at bart.gov/story. You may be the next BART Connects feature!
BART Connects: How "BART princess" Mariah romanticizes her commute
“BART girl math: I can maximize sleep by doing my makeup on the train and still sneak in a nap each way.”
Read more BART Connects stories at bart.gov/bartconnects.
Being a “BART princess” requires girl math sometimes.
Mariah commutes a long distance from North Concord/Martinez to San Francisco. But she makes the most of that time, often filming “get ready with me” videos during her rides that document her makeup routine and daily ‘fits.
“I do my makeup in less than three stops – lashes and all – before the heavier flow of riders,” she said. “This is my BART girl math: I can maximize sleep by doing my makeup on the train and still sneak in a nap each way.”
People often make a face when they hear the amount of time Mariah spends commuting. She gets it, but that’s exactly why the self-proclaimed BART princess makes the most of it.
“My BART ride is my soft launch into the day – my own version of main character energy before the city wakes up,” she said. “I don’t want to sit in traffic. I just want to vibe. BART lets me do exactly that.”
About BART Connects
Tens of millions of people ride BART every year -- to work, dates, practice, friends, and fun. BART Connects tells their stories.
In June, BART Communications launched the second edition of BART Connects, a storytelling series that features real BART riders who span generations, neighborhoods, and walks of life. You can read their stories below.
In the coming months, the stars of BART Connects will take us for a ride in a series of video featurettes that will be regularly posted on BART social media.
You will also see the faces of BART Connects riders in advertising spaces in the BART System and across the region.
BART Connects grew out of a call for rider stories BART Communications launched in 2023 to learn how our transit system impacts people’s lives. The initial response made clear that BART means something to those who ride it.
Have a cool BART story to share? Submit a short summary at bart.gov/story. You may be the next BART Connects feature!
BART Connects: Three riders share how BART changed their lives
In late 2023, BART Communications debuted BART Connects to showcase the real people who ride and rely on BART.
Each rider featured in BART Connects has a unique story to share: a college student able to attend their dream school thanks to BART; a couple who said BART showed them “life is out there”; a working mom whose only downtime in the day was her BART ride to and from work. Their stories will move and inspire you.
Today, we debut a video featuring three riders: Howard Wong, Erica Mitchell, and Kevin DeAntoni. Hear their BART stories in the video or read them at bart.gov/bartconnects.
Soon, you will see the BART Connects riders featured on trains across our system. They’re featured in a new BART marketing campaign that highlights their stories and relevant BART facts. You can view the campaign art in the slideshow below.
BART Connects grew out of BART's Role in the Region Study, which demonstrates BART’s importance to the Bay Area’s mobility, cultural diversity, environmental and economic sustainability. We conducted a call for stories to hear from riders and understand what BART means to them. More than 300 people responded, and a selection of respondents were interviewed for the BART Connects series.
BART Connects: The Advertisements
BART Audit Committee
BART is recruiting new members for the BART Accessibility Task Force (BATF)
Want to help make BART more accessible for seniors and people with disabilities? The BART Accessibility Task Force (BATF) is recruiting new members!
The BART Accessibility Task Force is a public committee comprised of BART riders to advise the BART Board of Directors and staff on disability-related issues and advocate on behalf of people with disabilities and seniors to make the BART system accessible to all.
The BART Accessibility Task Force (BATF) generally meets on the fourth Thursday of each month from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The BATF meetings are open to the public and are located at the East Bay Paratransit Office, 1750 Broadway, 1st floor conference room, Oakland, CA 94612, which is adjacent to the 19th Street BART station street level elevator. Times and/or locations may vary for the November and December meetings.
BATF member responsibilities include the following:
- Provide input on issues and policies; capital projects; compliance with local, state and federal legislation; and other issues that might be brought to the BATF by the public, staff or the Board.
- Develop recommendations which take into consideration the needs of people with different disabilities and seniors.
- Participate in the development of proposed new policies and the planning and implementation of new services that affect people with disabilities and seniors who use BART.
- Provide a public forum for discussion of all BART related issues concerning people with disabilities and seniors.
- Act as a resource group to BART staff who interact with people with disabilities and seniors to answer complaints, develop new programs, solve architectural problems in the system, conduct staff disability training, and address other areas as needed.
To learn more about the BATF, please click here: BART Accessibility Task force (BATF).
To become a member of the BATF, people have to attend three of four consecutive BATF meetings and then apply for membership. So come on by and check it out. Here is the schedule for upcoming meetings, as well as agendas from previous meetings: https://www.bart.gov/about/bod/advisory/accessibility
If you are interested or if you have any questions, please contact Elena Van Loo at 510-874-7366 or by email at [email protected].
BART is recruiting new members for the BART Accessibility Task Force (BATF)
Want to help make BART more accessible for seniors and people with disabilities? The BART Accessibility Task Force (BATF) is recruiting new members!
The BART Accessibility Task Force is a public committee comprised of BART riders to advise the BART Board of Directors and staff on disability-related issues and advocate on behalf of people with disabilities and seniors to make the BART system accessible to all.
The BART Accessibility Task Force (BATF) generally meets on the fourth Thursday of each month from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The BATF meetings are open to the public and are located at the East Bay Paratransit Office, 1750 Broadway, 1st floor conference room, Oakland, CA 94612, which is adjacent to the 19th Street BART station street level elevator. Times and/or locations may vary for the November and December meetings.
BATF member responsibilities include the following:
- Provide input on issues and policies; capital projects; compliance with local, state and federal legislation; and other issues that might be brought to the BATF by the public, staff or the Board.
- Develop recommendations which take into consideration the needs of people with different disabilities and seniors.
- Participate in the development of proposed new policies and the planning and implementation of new services that affect people with disabilities and seniors who use BART.
- Provide a public forum for discussion of all BART related issues concerning people with disabilities and seniors.
- Act as a resource group to BART staff who interact with people with disabilities and seniors to answer complaints, develop new programs, solve architectural problems in the system, conduct staff disability training, and address other areas as needed.
To learn more about the BATF, please click here: BART Accessibility Task Force (BATF).
To become a member of the BATF, people have to attend two of three consecutive BATF meetings and then apply for membership. So come on by and check it out. Here is the schedule for upcoming meetings, as well as agendas from previous meetings: https://www.bart.gov/about/bod/advisory/accessibility
Remaining 2025 BATF meeting dates:
- June 26, 2025, Thursday
- July 24, 2025, Thursday
- August 28, 2025, Thursday
- September 25, 2025, Thursday
- October 23, 2025, Thursday
- November 20, 2025, Thursday
- December 18, 2025, Thursday
If you are interested or if you have any questions, please contact Elena Van Loo at 510-874-7366 or by email at [email protected].
Take BART to Chinatown StreetFest
Come celebrate the Year of the Dog in Oakland on August 26 and 27 at the 19th Annual Oakland Chinatown StreetFest. The Chinatown StreetFest attracts thousands of people from all over the Bay Area to come savor the taste of Asia and experience the traditions that Oakland's Chinatown has so diligently preserved