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Carpool to BART easy app parking program expands to 19 total stations
BART is expanding its pay-by-app carpool program to make it easier than ever for riders to pay for carpool parking. The program is now available at 19 stations. The program debuted in June 2019 at 4 stations. The new program allows riders who carpool to a station to pay for parking using the official BART app
BART Board elects Rebecca Saltzman President and Janice Li Vice President
The BART Board of Directors held its annual election for leadership positions today, electing Director Rebecca Saltzman President and Director Janice Li Vice President. Incoming Board President Saltzman says one of her primary objectives during her 2022 term in office will be working to improve the rider
BART Board President asks Governor to not grant cooling off period
BART Board President Tom Radulovich has written a letter to the Governor which reads, "We are committed to reaching a final settlement by that date (June 30). However, if an agreement is not reached, we ask that you not grant a 60 day cooling-off period should union leaders request one."
BART expands weekday service on Richmond-Millbrae Line starting Sept. 10
BART will expand weekday service on the Richmond-Millbrae Line (red line) effective Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. In an effort to improve service at the end of the evening commute, BART is adding four additional trips to Richmond-Millbrae service in each direction. This line will now operate for one additional hour
BART to run longer trains for Giants' World Series games in San Francisco
BART will run longer trains – and join in the Bay Area show of pride – as the San Francisco Giants kick off the World Series this week against the Texas Rangers with Games 1 and 2 at AT&T Park on Wednesday and Thursday. BART urges fans and commuters to take public transportation to avoid clogged bridge and
BART early 2023 track projects to focus on improving reliability in the East Bay
(Updated 2/21/23) BART’s next round of major trackway repairs will focus on the Yellow Line in the East Bay, which is the busiest in the BART system. The upcoming work is made possible by voter-approved Measure RR, which is providing $3.5 billion to rebuild BART’s core infrastructure. *Over Presidents Day
BART shows major service reliability improvements with fewer delays
BART riders are experiencing far fewer delays, train breakdowns, and cancelled trips according to the agency’s latest Quarterly Performance Report (QPR).
Customer-On-Time Performance for FY 2023 Q4 (April-June 2023) was 91%, up more than 12% from the previous quarter (January-March).
Cancelled trains due to staffing shortages improved significantly as BART has hired more train operators. Only 2% of trains were not dispatched during the quarter with June cancellations totaling just over 1% of all dispatches. The previous quarter had 5.27% missed dispatches.
“Earlier this year, we vowed to address staffing shortages and to reduce the number of canceled trains by summer,” said BART’s General Manager Bob Powers. “The data shows BART has followed through on this commitment as we focus on improving the rider experience. Running clean and safe trains that are on time is the best way to rebuild ridership.”
Timed transfers for the quarter improved dramatically from 52% to 80% and are trending up. Timed transfers are an important part of the customer experience as riders seamlessly transfer from one train to another to get to their destination on time. When northbound trains don’t line up at 19th Street and southbound trains at MacArthur, it delays riders.
BART is working to make improvements on several other fronts, including doubling the presence of sworn officers on our trains, replacing every fare gate in the system with state-of-the-art units that will be much more effective at deterring fare evasion, and doubling the rate of deep cleaning for train cars. In addition, BART’s schedule will change on September 11 with a service plan aimed at increasing ridership with a 50% increase in service on nights and the end of 30-minute frequencies.
The Quarterly Performance Report will be presented to the Board of Directors at the August 24th Board meeting.
Statement on BART Police union website intrusion (www.bartpoa.com)
"We condemn this latest attack on the working men and women of BART. We are deeply concerned about the safety and security of our employees and their families. We stand behind them and our customers who were the subject of an earlier attack. We are deeply troubled by these actions." --Sherwood Wakeman
BART Police increase patrols to deter crime during busy holiday season
In an effort to thwart holiday crime on its system, BART Police will add more patrols to busy downtown San Francisco Stations and partner with other police departments to offer officer escorts to parked cars this holiday season. Officer Escorts for West Oakland and San Leandro stations BART and the Oakland