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For the past two years, BART’s grazing goats have munched away at dried grasses around BART property. It’s a winning deal for the bleaters and for BART: the goats want to eat, and BART wants to sustainably mitigate fire hazards around its property. And the public love them, too; earlier this year, BART

The BART Board of Directors will meet in Oakland at 5pm on Thursday August 28, 2014 to get updates and take action on a variety of topics of interest to riders and the Bay Area. On the fourth Thursday of each month, the Board meets during the evening (except for November and December) as part of a pilot

During the 2019 wildfire season, PG&E may turn off electricity in designated areas to lessen the threat of fires starting from power lines. These precautions are called Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). See PG&E’s website for more information about the conditions that may prompt a PSPS, specific areas that

Free Night of Theater is back for 2011, and giving you a chance to experience a new venue or type of performance by giving away thousands of FREE tickets from 50+ local performing groups and theater companies. See shows from ACT, Berkeley Rep, Beach Blanket Babylon, TheatreWorks and many more. Many of the

By Xuan Lam BART Website Intern Looking to liven up a bored or sleepy Sunday? Take BART to San Francisco's Sunday Streets to immerse yourself in jubilant music, fun-filled exercise and a lively car-free crowd. The latest Sunday Streets event, on July 11, focuses on the Mission District and is easily

Despite a $249 million, 4-year deficit, the BART Board of Directors rejected a 10% across-the-board fare hike saying that the burden for solving the deficit should fall most heavily on reducing costs. At a May 28th meeting, board members said two-thirds of the solution will be from reducing labor and non

The weather is hot, and the sun is blazing. At long last, summer is in full swing in the Bay Area. This past winter was a rainy one, and we can tell locals (and visitors, too!) are eager to stretch their limbs in the sunshine and explore the nooks and crannies of the region. How do we know? Last Saturday

BART announced today that it has turned over its internal affairs investigation to the Oakland-based law firm of Meyers Nave. Meyers Nave is an independent, third party that will investigate the actions of all the officers present during the events leading up to the shooting death of Oscar Grant on January 1

BART is now accepting applications for proposals to re-use BART’s legacy train cars. While the majority of BART’s retired train cars will be recycled and used for parts, museums, nonprofits, agencies and the general public are now invited to submit their ideas for giving an undetermined number of the old cars

BART riders are now one step closer to paying for their fares with their mobile phones. Starting on Monday, May 11, BART Board Vice President and longest-serving board member, James Fang, will present world technology leaders with the results of a four-month trial in which more than 200 riders tested paying