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Transit Oriented Development plans at BART stations get state boost
California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced new support for plans to develop climate-friendly homes near two East Bay BART stations. The Catalytic Infill Infrastructure Grant investments target plans at West Oakland and El Cerrito Plaza. The funding will go to affordable-housing developers as well as the cities of Oakland and El Cerrito. BART’s TOD program leverages outside housing and infrastructure funding to advance development at and around BART stations in support of the District’s ridership, affordability, and climate goals.
A $20 million grant to the City of El Cerrito will support transit-oriented development (TOD) by funding preparation for the affordable housing structured parking, bringing in site utilities, and enhancing an existing bike and pedestrian trail. Funding will also support landscaping and green space, a bike station, and bus shelters. BART hopes to bring as many as 800 housing units, a new public open space, and potentially a public library to El Cerrito Plaza.
The City of Oakland is getting $40 million to support site preparation work including clearing, grubbing, and erosion control. Money will also go towards utility improvements, resurfacing of roads, and various capital improvements. The TOD plan for West Oakland calls for 762 residential units including 240 that qualify as affordable housing. There will also be 382,000 square feet of office space and 75,000 square feet of retail on approximately five acres.
The funding comes out of $239 million announced by Governor Newsom to help launch housing projects across the state. The funding is meant to help underserved neighborhoods build greener, more walkable communities and allow Californians to live closer to work and other key amenities such as public transit.
BART has 13 completed TOD projects at its stations. Another four are under construction and seven approved projects are in the pipeline. Completed TOD projects at BART have created more than 3,200 housing units including 900 that are affordable.
BART will run Saturday service for 2025 Presidents' Day (2/17)
BART will run a Saturday schedule on Presidents' Day, Monday, February 17. Saturday service means BART will open at 6am and close at midnight.
For the most up-to-date schedule information use our Trip Planner or our Official BART App to plan your specific trip.
Presidents' Day is also a parking holiday. Parking will be free at all stations except for Milpitas and Berryessa/North San Jose, which are operated by the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). Consult VTA's website for more info. All other BART parking rules will be enforced.
BART steps up small business outreach and opportunities, helping keep workers on the job
A worker carries wood blocks that are used in positioning a rail grinder. Contractor VSCE Inc.was on site at the Hayward maintenance yard to supervise and coordinate the work. Story by MELISSA JORDAN | Photos by MARIA J. AVILABART Communications BART is taking unprecedented steps to increase the opportunities
Lone Texas Rangers fan makes good on his BART bet by serenading riders
Dallas' Top transit exec serenades BART riders during the morning commute to promote transit use BART Board President James Fang (center) with Gary Thomas, President and Executive Director of DART (right), at Embarcadero Station. Photo: Margot Duane. Shortly after the San Francisco Giants won the World Series
BART to add trains, open early for May 21st Bay to Breakers race
Extra trains also on deck for baseball fans BART will provide special service for the world famous Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco on Sunday, May 21st by starting some train service two hours earlier than the regular 8 a.m. Sunday starting time. BART will provide train service from all East Bay stations
BART to provide special event trains for San Francisco’s 4th of July fireworks
What You Need to Know: Fireworks are expected to start at 9:30pm. Be in the Embarcadero Station by 10:40pm to catch a train home. Details of special service BART will be providing additional trains serving Embarcadero station after regular BART service ends for San Francisco’s 4th of July fireworks. On July 4
BART Police seek public's help in locating suspect in deadly Bay Fair shooting
Jabrie Bennett BART Police are seeking the public’s help in locating 18-year-old Jabrie Bennett, who is the main suspect in the Jan. 19, 2013, deadly shooting at the Bay Fair BART station. BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey today released Bennett’s picture with the hope the public can help identify his
BART’s Station Operations Manager uses real-world experience to provide seamless commute
It takes a team effort to carry more than 413,000 riders on a typical weekday. On the latest edition of our podcast series “Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART” we meet Operations and Transportation Supervisor Phaethon Brown who oversees all station operations across BART. Brown has spent more than 17 years with
Versatile but problem-plagued, the last 1990s-era C2 BART car is gone
The last-ever BART C2 car was decommissioned in August 2021 at Hayward Shop. Note the headlights on the end as well as the flat-shaped front. The C2s could serve as lead car with an operator cab or as a middle car, which ushered in a new era of efficiency in dispatch operations when they arrived in the 1990s
Here's how you can help BART keep our rivers and ocean clean
A bioswale at Warm Springs Station designed to prevent storm water run-off. Trash is a major storm water pollutant in California. Because storm water flows to the bay untreated and unfiltered, trash discarded on land frequently makes its way into streams, creeks, rivers, and eventually the ocean, as rain