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The story of BART’s iconic bubble tiles
BART's bubble tiles are seen on a wall at Powell St. Station. There’s just something about BART’s bubble tiles. Long a fascination for riders, the white hexagonal tiles with a domed center have been capturing the Bay Area’s attention since the opening of BART’s Powell St. and Montgomery St. stations in 1973
BART to SFO ridership jumps 65%
Two key reasons for surge may surprise some BART to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) ridership has just soared past a major milestone – and two of the key reasons for the huge surge may surprise some. For the first time since the SFO Station opened five years ago this month, ridership topped a
BART launches crisis intervention campaign
With input and guidance from the Bay Area Suicide and Crisis Intervention Alliance (BASCIA), BART is launching a multi-pronged, continuous campaign to address the recent increase in suicides and suicide attempts on District property. “We looked at what other transit agencies have done on the topic and with
Spare the Air, ride BART free
Ride BART free until 1 p.m. on the first four weekday "Spare the Air" days (excluding holidays) occurring between June 1 and October 12, 2007! Anyone entering a BART station before 1 p.m. can ride free on these days. To date, there have been two free transit Spare the Air days, Wednesday, August 29 and
Around the BART system in 6 hours: transit fan rides all BART lines and shares his passion
On his bio section for his Twitter account, Miles in Transit, Miles Taylor says he is "reviewing every mile of every transit system." After years of practice riding countless buses and trains in Boston and Philadelphia, Taylor brought his talents to the Bay Area on Monday, aiming to ride every mile of BART
BART Lines: BART launches its first-ever short story contest for Bay Area writers
UPDATE 7/1/22 The contest is now closed for submissions. More to come soon. UPDATE 06/01/22BART's first short story contest is officially open for submissions!The BART Lines submission page is now live. To reach the submission page, visit Short Édition's website on BART Lines. Only the first 400 submissions
BART to hold ticket exchange in Lafayette
Riders can trade in small or damaged tickets for new, higher-value tickets at a special one-day event BART riders with damaged tickets or a handful of tickets with minimal remaining value can take them to a special BART ticket exchange event and get credit toward a new single ticket. What: Special One-Day
BART to hold ticket exchange in Concord
Riders can trade in small or damaged tickets for new, higher value tickets at a special one-day event BART riders with damaged tickets or a handful of tickets with minimal remaining value can take them to a special BART ticket exchange event and get credit toward a new single ticket. This is a one-day
Celebrate Chinese New Year with BART
Take BART to the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco, Saturday, March 3. Exit BART at Montgomery or Powell Street Stations to celebrate Lunar Year 4705, the Year of the Boar! BART will run longer trains to carry riders to and from the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade. BART will