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One Book, One BART: Pulitzer winner Hua Hsu on growing up riding local transit
In May, BART launched its first ever book club for riders, One Book, One BART. The inaugural book selection for the book club, which runs through August, is "Stay True," a memoir set in 1990s Berkeley by writer Hua Hsu. Hsu, a staff writer at the New Yorker and a professor of literature at Bard College, grew
Renowned artist Gordon Huether fills BART to OAK with color and beauty
Gordon Huether, one of the country's most respected artists who specializes in major, site-specific art, is about to install one of his latest large-scale works in BART's Oakland Airport Connector, the train-to-plane connection now under construction, and scheduled to open by the end of 2014. Soon BART riders
Veterans Day vignettes: BART highlights veterans and the skills they bring to the job
Navy supercarrier USS Carl Vinson in a photograph shared by BART's Tony Cooper By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerAs the Veterans Day holiday approaches, BART is honoring veterans on its staff, a diverse group comprised of men and women who served the nation in many different roles and eras. Since 2013
BART is seeking public input on its Citizen Oversight Model
BART is seeking public input on its Citizen Oversight Model, which allows an independent board to monitor police conduct, review complaints, and make policy recommendations. You will find the Citizen Oversight Model here.
The public's insights are crucial in shaping a system that fosters trust between the community and law enforcement. Please share your thoughts by completing this survey.
BART Board to consider Draft Cell Phone Interruption Policy on Oct. 27
Below is the text of the Draft Cell Phone Interruption Policy currently scheduled for consideration by the Board of Directors at its October 27th meeting. This revised draft differs from an earlier version in that it incorporates the suggestions and comments of the American Civil Liberties Union on that
BART statement on the sudden passing of Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan
BART is mourning the sudden and tragic passing of Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan. Supervisor Chan was the first Asian American to be elected to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. She was elected to the California State Assembly in 2000 and was the first woman and first Asian American to serve as
BART plan for dealing with $10M deficit has no fare hikes or service cuts
BART customers will be happy to know that they won’t see their fares go up or their train service cut thanks to the budget plan General Manager Dorothy Dugger proposed for the upcoming fiscal year. Despite facing a looming $10 million deficit, Dugger strongly opposed fare hikes and service cuts as the
BART to open early, add trains for Bay to Breakers on May 16th
BART will open two hours early and run extra long trains for the world famous Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco on Sunday, May 16th and will run longer trains for fans heading to the Giants game that begins at 1:05 that afternoon. On Sunday, most trains will begin running two hours earlier than the
After successful 1st year, BART-dedicated SF Homeless Outreach Team expands to Mission
BART-dedicated SFHOT workers Robbie Fischer, left, and Jessie Jones at 16th/Mission By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer A partnership with the San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team that dedicated two workers full-time to downtown San Francisco BART stations had such success in its first year that it’s