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BART Board approves fare increase, added parking fees effective July 1st

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

BART Police hosts Trunk or Treat at Concord Station on 10/27/22 4-7pm

On Thursday, October 27, 2022, the BART Police Department will be hosting its annual Trunk or Treat Halloween event at the Concord BART Station parking lot between 4-7 p.m. Children dressed in Halloween costumes may participate in Halloween activities such as collecting candy and non-candy treats. The event

Annual BART Holiday Toy Drive to bring joy to families across Alameda County

Update: The BART Holiday Toy Drive collected more than 750 toys and $500 in gift cards, which were delivered to BOSS on Thursday, Dec. 15. Michelle and her five-year-old daughter have lived at Ursula Sherman Village, a shelter in Berkeley run by Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS), for about

BART invites small business owners to its 2025 Small Business Summit

BART is pleased to announce it will host its 2025 Small Business Summit event on Monday, May 19th, 2025 on the first floor of its headquarters located at 2150 Webster St. in Oakland. 

Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in BART’s new disparity study to help BART evaluate and refine its efforts to encourage small business participation, as well as meet BART staff from various departments to hear about upcoming contracts and purchasing needs, network with prime contractors, learn about BART’s equity program and certifications process and learn about resources available to small businesses from community partners. 

BBC Research & Consulting (BBC) is conducting a disparity study for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to assess outcomes for person of color- and woman-owned businesses in BART's contracting and procurement. The study will help inform BART's efforts to encourage the participation of those businesses in BART's work. BBC, with BART's support, will be holding one in-person stakeholder engagement session to provide information about the study, answer questions about the study, and collect insights about business conditions in the Bay Area marketplace, which will be integrated into the disparity study.  

Representatives from several departments and groups at BART will be available at the event to answer questions about upcoming contracts, programs and resources for small businesses. These include representatives from BART’s Infrastructure Delivery and Procurement departments along with staff from BART’s Office of Civil Rights and Small Business Support Services.  May 19-23 is BART’s Small Business Week. Visit bart.gov/ocr for a list of scheduled events during the week.    

Registration is preferred for BART’s 2025 Small Business Summit. Here are event details: 

Date: Monday, May 19, 2025  
Location: 2150 Webster Street, Oakland CA 94612 (1st floor) 
Time: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
 Here is the event schedule: 

  • 12:30 -1:00 PM: Registration
  • 1:00 - 1:30 PM: Opening Remarks
  • 1:30 - 3:00 PM: New BART Disparity Study
  • 3:00 – 4:00PM: Networking between BART Staff, Primes, Small Businesses and Community Partners 

 Please register at the link here!