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BART launches Transbay Tube Trivia Contest to mark 50 years of service
BART has launched an online trivia contest to help celebrate a half-century of service in the Transbay Tube. Do you know how fast trains travel through the Tube? How deep it is?
One lucky person who correctly answers these questions will be chosen at random to receive a $50 gift card to Railgoods, BART's official merch store. The winner will be announced at an event to be held later this month (the winner does not need to be present to collect the prize).
The contest is live now and runs through Thursday, September 12.
Click here to enter the Transbay Tube Trivia Contest
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A soldier's story: On leave from Iraq, seeing the Bay Area sights with a free BART pass
Staff Sgt. Rod Starcke, photo courtesy of Oregon National Guard By Melissa Jordan BART Senior web producer On-the-job stress doesn’t get much tougher than a typical day for Rod Starcke, an Army staff sergeant with the Oregon National Guard who is deployed in Iraq. Starcke's unit provides security for the
BART running longer trains as top officials urge transit use during tonight's Giants game
Top transit officials are urging drivers to avoid the packed bridges and roads tonight and instead, take advantage of transit including the longer trains BART is running to accommodate Giants Playoff game fans and those participating in “Try BART Week.” That’s BART’s ridership building effort, which has close
BART and Capitol Corridor unveil Link21 Program to transform rail experience in Northern California
The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) and San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) are proud to unveil Link21, a transformational rail improvement program, and a new website that outlines the program’s objectives. Link21 will connect BART and Regional Rail (including intercity
BART, early adopter of Earthquake Early Warning System, shares learnings with other agencies around the country
When an earthquake strikes, every second counts. That’s why BART developed technology that leverages the U.S. Geological Survey-managed ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) System, which was built through partnerships with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), U.S. Geological
BART Board to get update on planned improvements for all transit in the Bay Area
The BART Board of Directors will get an update at their board meeting tomorrow, January 25, 2024, on the ongoing efforts of Bay Area transit systems to work together as one coordinated network to grow ridership and make transit easier to use.
Transit agencies in the Bay Area are committed to advancing exciting improvements in fares, customer information, coordinated schedules, and accessibility as outlined in the Transit Transformation Action Plan released in 2021. The plan is in coordination with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission which is providing funding to launch multiple pilot projects, studies, and planning efforts.
As transit agencies work towards a potential regional transportation ballot measure in 2026, the implementation of this plan will help build confidence in transit.
The plan includes:
- Testing new fare policies such as unlimited region-wide transit passes and free/reduced cost transfers between systems through Clipper.
- Exploring changes to regional fare structures to keep things simple and affordable and identifying what new funding would be needed to implement changes.
- An emerging new unified look for all transit agencies with consistent signage and new maps that show riders how to get around.
- Coordinated schedules that change at the same time and that improve connections.
- Increasing bus priority lanes to speed up bus trips and improve reliability.
- Improved regional paratransit trips.
- Ongoing advocacy for new funding to pay for all the changes and ensure agencies can maintain and enhance service, improvements to safety, and increased accessibility.
These improvements are critical for transit agencies in the Bay Area to showcase what a well-funded transit network looks and feels like. “Bay Area transit is not business as usual,” said Alicia Trost, Chief Communications Officer at BART. “We are listening to our riders and working on a new vision and better future that features cleaner, safer, easier to use transit.”
BART 1st major transit agency in U.S. history to be led by two African American women
Women assume BART's two top posts & pay tribute to Rosa Parks On Thursday, December 15th, the BART Board of Directors unanimously elected two African American women to the District's most powerful posts – making BART the first major transit agency in U.S. history to be led by two Black women. (BART Media &
Join BART in celebrating the 7th annual National Dump the Pump Day, Thursday, June 21
On June 21, BART will celebrate National Dump the Pump Day by passing out Dump the Pump stickers to riders at the Embarcadero, Montgomery, 12th Street/Oakland City Center, Downtown Berkeley, Fruitvale and Balboa Park stations from 6 a.m. – 9 a.m. BART riders can wear the sticker during the day for a chance to