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Earth Day 2022: This is how much carbon you save by taking BART versus driving
Taking BART to the same place every day for one month emits less CO2 than driving the same route just once. That’s right, if you drive, your carbon footprint is about 30 times – 30 times! – larger than if you take BART. On Earth Day, we celebrate the planet and advocate for greater environmental protections –
BART will run a Sunday schedule for 4th of July 2022 with extra trains for fireworks
On Monday, July 4th, 2022, BART will be running a Sunday schedule (8am-midnight). We will run five-line service until 8pm and then three-line service after 8pm. Five-line service means all lines will be running including the Green and Red lines which provide direct service into San Francisco. Extra trains
BART Police Explorers: Program exposes youth to law enforcement careers, builds character
Explorers from BART Police Explorer Post #413 do push-ups at a training session By MADELEINE VALDEZ BART Communications Intern These young adults are a team. They join together to learn together. They train together. They compete together. They are Police Explorer Post #413, a youth organization sponsored by
All aboard the hype train: BART to host first Twitch livestream in collaboration with local streamers
On Friday, Dec. 16, BART and friends will celebrate the holidays by hosting our first ever livestream on Twitch, the popular video live streaming platform loved by gamers and content creators worldwide. The stream begins at 4 p.m. at https://www.twitch.tv/sfbart. We’ve invited local content creators Yuuna and
“Beyond a transcendental experience”: Bach in the Subways brings the joys of classical music to BART stations
Brothers Lucas and Bryan Bai play Bach on their recorders as part of Bach in the Subways at Downtown Berkeley Station on March 21, 2023. Fellow performers included Jaylen Wei on the piano, Michael Shuang on the piano, and Nana Ng on violin. Bach in the Subways performances will be held at BART stations
BART completes construction of 3 new canopies over downtown San Francisco station entrances
BART has opened three new canopies covering downtown San Francisco BART entrances in recent weeks. The Montgomery St. Station canopy at the corner of Market and New Montgomery St. opened on April 17th. The Powell St. Station canopy at the corner of Market and 5th St. opened on April 24th and the Civic Center
BART marks 40th with free tickets, field trip rides and ice cream giveaways
BART is celebrating 40 years of service by giving back to the Bay Area in a variety of ways, thanks to some generous donations by corporate sponsors. The givebacks will include 1,000 free $40 BART tickets and, perhaps most exciting, free BART rides for field trips to make sure teachers and students are able
BART launches $700,000 airport ridership campaign & "wraps" cars in a bold, new look
Unique partnership with Travelocity & SFO means $700,000 worth of ads won't cost riders or taxpayers a dime You may have seen a number of BART train cars streaking across the Bay Area sporting a bold, bright new look. Instead of silver-brushed aluminum and blue trim, drivers and riders alike are seeing the
Roll with Us: From the third rail to station lightbulbs, BART Electricians keep the system energized
Interested in becoming a BART Electrician? Visit bart.gov/jobs and search for “Electrician.” Pay range: $38.33/hour to $50.11/hour. BART Electrician Paul Dimapasoc pictured at BART's Oakland Yard. When you’re an electrician at BART – a system comprised of more than 130 miles of track and 50 stations – each