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Click here to shop the BART holiday merch presale 

Update: Railgoods.com has extended the presale through August 17.

It’s chic and sophisticated. It’s cozy and warm. And it's available for preorder now.  

Introducing the 2025 BART holiday sweater.  

BART's holiday merchandise presale starts July 24, and runs through Sunday, August 17, on Railgoods.com. 

This year’s soft knit sweater is dashing and refined, colorful yet understated, and as always, it’s the best way to rep your BART and Bay Area pride during the winter season.  

The new sweater is available in your choice of blue, red, and green -- only blue adult sweaters will be available for purchase after the presale. Collect them all!  

And for the first time in BART holiday sweater history, we're offering a special BARTy sweater in youth sizes.  

Don't forget your beanie -- the new design pairs perfectly with the sweaters. 

Preordering ensures you'll get the BART holiday merch you want before it sells out! Sweaters and beanies ordered during the presale ship the first week of November, so you'll be the first to have your BART holiday merch in hand. 

“The Bay Area should buy this year’s BART holiday sweater because it’s an elevated version of the fan favorite,” said Director of Customer Services Erica Iñiguez-Diaz, noting that this year’s holiday merch is being produced by local small business Oaklandish. “In past years, our sweaters featured traditional or playful ugly sweater designs. This year, we’ve gone with more of a ski-style sweater—a sophisticated look that BART fans can proudly wear not just to holiday parties, but to work throughout the season.” 

BART was among the first public transit agencies in the U.S. to sell branded holiday sweaters, debuting its first design in 2021 followed by original designs each year thereafter. Sweater sales generate profit for the agency in addition to building community and generating goodwill. Last year alone, BART sold more than 5,700 holiday items.

The details + discount

Railgoods is offering $10 off when you spend $50 and $25 off when you spend $100 on holiday sweaters and beanies with discount codes HOLIDAY10 and HOLIDAY25.

Holiday merchandise purchased during the presale will ship and be available for pickup at the Lake Merritt Customer Services Center the first week of November.

If you don't preorder holiday merch during the presale, it will be available for purchase the first week of November via Railgoods; in-person at the BART Customer Services Center; and at Railgoods pop-ups at various BART stations (dates and locations to come). 

Sizes + Pricing: 

Adult Sweater – $49.99, S - 4XL  

Youth Sweater - $34.99, S (6/8), M (10/12), L (14/16), XL (18/20) 

Beanie – $15.99, one size 

SweaterFest returns Saturday, December 13 

SweaterFest returns on Saturday, December 13. We'll gather with the community and the thousands of people who own BART holiday sweaters to toast transit and the season with family-friendly activities, a group photo of everyone in their sweaters, and more.  

We’ll share additional details as the date approaches. Railgoods will be selling holiday merchandise at the event. 

Over the past year, BART has been engaging with our riders and employees via surveys and community meetings to determine our sustainability program priorities over the next decade. We have received your feedback and are excited to share a draft of our new 2026-2035 Sustainability Action Plan (SAP), which will serve as our roadmap for implementing our Sustainability Policy through 2035.  

The SAP outlines new goals, metrics, targets, and actions that will define our sustainability efforts, which means using energy and water more efficiently, reducing waste and emissions, improving access to BART stations, and delivering a quality experience for our riders. 

The draft of the 2026-2035 SAP will be available for viewing online until October 31, 2026, after which we will make final revisions and publish the completed document in December 2026. 

View the draft 2026-2035 Sustainability Action Plan

Please send any comments on the draft to [email protected] by October 31. 

Overview of 2026-2035 Sustainability Action Plan 

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is more than a transit system—it’s the backbone of the Bay Area. Every day, it connects people to jobs, schools, healthcare, and each other, linking key destinations across the region, including ferry terminals, airports, and other major transit systems. As the Bay Area grows and changes, BART’s role in supporting a more sustainable, resilient, and just future has never been more important. 

The 2026–2035 Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) outlines how BART will continue to support climate resilience, public well-being, and responsible environmental practices through its operations and services. From reducing greenhouse gas emissions and conserving water to expanding access to clean, reliable transit, this plan reflects BART’s commitment to improving quality of life for all who live, work, and travel in the region. 

Sustainability covers both environmental and social factors – protecting the environment and the people within those environments go hand in hand. BART aims to create cleaner air, safer stations, and more accessible communities, helping make Bay Area transit essential and transformative. 

BART previously published a 2015-2025 SAP, which outlined our sustainability-related initiatives through calendar year 2025. We have taken many of the lessons learned from implementing that plan and applied them to our approach developing this new plan.  

BART will publish annual sustainability reports throughout the 2026–2035 SAP to track progress toward its 2030 targets and any interim goals along the way. These reports help ensure transparency, show what’s working, and highlight where course corrections may be needed. As part of this process, BART will update its targets in 2030 to set goals for 2035. 

For more information about other aspects of BART’s Sustainability program, please visit bart.gov/sustainability. 

Friday, Sept. 22 – There’s lots do this weekend by way of BART, and we’re here to tell you all about it. Can you believe we're already at the end of September? 

Before we get to this weekend's events, we have some exciting news to share. Last weekend, we challenged the region to break the Saturday September 2022 ridership record of 500,000+ trips across all local transit agencies. We are thrilled to announce...we beat the record! On Saturday, Sept. 16, the Bay Area took a stupendous 600,000+ trips. Let's keep the momentum going. 

There are lots more Transit Month events on the horizon for the last week of September. On Friday, Sept. 29, join BART’s General Manager Bob Powers along with eight other regional transit leaders for a ride-along and social event. All Aboard with Transit CEOs begins at 5pm at the Palo Alto Caltrain Station/Transit Center. You don’t want to miss it! More info here. 

Bus bridge alert: This Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23 and Sept. 24, there will be hazardous tree removal and track work between Union City and Fremont stations. To provide workers with enough room to safely do the work, free buses will replace trains between Union City and Fremont stations. Riders in the area should anticipate delays of up to 30 minutes. There will be no Green Line service this weekend, meaning trains will not come as frequently as usual and transbay riders will need to transfer. Learn more about the bus bridge here and plan your trip using BART’s Trip Planner.  

Now keep reading to hear what’s happening this weekend.... 

For an in-depth listing of local events, visit the BARTable website. We publish a weekly event roundup, BARTable This Weekend, that highlights happenings around the region as well as cool contests and sweepstakes from our partners.     

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Sept. 23, 24, 25: Oakland Athletics play the Detroit Tigers at Oakland Coliseum 

Baseball season continues with three home games at Oakland Coliseum as the A’s face the Tigers. The Friday game (6:40pm start time) includes an Esteury Ruiz t-shirt giveaway; Saturday (1:07pm) is an MLB Network hat giveaway; and Sunday (1:07pm) is Kids Cheer Free, meaning A's fans ages 14 and under can root for the Green and Gold for free (For each regularly priced ticket purchase, adults can add up to two additional free tickets.)  

BART is the best way to get to the game. Read our guide on BARTable.  

Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23 and Sept. 24: 26th Annual Lafayette Art and Wine Festival  

This weekend, one of Contra Costa County’s largest festivals takes over downtown Lafayette for a weekend of food, wine, beer, art, and music. The 26th Annual Lafayette Art and Wine Festival runs from 10am to 7pm on Saturday and 10am to 6pm on Sunday. Admission and parking are free, and BART is just a short walk from the fest.  

Keep your eyes out for the BART booth, where staff will be on-hand to answer questions and hand out merch.  

One Book One BART: BART launches fall ‘23 book club with acclaimed novel by Oakland-based author 

On Monday, Sept. 18, BART announced the start of the One Book One BART Fall ‘23 Book Club. The novel strategy for rider and employee engagement follows on the heels of our first book club, which debuted last Spring with Hua Hsu’s Pulitzer-winning Stay True.   

This fall – from September 18 to early November – we’ll be reading On the Rooftop (Ecco) by Oakland-based author Margaret Wilkerson Sexton. On the Rooftop is a novel about a mother whose dream of musical stardom for her three daughters collides with their own aspirations, set against a backdrop of a gentrifying 1950s Fillmore District in San Francisco.    

We’ve programmed a series of events for employees and the public throughout the fall, including an author talk at our headquarters in Oakland early November and a Train Read-In (think roving book club-style discussions + trivia on a moving train) in October. We hope to see you there! 

Stay up to date with events and sign up for the mailing list at bart.gov/bookclub. 

Go Shopping, Take BART: Check out vintage and consignment shops near BART stations  

There are many hip vintage and consignment shops near our stations. Get on BART and update your autumn wardrobe without having to spend a pretty penny.  

Check out BARTable’s roundup of some of our favorite vintage and consignment shops here.  

Happy Riding this Weekend!     

We hope you enjoy your weekend adventures aboard our trains. 

Stay in touch by signing up for the BARTable This Weekend newsletter on the BARTable website – your one-stop shop for all things accessible by BART. You can also keep up with BARTable on Facebook and  Instagram.  

Cosplayers dressed up as BART mascot Baylee pose for a photo during BART’s Meet the BART Anime Mascots event on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Powell St. Station. Photo courtesy of CP Productions.  

Riders spin the prize wheel, make buttons, and play games with Half Price Books at the One Book One BART Fall ‘23 Book Club kickoff event on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza.  

UPDATE: BART Holiday Merch is so popular, we have sold out of our current inventory. 

Fear not: You can still purchase all BART holiday merch -- sweaters, vests, beanies, and scarves -- at an upcoming Railgoods holiday popup shop at select BART stations, which will have limited inventory on hand (see dates and locations below). You also have the option to preorder holiday merch on Railgoods.com here (more info below). 

Railgoods Holiday Popups:

• Wednesday, Nov. 6, 3pm to 6pm, Daly City Station

• Wednesday, Nov. 13, 3pm to 6pm, Pleasant Hill Station

• Wednesday, Nov. 20, 3pm to 6pm, El Cerrito del Norte Station 

• Saturday, Dec. 7, 1pm to 4pm, Sweaterfest at Rockridge Station 

• Thursday, Dec. 12, 3pm to 6pm, Dublin/Pleasanton Station

If you preorder your items on Railgoods.com, at checkout you will have the option to:

• Pick up your order at SweaterFest on Saturday, Dec. 7, 1pm-4pm, at Rockridge Station. More info below. 

• Ship your order for a fee. Items will begin shipping the week of December 9. 

• Pick up your sweater at BART's Customer Services Center at Lake Merritt Station (hours: M-F 8:30am to 4:45pm). If you select this option, you will receive an email when your order is ready. Orders should be available for pickup the week of December 9. 

SweaterFest is back! 

Mark your calendars for Saturday, Dec 7, 1pm to 4pm, at Rockridge Station (College Ave. @ Keith). Wear your BART holiday sweater from any year and enjoy crafts, cookies, music, and more. 2024 BART holiday merch will be on sale at the event. There will also be a booth to pickup preordered holiday merch. 

If you preordered a sweater this summer...

If you preordered your holiday merch this summer, your order will arrive shortly. Those who selected the in-store pickup option during the presale should keep an eye out for an alert that their order is ready for pickup.  

You can also win holiday merch from BARTable! Sign up for the BARTable This Week newsletter on bart.gov/bartable to enter holiday sweepstakes and to hear about fun holiday events by BART stations.  

2024 BART Holiday Merch Prices 

Shipping costs vary by weight and location. 

Sweater - $49.99 (limit to 2 sweaters per order)   

Vest - $39.99   

Beanie - $15.99   

Scarf - $19.99 

BART is at the heart of the Bay Area, and we should be proud of the public institutions that make our region merry and bright. Buy some merch and rep your love for BART and the Bay – the ugly sweater way.  

This is the fourth year BART has sold holiday sweaters. Last year, we sold our entire inventory of 3,000 sweaters. Sales exceeded $100,000.   

BART is one of the first transit agencies to sell holiday sweaters. We designed the first sweater in 2021 as a BARTable contest giveaway and ordered just five for the contests. Our inventory proved insufficient after General Manager Bob Powers wore one of the sweaters during a media event about BART’s air filters. People wanted them...badly. A week later, we held a sale for the public, and the sweaters sold out in under an hour.   

Every year since, despite increasing our inventory into the thousands, the sweaters have sold out.

BART is pleased to announce it will host its 2024 Small Business Summit event on Monday, April 29th, 2024 on the first floor of its headquarters located at 2150 Webster St. in Oakland.

Attendees will have the opportunity to hear tips from small business owners who have been awarded BART contracts, network with prime contractors, hear about upcoming contracts, learn about BART’s equity program and certifications process and learn about resources available to small businesses from community partners and other regional transit agencies.

BART is committed to ensuring that small businesses are afforded equal opportunities to participate on District contracts and agreements. Small businesses include Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, Disadvantage Veteran Business Enterprises, Minority-Owned Business Enterprises, Women-Owned Business Enterprises and Micro Small Business Entities.

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. April 29-May 3 is National Small Business Week. Visit bart.gov/ocr for a list of scheduled events during the week.   

Registration is preferred for BART’s 2024 Small Business Summit. Here are event details:

Date: Monday, April 29, 2024 
Location: 2150 Webster Street, Oakland CA 94612 (1st floor)
Time: 12:30-3:30 PM 

 Here is the event schedule:

• 12:30 -1:00 PM: Registration 
• 1:00 - 1:30 PM: Opening Remarks 
• 1:30 - 2:00 PM: Small Business Success Stories Panel 
• 2:00 - 3:30 PM: Networking between BART Staff, Primes, Small Businesses and Public Transit Agencies 

 Please register at the link here! 

BART’s busy and recently modernized El Cerrito del Norte Station now has a restroom attendant to greet riders and ensure restrooms remain clean, safe, and accessible to riders. This recent expansion to El Cerrito del Norte has been accomplished without an additional cost to BART’s budget because BART is using existing staff resources, utilizing employees on a temporary modified assignment. 

This is the first time BART is deploying an attendant to an above ground station and the first time BART is using existing BART staff and not a contractor. Previously only underground station restrooms that have been recently reopened to the public included attendants staffed by contracted workers from District Works.  

Seven BART stations now have restroom attendants during all operating hours including Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell, Lake Merritt, 19th Street Oakland, Downtown Berkeley, and now El Cerrito del Norte. Attendants greet riders, record bathroom usage, check on cleanliness, notify janitors when they are needed, and intervene, if necessary, by calling BART Police.  

When the El Cerrito del Norte Station was modernized, the restrooms were rebuilt with a more open concept with partitions inside and no main door at the entryway. This design, along with the addition of an attendant, has reduced lines to use the restroom. Station Agents can now focus on other customer service assistance instead of needing to check on the restrooms and handle issues related to restrooms being abused.  

BART Director Rebecca Saltzman requested the addition of attendants at El Cerrito del Norte station, “Restroom attendants have proven to discourage unwanted behavior inside restrooms, ensuring they remain open, clean and safe,” said Saltzman. “Since we’ve added an attendant at El Cerrito del Norte, I have personally noticed an improved experience for riders using the restrooms. I want to thank BART leadership for testing this new approach of using existing staff resources to add an attendant to the restroom.”

Join BART as our new Anime Mascots overtake Powell St. Station for Transit Month and BART’s 51st anniversary. Take photos with the mascots, make buttons with staff, grab a prize from the BART capsule ball machine, and meet cosplayers! Come in cosplay and get a rare BART anime charm. 

The Link21 outreach team will also be there to talk about our project to build a second train crossing connecting Oakland and San Francisco. 

When: Saturday, September 16, 2pm-6pm
Where: Powell Street Station in the free area on the concourse level between BART secondary Station Agent booth and Muni agent booth (4th and Market entrance/exit)

Learn more about BART's Anime Mascots at bart.gov/anime.

BART is grateful to Governor Newsom for signing Senate Bill (SB) 63 into law. The Governor has been a steadfast advocate of transit and BART specifically, recognizing our role in moving the region and strengthening the economy. SB 63 is a historic opportunity to allow voters in five counties of the Bay Area to consider a sales tax measure in November 2026 aimed at preserving and improving transit. 

A regional transportation funding measure would provide a reliable funding source for BART and other agencies to address deficits caused by remote work. The BART Board of Directors supported SB 63 because it will cover a significant portion of BART’s operating deficit and allow us to maintain current service levels and improve the rider experience. 

Before measure funds become available, BART will rely on internal cuts, efficiency measures, and a series of one-time solutions to pay for operations. BART will continue to identify additional cost savings and efficiencies to address our deficit, and we welcome the enhanced accountability measures and financial efficiency review included in SB 63.  

BART is also grateful to Senators Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguín for championing this legislation and their fierce advocacy for transit funding.