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Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 – Last Saturday, Aug. 5, was our third-highest Saturday for ridership since Spring 2020 with 101,331 exits, and Sunday, Aug. 6, was our fourth-highest Sunday for ridership since Spring 2020 with 76,280 exits! Our riders are benefitting from far fewer delays, train breakdowns, and cancelled trips. 

Take BART to Outside Lands Music Festival + Free Ticket Giveaway at Millbrae 

It’s a big weekend for the Bay Area as the annual Outside Lands Music Festival returns to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco Friday through Sunday (Aug. 11-13). 

Parking in the Sunset District during the festival is known to be a nightmare. BART and SF Muni or the OSL prepaid local shuttles are great ways to get yourself to and from the fest safely and affordably. BART will run regular service until around midnight on each night of the festival. Headlining acts end between 9:35 and 9:55 Friday through Sunday, so you’ll have enough time to get back to BART before service ends.

Free ticket giveaway at Millbrae Station Sat/Sun

There will be no Caltrain service between Millbrae and San Francisco this weekend (more info here). To help Caltrain riders, we’re giving out free roundtrip BART tickets while supplies last on Saturday and Sunday at Millbrae Station. The giveaway starts at 10am. Look for BART staff in the station wearing bright yellow shirts.  

Even if you don’t get a free ticket, taking BART is still the most efficient and affordable way to get to San Francisco from the Peninsula. To get to Outside Lands, Caltrain riders should transfer to BART at Millbrae Station, then ride to Civic Center Station and transfer to the Muni 5R Fulton. If you're using the Outside Lands prepaid shuttles, disembark at Civic Center Station and travel 0.2 miles to Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. 

Follow our complete guide for getting to OSL on transit on BARTable by clicking here. 

More Weekend Fun Around the Region 

Skipping Outside Lands this year? There are plenty of rousing events around the region this weekend. Keep reading and stay in the loop by visiting the BARTable website, which publishes a weekly event roundup, BARTable This Weekend, that highlights the best happenings around the Bay, as well as contests and sweepstakes. Click here to read it online and sign up to receive the newsletter weekly on the BARTable homepage (Look for the blue box under the main image).    

Event Spotlight: FAAE Pistahan Parade and Festival  

On Saturday, Aug. 12, and Sunday, Aug. 13, the 30th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival makes its way to Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco – about two blocks from Powell St Station. The festivities begin with a parade on Saturday from 11am to noon, starting at Civic Center Plaza and winding along Market Street between 8th and 4th streets. Keep an eye out for the smiling BARTmobile along the parade route! 

The festival at Yerba Buena on Saturday and Sunday runs from 11am to 5pm. Expect live performances, yummy food (and eating contests!), and more ways to celebrate, honor, and preserve the Filipino American community’s legacy of activism, struggles, and triumphs – including in San Francisco, which is home to SOMA Pilipinas, the Filipino Cultural Heritage District. BART will be tabling at the festival on Saturday. 

Explore the Region by BART 

Didn’t get tickets to Outside Lands this year? Check out a live show at some of the region’s BARTable venues, from the historic Paramount Theatre in Oakland to Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center for the Arts. Read all about it in this BARTable article.  

Weekend Read 

Are you – or do you know – a high schooler or collegiate interested in learning the ropes of the transportation industry? BART has robust internship programs across its diversity of departments. Learn more about interning at BART from the interns themselves in this Q&A, written by interns from BART’s summer cohort.  

Happy Riding this Weekend! 

We hope you enjoy your weekend adventures aboard our trains.    
 
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At its national conference the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) reaffirmed the BART Police Department continues to meet the standard of the group’s Advanced Law Enforcement Accreditation. BART PD – which is in the process of filling 29 sworn officer vacancies this fiscal year - was already among the fewer than 6% of law enforcement agencies across the country that has earned accreditation from CALEA. This advanced accreditation places BART PD in an even smaller pool of departments and acknowledges the department’s commitment to following industry best practices, building community trust, and engaging in more than decade long commitment to reform.

“BART PD is working around the clock to ensure every rider feels safe from the moment they step into a station to the moment they arrive at their destination,” said interim BART PD Chief Kevin Franklin. “Our accreditation from CALEA wouldn’t be possible without the hard work of everyone in the department. Certification from CALEA is the gold standard for law enforcement. It shows the confidence of outside experts in the work being done by our department to continue improving, while ensuring we are keeping BART riders and workers safe across the Bay Area.”

BART PD first earned CALEA accreditation in 2019 and had to demonstrate at the conference the department has been meeting or exceeding CALEA’s standards. “We recognize that accreditation is a process, not a destination,” continued Franklin. “We are committed to continuing with the hard work to measure up to CALEA’s high standards as well as the demands of our riders who expect us to do everything we can to keep them safe every time they ride.”

BART PD earned its original CALEA accreditation as part of its more than decade long commitment to police reforms. The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) recommended in its final report issued in 2010 that BPD seek this accreditation. NOBLE conducted a top-to-bottom review of BPD after the tragic shooting death of Oscar Grant in 2009.

BART PD must prove compliance with nearly 400 standards annually as part of the Advanced Law Enforcement Accreditation Program. The comprehensive process included an on-site review by CALEA which focused on facility inspections, staff interviews, and gathering public input.

Presale extended through Friday, June 12, on  Railgoods.com

Over the past five years, BART has offered many variations of our beloved holiday sweaters. This year, we stitched them all together into a gloriously chaotic creation, allowing you to wear multiple eras of BART holiday merch at the same time.  

It’s fun. It’s maximalist. It’s festive. It’s the BART Holiday Frankensweater. And even though it’s getting hot outside, we believe it’s never too early to start your holiday shopping.

Orders are anticipated to ship/be available for pickup in September, giving customers plenty of time to prepare for sweater season.

Other featured holiday goods include the BARTy Light-Up Necklace (special presale price: $9.99) and BARTy Holiday Sticker ($1.99).  

Details + discount

Sweaters cost $49.99 and are available in sizes XS-5XL. Sweaters run small, so we recommend sizing up. For the presale only, we are offering the following promotional discounts on holiday purchases. The code does not apply to non-holiday merchandise.

Enter the discount codes at checkout: 

• $10 off purchases of $50 or more - HOLIDAY10 
• $25 off purchases of $100 more - HOLIDAY25 

Demand for BART holiday sweaters has become so intense that we now launch sales months ahead of the holidays to make sure fans can get them with plenty of time to spare.  

Last year, Railgoods sold nearly 3,000 sweaters. Proceeds support BART in its mission to provide safe and reliable rail service to the region.  

“Riders have been asking us to bring back some of our older holiday sweater designs, and this year’s sweater does just that, making it both nostalgic for longtime fans and fresh for new customers,” said Director of BART Customer Services Erica Iñiguez-Diaz. 

BART holiday sweaters are famous. We were one of the first transit agencies in the nation to sell them, and many have since designed their own. The Bay Area remains a transit merch innovator. 

Expect compliments, questions, and at least one stranger yelling across the platform, “Where’d ya get that?”  

Shop the presale now through June 12 and buy other BART merch at Railgoods.com. 

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BART is currently accepting applications to fill several seats on the Transit Security Advisory Committee (TSAC) until June 12, 2026. 

BART Police Officers have the authority to issue prohibition orders to offenders who are cited or arrested for certain offenses. The TSAC is the community oversight group comprised of at least five members of the public, that serves as a volunteer review body for the implementation of BART’s prohibition policy.

Board-appointed members of TSAC are professionals in the areas of mental health, homelessness, public safety and youth advocacy and cultural awareness. Drawing from their private and public sector experiences, the committee brings a diverse set of skills to the review and execution of the prohibition policy. The advisory committee reports directly to the BART Board of Directors.

BART is currently accepting applications for the following seats on the Transit Security Advisory Committee:

• Two (2) Alternate Committee Member Seat (for any category, no more than one alternate per category) 
  • Law Enforcement Representative
  • Mental Health Representative
  • At-Large Representative
  • Youth Advocate Representative
• One (1) Law Enforcement Representative Seat
• Three (3) At-Large Representative Seats

Final Filing Date – Applications are due by Tuesday, June 12, 2026, at 5:00 P.M. (PST)

Please download the application here and return the application form and relevant attachments to the BART Office of the District Secretary at:

2150 Webster Street, 10th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612

Applications may also be emailed to [email protected] 

You may also submit your application using DocuSign by clicking on the following link: E-Application

Please feel free to call the Office of the District Secretary at (510) 464-6083 with any questions.

On Monday, August 11, 2025, BART will make minor schedule changes in coordination with the region’s other transit systems as part of a collective effort to sync schedules, reduce impacts, and improve transfers for transit riders in the Bay Area.

Minor Adjustments

Overall, some departure times will shift by a few minutes, and we encourage riders to check the schedule before August 11, 2025, to see if their trip is impacted. 

The BART Trip Planner has been updated with the new schedule so riders can start planning their trips using the date August 11, 2025, and beyond. PDF timetables have also been posted. 

Improved Connections

• The BART to Antioch connection at the transfer platform will speed up. The wait time will be reduced from seven minutes between arriving on the BART to Antioch DMU train to departing on the BART Fleet of the Future train to four minutes.  
• BART trains will have a longer dwell time at Millbrae Station for improved reliability of Caltrain and SamTrans connections.
• BART trains will have a longer dwell time at Dublin/Pleasanton Station for improved LAVTA Wheels connections, and Wheels made changes to speed up the following trips:
  • Riders from East Dublin to Downtown San Francisco will save 17 minutes in the morning peak for riders who take LAVTA’s Wheels #2 and BART.
  • Riders from Pleasanton to Downtown San Francisco will on average save 15 minutes in the morning peak for riders who take LAVTA’s Wheels #8 and BART.
  • Riders from Livermore to Downtown San Francisco will save 17 minutes in the morning peak for riders who take LAVTA’s Wheels #10R and BART.
• BART will have more even train spacing between the Orange & Green lines from Berryessa to Richmond for improved connections with VTA, AC Transit, and Union City Transit bus service. Currently trains run every 7 and 13 minutes toward Berryessa, and it will now be 9 and 11 minutes. Trains heading in the Richmond direction will go from 9 and 11 to 10 and 10. 

Transit Coordination – The Big Sync

Bay Area transit agencies have been syncing schedules in a whole new way to make riding transit even faster and improve transfer reliability and timing. Transit agencies from across the region are rolling out new schedules in mid-August in coordination with each other and have now aligned the timing of schedule changes twice each year, once in summer (mid-August) and once in winter (mid-January).

This is the third iteration of a coordinated Big Sync in the Bay Area. Agencies meet several months in advance of each schedule change to share planned changes and to look for opportunities to improve transfers.

Advancing schedule change alignment is a key priority for Bay Area transit general managers who meet on a weekly basis to make transit more rider-focused and efficient. 

Weekdays

August 11, 2025, Weekday Service for Antioch to SFO (Yellow) Line.pdf 

August 11, 2025, Weekday Service for Berryessa_N San Jose to Daly City (Green) Line.pdf

August 11, 2025, Weekday Service for Berryessa_N San Jose to Richmond (Orange) Line.pdf

August 11, 2025, Weekday Service for Dublin_Pleasanton to Daly City (Blue) Line.pdf

August 11, 2025, Weekday Service for Richmond to Millbrae + SFO (Red) Line.pdf

Weekends

August 11, 2025, Weekend Service for Antioch to SFO (Yellow) Line.pdf 

August 11, 2025, Weekend Service for Berryessa_N San Jose to Daly City (Green) Line.pdf

August 11, 2025, Weekend Service for Berryessa_N San Jose to Richmond (Orange) Line.pdf

August 11, 2025, Weekend Service for Dublin_Pleasanton to Daly City (Blue) Line.pdf

August 11, 2025, Weekend Service for Richmond to Millbrae + SFO (Red) Line.pdf

*This article was posted on July 31, 2025

BART's Transit Security Advisory Committee (TSAC) is currently looking to fill several open positions and is accepting applications until May 10, 2024. 

TSAC is the citizen and community oversight committee that works to ensure Assembly Bill 716 (Dickinson) -- which allows BART Police Officers the authority to issue prohibition orders to offenders who are cited or arrested for certain offenses -- is implemented as the Legislature intended. The oversight group, comprised of at least five citizens, serves as a volunteer review body for the implementation of BART’s prohibition policy.

Board-appointed members of TSAC are professionals in the areas of mental health, homelessness, public safety and youth advocacy and cultural awareness. Drawing from their private and public sector experiences, the committee brings a diverse set of skills to the review and execution of the prohibition policy. The advisory committee reports directly to the BART Board of Directors.

BART Transit Security Advisory Committee is currently looking for the following Open Seats:

• Two (2) Alternate Committee Member Seats (for any category, no more than one alternate per category) 
  • Law Enforcement Representative
  • Mental Health Representative
  • Public-at-Large Representative
  • Youth Advocate Representative
• One (1) Law Enforcement Representative Seat
• Two (2) Public-at-Large Representative Seats

Final Filing Date – Applications are due by Friday, May 10, 2024, at 5:00 P.M. (PST)

Please download the application here and return the application form and relevant attachments to the BART Office of the District Secretary at:

2150 Webster Street, 10th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612

Applications may also be emailed to [email protected] 

You may also submit your application using DocuSign by clicking on the following link: E-Application

Please feel free to call the Office of the District Secretary at (510) 464-6083 with any questions.