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No longer a rookie but still Big Rook: BART's longest-serving employee finds joy in his work
By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer In the spring of 1970 when Larry Williams first came to work for BART, he was -- in his own words -- "just a kid." Fresh out of Berkeley High School, he was hunting for a job. The new transit district had a position in the mail room, but Williams saw more. He saw
Position open on BART Police Citizen Review Board – District 2 (Accepting applications until 9/16/22)
The BART Board of Directors is currently in the process of recruiting a District 2 appointee for the BART Police Citizen Review Board (BPCRB). The BPCRB is comprised of 11 members and resident (s) of the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo or San Francisco. The District 2 position is
BART extends Yellow Line extra commute trains to Pittsburg/Bay Point as ridership continues to tick upward
Beginning Monday, June 22, BART is extending its 3 extra commute trains on the Yellow Line from Pleasant Hill to/from Daly City to Pittsburg/Bay Point to/from Daly City, as recent ridership data showed the need to extend the train service. On June 8, BART added 3 trains on the Yellow Line -- its current
BART General Manager to hold special Listening Tour with San Francisco State students to boost transit ridership
BART General Manager Bob Powers will be meeting with students at San Francisco State University on Thursday, November 4 from 1:30-3pm on campus about their transit needs and to hear their ideas to encourage more young people to ride BART. The visit to the San Francisco State campus will allow Powers the
BART adds three more trains to Yellow line as ridership ticks up; new schedule begins 6/8
This service change has been updated as of June 22, 2020: BART extends Yellow Line extra commute trains to Pittsburg/Bay Point as ridership continues to tick upward. Read the update: https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200622 BART will be running a new schedule with minor adjustments starting next
BART installs new bike racks inside 19th St./Oakland Station, offering more storage
New double-deck bike racks inside the station The latest step in BART's efforts to improve facilities for bicyclists is a set of spiffy double-deck racks that can hold 64 bikes inside the 19th St./Oakland Station. Previously, the only option for bicyclists who wanted to store bikes near the station were the
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Thursday, May 15: Ride your bike to BART and beyond for Bike to Wherever Day
Bike to Wherever Day 2025 is almost here! This Thursday, May 15, join BART to celebrate cycling as a green, fun, and practical way to get around. At BART, we don’t just celebrate BARTable experiences, but BIKEable ones too.
BART will be hosting “energizer stations” throughout the system. If you visit one of the BART stations listed below on Thursday morning, you’ll be greeted by Bike to Wherever Day volunteers handing out free stuff, like coffee and donuts and the famous Bike to Wherever Day swag bags.
Bike to Wherever Day began in 1994 as Bike to Work Day to encourage people to ditch their cars and hop on their bikes. The annual event has since transformed into a monthlong celebration of bicycling, called Bike to Wherever Days. The cornerstone of the month is Bike to Wherever Day.
We hope to see you at a station! Questions? Visit BARTable’s Frequently Asked Questions page.
Learn more about bikes on BART at bart.gov/bikes.
Bay Area Bike to Wherever Days is sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. BARTable is proudly partnering with Bike East Bay, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, and the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, who are hosting energizer stations across BART-served counties.
BART and BikeHub are sponsoring Bike to Wherever Day energizer stations at all three of BART’s valet Bike Stations on Thursday, May 15:
Fruitvale Station
Fruitvale Bike Station
7am - 10am
19th St. Station
Uptown Bike Station
4pm – 6pm
Downtown Berkeley Station
Berkeley Bike Station
7am - 10am
Bike to Wherever Day energizer stations will also be located at the following locations throughout the BART system:
San Mateo County
Daly City BART
6:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m
San Bruno BART
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Millbrae CalTrain Station, southbound platform
7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Millbrae Transit Center West Plaza - near escalator entrance to CalTrain platform 5
7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Friday May 16th
Alameda County
Ashby BART
7:00 a.m. – 10 a.m.
West Oakland BART
7:00 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Dublin/Pleasanton BART
7:00 a.m. – 9 a.m.
West Dublin/Pleasanton BART
7:00 a.m. – 9 a.m.
MacArthur BART
7:00 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Lake Merritt BART
7:00 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Hayward BART
6:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
South Hayward BART
6:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Warm Springs BART
7:00 a.m. – 10 a.m.
San Leandro BART
7:00 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Union City BART
7:00 a.m. – 10 a.m
Contra Costa County
El Cerrito Plaza BART
7:00 a.m. – 9 a.m.
El Cerrito del Norte BART
7:00 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Richmond BART
7:00 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre BART
8:00 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Antioch BART
6:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Pittsburg Center BART
7:00 a.m. – 9 a.m.
PHOTOS: More than a thousand people celebrate BART and the holiday season at SweaterFest '23
Photos from SweaterFest '23
On Sunday, Dec. 10, BART rang in the holiday season with our riders during our inaugural SweaterFest ‘23. More than a thousand of you showed up to Rockridge Station to celebrate with us – a reminder of just how much the Bay Area loves BART.
We encouraged attendees to wear their BART holiday sweaters – from 2023, 2022, or 2021 (the first year we launched the sweaters) – and pose for a group photo on the steps to the station. You can view the photo and more snapshots from the joyous event in the above slideshow.
Some BART fans showed up as early as 11am – three hours before the start of the event – to be the first in line to buy a 2023 holiday sweater. By 2pm, the line to purchase BART merch snaked around the Rockridge sign and the plaza.
“I didn’t know BART had a fashion line,” said one rider passing through the station.
In addition to selling tons of BART-themed gifts, including the last-remaining 2023 holiday sweaters and beanies, we also launched our BART Stamp Rally with official BART passports, and handed out lots of free BART merch, including number plates and the new BART train plushie.
Thanks for coming out, Bay Area. Happy Holidays!
This year, BART sold 3,500 holiday sweaters in total. To help meet the strong demand, we pre-sold 2,370 sweaters earlier in the year. We ordered more than 1,000 additional sweaters to sell during the holiday season and were thrilled when they sold out quickly.
If you weren’t able to get a sweater before they sold out this year, we encourage you to stay up to date on all things BART by following us on social media (click the icons at the bottom of this page), signing up here for our BART News email subscription, and downloading the official BART app.