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Board approves purchase of new headquarters saving public funds in future
The BART Board today approved moving the agency’s headquarters to an Oakland building it will buy to save millions in the long-term and to create greater efficiencies. With today’s action, BART is scheduled to move into 2150 Webster Street in Spring 2021. The lease at its current headquarters, 300 Lakeside
Project Overview
Project Overview Map and Route of Proposed BART Extension The BART to Livermore Project proposed to extend the BART transit system line 5.5 miles from the existing Dublin/Pleasanton Station to the City of Livermore. The proposed extension would have been within the median of Interstate 580 (I-580) from the
Now offering increased service to SFO and ways to save
We've dramatically increased direct service to SFO going from four trips per hour during peak hours to eight trips per hour, all serving downtown San Francisco and Oakland. We've also eliminated the need to transfer for many trips. The Richmond-Millbrae + SFO (Red) line offers direct service to SFO via
Longer trains on Saturday, October 4th for numerous Bay Area events
Extra Service For Dragon Boat Racers, LoveFesters, Blues and Cal Fans BART runs longer trains Saturday, October 4 to accommodate Cal football fans and the throngs of revelers flocking to events around the Bay Area. From the athletic rigors of dragon boat racing to the ethereal experience of the SF LoveFest
Temporary change to access to Hayward Station begins 2/10/14
As part of our systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, work has begun to strengthen structures at the Hayward Station to better withstand future earthquakes. Beginning the week of February 10, 2014 a temporary ramp will be installed to provide access for persons with disabilities into the Hayward Station. The
Section of West Oakland parking lot closing for 9 months
On Friday, March 28, 2014 BART will begin electrical improvements for the West Oakland Electrical Substation in the BART parking lot located on the southwest corner of 7th Street and Chester Street. The project will renovate the electrical substation by replacing most of the existing equipment from the 1970’s
Roof work ongoing at Pleasant Hill Station
BART will begin re-roofing the platform canopies at the Pleasant Hill BART Station on Thursday, October 6, 2005. The work will take place Monday through Friday, from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. The work will take about six weeks to complete. Directional signs will be posted and BART will keep customers informed of any
Coliseum vaccination site will be drive-up only
As the Pedestrian Village is now closed, BART has ended the free ride home program. In total, we handed out 5,487 free $7 tickets as part of this program. BART has offered our stations and parking lots to county health officials, community organizations and health care providers as transit friendly
New seats now in all trains
Times change. Turns out BART seats do too. We’ve now changed every seat on every train car –all 669 of them- replacing the wool material with easy-to-clean vinyl. The last of the wool seats followed the wooly mammoth into extinction at exactly 10:50 a.m. on December 30, 2014. BART utility workers yanked out
Time running out and still no progress on cost savings proposals at negotiating table
With two weeks left before the June 30 contract deadline, BART unions have yet to agree to a single major cost saving proposal designed to help close a $250 million, four-year deficit and secure a new labor contract that will protect jobs and worker salaries. "The public and our ridership want and expect us