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BART has received FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff’s letter today stating that the FTA has rejected BART’s plan to meet the FTA’s standards of full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. This letter cites no substantive deficiencies in BART’s latest draft action plan to correct Title VI deficiencies

BART riders are noticing evocative new art posters popping up throughout the stations. The illustrations are the latest in BART’s transit poster program. This series of three images, entitled “The Wanderer,” is the work of artist Monico Chavez. We caught up with Monico at a restaurant not too far from his

By Melissa Jordan BART Senior Web ProducerAt age 84, following a stroke, Mary Jones of Hayward had to give up driving. But Jones did not give up on being active – thanks to a can-do attitude, support from friends and family, and Community Resources for Independent Living (CRIL), a peer-based disability

Looking for 2021 redistricting information? Click here. The following options for new election districts will be discussed by the Board of Directors on November 22, 2011. Option A makes significant changes to the existing districts. It takes District 5 out of Contra Costa County and rotates the other

By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer This Friday, May 20, senior citizens from around San Leandro will gather at the Senior Community Center for a New Orleans Jazz-themed wellness fair where BART is one of the agencies spreading information about how to let the good times roll -- in BART's case, by using

BART’s General Manager Bob Powers announced today the hiring of Ed Alvarez as Chief of Police and tasked the new chief with immediate changes to increase officer presence on board trains and other strategies to reduce crime on the system and improve the rider experience. Alvarez is a 22-year veteran of the

There's still time to get a free Clipper card at one of BART's outreach events. Paper discount tickets are being phased out and the retail network is shrinking. But the discount rates for Red, Green and High Value Discount tickets are available on Clipper, the regional transit fare payment system. If you

Work resumes this weekend on a critical track rebuilding project near the Lafayette Station. There will be a track shutdown between the Orinda and Walnut Creek stations on Saturday, September 28 and Sunday, September 29. Free buses will replace trains between those stations and riders should anticipate delays

There are now more rebuilding projects happening across BART than at any point in the system’s history. There are currently 135 projects underway and some that deal with core infrastructure needs are being accelerated to make the most of additional work time provided by reduced service hours. To ensure