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September's skyrocketing ridership: 3 weekdays of 400,000-plus riders
Riders drawn by BART’s 95% or better on time performance standard are flocking to the transit system in September, pushing weekday ridership past the 400,000-plus milestone for the third time this month, including more than 415,000 trips Monday, September 10. “Record ridership is great for the Bay Area. It
Next phase of eBART/State Route 4 Widening Project celebrated with groundbreaking
State, regional and local officials joined BART, Caltrans, and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) Friday, Oct. 5, to celebrate the next phase of the State Route 4 Widening Project and “eBART,” BART’s new rail service to eastern Contra Costa County. The ceremonial event marked the ground-breaking
Public feedback on temporary fare rollback collected in report
MIG report: Proposed Temporary Fare Reduction Options Public Participation Summary Report (1109k .pdf) Title VI Assessment of Proposed Temporary Fare Reduction Options (362k .pdf) Executive Summary of the Title VI Assessment of Proposed Temporary Fare Reduction Options (22k .pdf) BART projects a $4.5 million
"Spare the Air" Free Morning Commute wins Environmental Award
BART is honored along with program partners Spare the Air free morning commutes are not only a hit with BART riders, they're award winning too. A coalition of California business, labor and public leaders is honoring the Spare the Air/Free Morning Commute campaign with its "Edmund G. ?Pat' Brown Award" for
Every "Tiny Ticket" counts
It's Tiny Tickets time again! BART and the East Bay Community Foundation are sponsoring a contest to make this the most exciting and productive Tiny Tickets effort yet. Once again, local nonprofits will be asking you to search high and low for all those low value BART tickets taking up space in your purses
Public meeting 9/7 on small-business contracting opportunities from Measure RR
You're invited to attend a public meeting to learn about upcoming opportunities for small business contractors as part of the BART Measure RR rebuilding program. In November 2016, the residents of San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa counties approved a $3.5 billion bond measure, Measure RR, to improve
Escalator and canopy program update
The BART Board’s Operations, Safety, and Workforce Committee today heard an update (presentation linked to below) on plans to renovate or replace escalators at some of the system’s busiest stations as well as install protective canopies in downtown San Francisco. The plan represents the first major overhaul
Rockridge Tree Replacement
In 2017, BART conducted a Rockridge Station Hazard Tree Assessment by Certified Arborists of the International Society of Arboriculture. The Arborist report recommends BART remove hazard-trees adjacent to the parking lots of the station to maintain public safety. The identified hazards include 16 red ironbark
NTSB investigating fatal accident at Powell Street Station
BART is investigating a fatal accident that occurred at Powell Street Station at 3:16pm on Monday, September 13, 2021. NTSB investigators are also investigating. The tragic incident began on the platform. A female was on the platform with a dog that was tethered to her waist. She boarded a Dublin/Pleasanton
Celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act is one of the cornerstone legislative achievements of the 20th century, an unprecedented leap forward in expanding accessibility as a civil right for people with disabilities. Since the ADA’s signing in 1990, AC Transit and BART have worked to ensure disabled residents are