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Community celebrates ribbon cutting of Warm Springs

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Hundreds of community members joined elected officials and BART representatives for a ribbon cutting of BART’s Warm Springs/South Fremont Station on friday, one day before service officially began. Service began Saturday, March 25th with the first train departing at 5:48 am. Ridership for the first day was

Civil Engineering: The Visionaries

Making stations more accessible and environmentally friendly is part of the civil engineer’s job. Above, a p r omenade lined with palm trees leads to housing within steps of the Union City BART Station Part IV in our four-part series celebrating National Engineers Week. You're invited to join in our Twitter Q

Earthquake Safety construction continues inside Fruitvale Station

As part of BART’s systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, seismic retrofit work at the Fruitvale Station continues. STAGE ONE (1) earthquake safety construction inside the Fruitvale Station concourse is active with significant detours to escalators, stairs, elevators and Add Fare and Pay Parking machines

Earthquake Safety Construction nears completion at Fruitvale Station

As part of BART’s systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, seismic retrofit work INSIDE the Fruitvale Station continues into its final stages of construction. Expect changing pedestrian access/pathway detours inside the station as construction crews work feverishly to complete seismic retrofit and return the

Restrooms at Powell Street Station reopen on 2/2/22

On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, BART held a ribbon-cutting event to mark the reopening of the Powell Street Station restrooms that have been closed for more than 20 years. Restrooms at 10 of BART’s underground stations have been closed since 9/11 because of safety concerns. Powell Street Station’s two public

Legislative alert: Show your support to save funding for public transit

The US House Ways and Means Committee today voted to eliminate the dedicated funding to transit from the federal gas tax. Contact your California representatives to tell them of transit's value to your life and to the region! Refer to HR7 - The American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act. As a part of its

Six years of police reforms

Six years after the tragic shooting death of Oscar Grant III focused attention on the BART Police Department (BPD), BART and BPD continue their efforts to reshape and reform themselves to meet the needs of the community BART serves. Among the steps BART took immediately after the January 1, 2009 tragedy was

Station Profile Survey running through May will gather vital data

The granddaddy of all BART research surveys -- known as the Station Profile Survey -- is gearing up to begin Feb. 17 and will provide a treasure trove of data to guide the agency and help the public in the future. It's the largest and oldest of all BART surveys, done approximately every six-to-10 years since

Get Clipper and Save! New fares effective Jan. 1, 2018

On January 1, 2018, a number of fare changes will take place as authorized by the BART Board of Directors. New Fares A fare increase of 2.7% will be applied to all fares, including discounted fares. The minimum fare will increase to $2.00 for Adults, $1 for Youth, and $.75 for Senior/Disabled Clipper® users