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Second public forum is held on civilian police oversight
The BART Police Department Review Committee holds its second public forum on civilian police oversight today from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The forum will be held at the Joseph P. Bort Metro Center Auditorium, 101- 8th Street in Oakland (across from Lake Merritt BART Station). At the first public forum on May 2
Stabbing suspect in custody
At approximately 11:54 a.m. today, September 18, 2020, a passenger on a Berryessa-bound train used a knife to assault a 69-year-old man as the train approached Warm Springs/South Fremont Station. A BART Police Community Service Officer on the platform at the station observed a suspect identified as Terrell
Cell service impacted in some areas due to fire
We’ve learned some AT&T fiber was destroyed in a fire and it is impacting cellphone service while riding BART in some areas. The impact area is from Embarcadero, through the Transbay Tube and parts of the East Bay (through Oakland, Richmond, and the Caldecott BART Tunnel). This is out of BART’s control and is
Union City Station transit-oriented development project hits a milestone
Promenade lined with palm trees leads to housing within steps of the BART Station By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer The latest milestone in the Union City Station District comes Friday, May 12, with a ceremony to mark completion of the new East entrance to the BART station -- an entrance that opens
Station Brightening Crews
An ambitious station modernization program is underway at BART that combines quick projects such as replacing lighting, freshening paint, repair work and scrubbing walls and floors, with medium- and long-term efforts intended to make stations more safe, clean and inviting places to be. These efforts lead by
South Hayward LED lighting project shines a light on energy savings and waste reduction
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerA new lighting improvement project at the South Hayward Station parking lot is illuminating in more ways than one.The switch from old high-pressure sodium (HPS) lights to modern light-emitting diode (LED) lights is saving money on energy costs, reducing disposal of
“All writers should read at train stations”: Sound Tracks x Litquake brings music, literature to Glen Park Station
A couple dances at Glen Park Station on Oct. 7 as part of a Sound Tracks x Litquake event. It was an evening of firsts on Friday, Oct. 7, as BART, in partnership with the San Francisco literary festival Litquake, hosted a free live music performance and literary reading. About a hundred people gathered in
Roll with Us: Rail Operations Controllers live for the thrill of the solution
Stephen Toumi, Rail Operations Controller, at work in the Operations Control Center. BART is currently hiring for Rail Operations Controllers. Pay starts at $140,247.01 and goes up to $182,320.85. To learn more, visit bart.gov/jobs. Each day on the job for Rail Operations Controllers is a high-stakes
Introducing ... @SFBARTalert
@SFBARTalert (beta) is a new Twitter feed to give you one thing and one thing only: the same automated service advisories that BART delivers via SMS subscription and SMS on-demand. When we started the main @SFBART Twitter account back in July 2008 we never considered it an "official" channel for service
Parking fees to start in January at El Cerrito del Norte, Pittsburg/Bay Point
Beginning in January 2010, BART will begin charging a $1.00 daily parking fee at El Cerrito del Norte and Pittsburg/Bay Point Stations. Fee parking begins Jan. 11 at El Cerrito del Norte and Jan. 19 at Pittsburg/Bay Point. Drivers who park at these stations will be required to pay the daily fee weekdays from