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Fruitvale Transit Village TOD project moves forward
Yesterday’s board meeting marked the next step forward for Phase II of the Fruitvale Transit Village, which through two separate development projects will provide new low-income housing units with exceptional access to transit. “It has been wonderful to see the changes happening at the Fruitvale Transit
Before and after: Stations getting a makeover
An ambitious station modernization program is underway at BART that combines short-term “early wins,” 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. The BART
Riders notice a quieter ride following first of two tube shutdowns
One down, one to go -- Transbay Tube shutdowns for vital maintenance, that is. The August 1-2 shutdown of the Transbay Tube yielded some immediate benefits, but the full impact won't be felt until several months after the Labor Day weekend shutdown occurring September 5-7, 2015. "A tremendous amount of work
First of new, larger destination signs goes up on Civic Center Station platform
So far it’s only one sign, in only one station -- but changes are coming to the destination signs on BART platforms that will result in them being larger and easier to read. “You’ll definitely be able to tell the difference,”said Kevin Copley, manager of the computer systems engineering department at BART
Free buses to replace trains between Concord and Pleasant Hill stations June 8-9
BART crews will be working four weekends from 4/27/19 to 6/9/19 on the trackway near the Concord Station. The trackway between the Concord and Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre stations will be closed on the following weekends: 4/27-4/28 5/11-5/12 5/25-5/27 (3-day Memorial Day weekend) 6/8-6/9 Crews will work
Donations to "Bay Area Tsunami Relief Train" exceed goal
Over the course of just four days, Bay Area residents and BART riders donated so generously to the "Bay Area Tsunami Relief Train" effort that the contributions far and away exceeded the amount needed to meet the goal of sending the equivalent of a BART train full of bottled water to tsunami survivors
Weekend closures between Daly City & Glen Park Stations: Work is complete.
Project Complete. No more closures scheduled. Click Here for details. Chinese (在中文) Spanish (En Español) We have to close the tracks between Glen Park and Daly City stations on multiple weekends between the end of July and October including Labor Day weekend. We will be making vital repairs to our tracks
Trackside fire leads to major delays during Tuesday morning commute
What started as a small fire along the tracks turned into major delays throughout the BART system on Tuesday, as multiple safety mechanisms triggered a train traffic jam. The fire began around 7:45 a.m. in a piece of trackside equipment between Civic Center and Powell Street stations in San Francisco. The
Clipper BayPass launches with unlimited transit access
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission — in conjunction with BART and all other transit agencies participating in the Clipper® fare payment system — today launched a two-year pilot program to study the impact of a single pass that will provide some 50,000 Bay Area residents free access to all bus, rail
Major Escalator repair at Embarcadero Station through July 21
We are removing from service the street-level escalator at the Market and Beale Street entrance to Embarcadero Station on May 1, 2017. This is a major repair that will replace the escalator controller unit with a new solid-state unit along with other repairs. The unit will be out of service for 12 weeks