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A race 'til dawn: BART's overnight maintenance
It's a mystery to some riders - why does BART shut down for a few hours each night? The answer is both simple and complex. The simple answer is that BART must turn off third rail power to the system to complete mandated inspections and critical maintenance work. The complexity is in the multiple jobs required
Passenger needs are the top priority in BART budget
Evening meetings announced for public input The public and the BART Board of Directors got their first overview of the District’s preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2014, which emphasizes customer needs and system sustainability, during today’s Board meeting. The draft budget prioritizes investments in
BART plans to build new radio facility
Draft Initial Study on environmental impacts of new radio site available to public BART is planning to build a new radio equipment facility within its Oakland Shop at 601 East 8th Street, replacing the facility at the Lake Merritt Administration building, which will be dismantled for seismic safety reasons
BART to host commemoration of Oakland/Berkeley firestorm
15th anniversary of firestorm will be marked Saturday, October 21 at Rockridge Station BART and the cities of Oakland and Berkeley will mark the 15th anniversary of the 1991 Oakland/Berkeley firestorm with a commemoration at the Rockridge BART Station on Saturday, October 21, 2006. The heroic battle against
BART’s focused approach to addressing the homeless crisis
It is our job to help ensure the safety, security, comfort and convenience of all those who use BART. The national homeless crisis can be visible in BART stations and on trains as homeless people use BART for shelter. Increasing rates of homelessness and related quality-of-life issues on BART present us with
BART Board votes to revamp committee system
The BART Board of Directors made changes to the committee system at its June 23 meeting that are designed to provide improved information to the public. Before the changes, there were 22 Special Committees, on topics ranging from sustainability to automatic fare collection to high-speed rail. There are also
Celebrate SF Pride and take BART to the parade
BART will be celebrating diversity and the LGBTQ community at SF Pride this year with extra (and longer!) trains. On this coming Sunday, June 28, BART will increase the amount and length of trains to imitate Saturday service and weekday commute-length trains. This year marks the 45th annual San Francisco
BART fares to increase July 1, 2022
On July 1, 2022, all BART fares will increase by 3.4% to keep up with the rising cost of providing safe and reliable service. This fare increase is well below the current rate of inflation and is part of the Board-approved Inflation-Based Fare Increase Program which has been in place since 2003 and offers
Spare the Air, get a free BART ride
On the first five non-holiday weekdays declared a "Spare the Air" day by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, anyone entering a BART station between 4 a.m. and 9 a.m. can ride BART for FREE! Now through October 14. Cars are the Bay Area's number one source of air pollution. Take BART on Spare the Air
BART morning transbay ridership up 49%
Systemwide ridership up 24% Following last night's closure of the Bay Bridge, BART's transbay ridership this morning was up 49% compared to a normal Wednesday morning. Typically between the start of service and 10 a.m. BART would carry about 55,800 passengers between the East Bay and San Francisco. This