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Stimulus bill increases transit tax benefit for commuters

The Emergency Economic Recovery Act signed into law by President Obama this week provides significant tax savings, up to $1,000 or more a year, to working Americans who commute by transit. The law raises the amount of pretax income that workers enrolled in employer-sponsored commuter benefits programs can use

Public hearing on fare increase, parking fee changes set for May 28

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: Preliminary budget pamphlets of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District concerning its preliminary annual budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, were made available beginning April 9, 2009, to persons requesting them at the Office of the District

Bay Area transit systems release Healthy Transit Plan

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Bay Area transit agencies are uniting with the common goal of providing a safe ride for the public as the region responds to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The core of this effort is the newly released “Riding Together: Bay Area Healthy Transit Plan.” The plan outlines action items for frequent cleaning

City of El Cerrito paving project to affect parking at stations

On Monday, September 28th, the City of El Cerrito (City) began its citywide street repaving project that will affect street parking nearby the El Cerrito del Norte and El Cerrito Plaza stations. City staff has advised BART that the repaving project is a two-step process that will prohibit parking on the

Earthquake safety work in Rockridge parking lot

As part of our systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, we will be strengthening structures at Rockridge Station to better withstand future earthquakes. Starting September 23, we will begin reinforcing the support columns under our tracks with a fiber-reinforced polymer (FPR) material which will be wrapped

Board awards contract for Powell St. Station modernization

The BART Board today authorized the General Manager to award an $11.3 million contract to modernize Powell St. Station. The modernization includes reconfiguring and reopening bathrooms at the station, moving ticket vending machines in the middle of the concourse near the entrance to Westfield San Francisco

Elevators out at Daly City Station 4/17-5/5 (Update)

4/28/2017: 2nd Update, The floors have been replaced successfully, however, both elevator doors are experiencing mechanical problems and so the elevators will need to be out of service for another week. 4/18/2017--Update: Due to unexpected issues discovered when removing the old flooring, this work will take