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Today, Dec. 12, at El Cerrito del Norte Station, BART, Bay Area transit agencies, and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) unveiled new test transit maps and signs designed to help make transit journeys easier to understand for both existing and new riders by delivering information that is clear, predictable, and familiar across service areas and county lines. A new comprehensive transit map, which will enable riders to discover key destinations they can reach on the Bay Area's extensive rail, bus, and ferry network, also was released. 

Today’s event kicked off the start of an evaluation period for the Regional Mapping & Wayfinding project, in which BART,  MTC, and transit partners invite Bay Area residents and visitors to share their thoughts about the test signs and maps now installed at El Cerrito del Norte Station. Several “test” prototype signs and other communication materials also will be installed at the Santa Rosa Transit Mall/Downtown Santa Rosa SMART station later this month. Members of the public, including those who are unable to visit one of the test locations in El Cerrito or Santa Rosa, are invited to take this online survey to share their feedback and ideas.

“Transit in the Bay Area and elsewhere is still suffering the effects of the pandemic,” said Sue Noack, vice chair of MTC’s Regional Network Management Committee and Pleasant Hill City Councilmember. “But these maps and signs are tangible examples of the work MTC and the transit agencies are doing together to make the Bay Area’s system simpler, easier to use, and more affordable.”

Said BART General Manager Bob Powers: "This is not just a BART project, but a collaborative effort across regional transit agencies to experiment and innovate together. This project will move away from the disjointed look of the region's current transit signage and maps and make it easier for riders to know how to get from point A to point B, especially those who are new to riding Bay Area transit. I am thrilled that all of our agencies and the MTC have worked together to make this important project happen." 

Transit riders will be able to engage with the test materials during their journeys and share their ideas about how to make new signs and maps work better for them. This public feedback will help inform the next stage of the project in which the new maps and wayfinding materials are expected to be installed at seven additional locations across the Bay Area in 2025 and 2026.

The new maps and signs are part of the larger Regional Mapping and Wayfinding initiative aimed at making it easier to ride transit in the Bay Area. Whether a rider is traveling by bus, rail, ferry, or a combination, the signs, maps, screens and other communication systems will be consistent and easy to identify across all nine Bay Area counties.

The Regional Mapping and Wayfinding Project — led by MTC in partnership with BART and over two dozen Bay Area transit agencies as well as transit riders and Bay Area cities and counties — is the result of a first-of-its-kind effort to redesign and harmonize maps and signage across all nine Bay Area counties to help people navigate transit more easily. This project is just one piece of a broader effort outlined in the Bay Area Transit Transformation Action Plan, which is focused on making Bay Area transit easier and more convenient for riders of all ages and abilities to use.

The Regional Network Management Council includes top executives from BART, MTC, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, AC Transit, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), Caltrain, SamTrans and the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, as well as three general managers representing all other transit agencies serving Bay Area communities, including BART General Manager Bob Powers. 

MTC is the regional transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.

BART’s safety initiative to remove potentially hazardous trees in advance of severe winter storms will next focus on San Francisco and Daly City. To provide crews with enough room to safely do the work, free buses will replace trains between Glen Park and Daly City stations the first weekend in December, Saturday December 2, and Sunday December 3. Riders in the area should anticipate delays of up to 30 minutes. If the weather should interfere with the work on December 2-3, then the tree removal will be rescheduled for the following weekend, December 9-10. 

Riders in the area on the work weekend will have to get off their train at Glen Park or Daly City and then board a free bus to get to the next station in their direction of travel to continue their trip. Some buses will run directly between Glen Park and Daly City while others will stop at Glen Park, Balboa Park, and Daly City. 

Service from the East Bay to Downtown San Francisco

The Yellow and Blue lines will serve the downtown San Francisco stations. The Blue line will turn back at the 24th Street/Mission and the Yellow line will turn back at Glen Park. Blue Line riders traveling beyond 24th Street/Mission will need to walk across the platform and take the Yellow line train to the bus bridge at Glen Park.

Green line service will be cancelled on both days of the track shutdown. 

To provide some increased transbay frequency, BART will run some Red line Richmond to Montgomery and Montgomery to Richmond trains between 11:00am and 6pm. 

Service between Daly City and SFO/Millbrae and Millbrae/SFO to Daly City

BART will run only one line between Daly City and SFO/Millbrae and Millbrae/SFO to Daly City with service every 20 minutes. Each train will make all stops including SFO and Millbrae. These trains departure times will not match our normal timetable, but will run every 20 minutes. Riders traveling beyond Daly City will need to board the bus bridge.

Late Night Cancelled Train

The last northbound train of the night normally scheduled to leave Millbrae at 11:52pm and SFO at 12:00am will be cancelled both evenings of the track shutdown. Riders instead should plan to catch the 11:40pm departure from Millbrae that leaves SFO at 11:48pm.

BART will make the most of the weekend when this segment of the system will be closed by also working on trackway improvements. You can learn more about BART’s safety initiative to remove potentially dangerous trees on the project page.

You can keep up with the latest updates for trackway repair projects that impact service by going to our Alerts and Advisories page. BART’s Trip Planner has been improved to show the full customer journey including bus bridges. You can also check Real Time Departures for your station of choice.

On Monday, April 7, 2025, the south entrance to the Lake Merritt BART Station will be closed for the day to support the construction of affordable housing on the former BART parking lot.

The entrance being closed for the day is at the corner of Oak St. and 8th St. (see map). The elevator at this location will remain open. All other entrances to Lake Merritt Station will remain open.

For more information about the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project, visit:

bart.gov/about/business/tod/lakemerritt 

BART is performing rail destressing on the Yellow Line in Contra Costa County. To create a safe work space for our crews, BART will reduce service from two tracks to one while the work is taking place. The work is scheduled to start at midnight and continue until BART service begins the next morning. Riders can anticipate delays of 20-25 minutes on work nights. The next location for this rail maintenance work is between North Concord and Pittsburg/Bay Point stations November 6-7.

Dates scheduled for this project include:

*November 6-7

*November 20-22

*December 4-6

*December 18-20

BART’s safety initiative to remove potentially hazardous trees in advance of severe winter storms will next focus on Contra Costa County. To provide workers with enough room to safely do the work, free buses will replace trains between Pleasant Hill and Concord stations on 2 non-consecutive weekends in October. The work dates are October 14-15 and October 28-29. Riders in the area should anticipate delays of up to 30 minutes on work weekends. Riders in the area on work weekends will have to get off their train at either Pleasant Hill or Concord and then board a free bus provided by County Connection to the next station in their direction of travel to continue their trip.

San Francisco-bound riders who want to avoid the bus bridge should start their trips at Pleasant Hill. On each night of the weekend shutdowns the last scheduled departure from Antioch to Concord that normally leaves at 11:48 pm will be cancelled. Riders traveling westbound from Antioch must catch the earlier train at 11:28 pm each night.

BART will make the most of the time when this segment of the system will be closed by also working on trackway improvements. You can learn more about BART’s safety initiative to remove potentially dangerous trees on the project page.

You can keep up with the latest updates for trackway repair projects that impact service by going to our Alerts and Advisories page. BART’s Trip Planner has been improved to show the full customer journey including bus bridges. You can also check Real Time Departures for your station of choice.

12:45pm update: The extended single tracking from MacArthur to Richmond stations has been cancelled and the unplanned trackside equipment problem has been resolved. BART is still single tracking as planned between Downtown Berkeley and El Cerrito Plaza stations to allow City of Albany workers to safely manage vegetation near the BART tracks. 

9:30am update: The single tracking area has been extended to MacArthur to Richmond due to an unplanned trackside equipment problem. We are also requiring a transfer at MacArthur to complete your Orange line trip.  This is causing longer delays of up to one hour.  We are very sorry. 

On Sunday, September 28, BART will reduce service from two tracks to one between Downtown Berkeley and El Cerrito Plaza stations to allow City of Albany workers to safely manage vegetation near the BART tracks. The work will happen from 7am through 8pm. Riders in the area should anticipate delays of 20-25 minutes. There will also be no Red Line service for the day. 

Transbay riders leaving Richmond can instead take an Orange Line-Berryessa bound train and transfer at MacArthur Station to a Yellow Line-San Francisco bound train. Peninsula riders wanting to go to Richmond can take a Yellow Line-Antioch bound train and transfer at MacArthur to an Orange Line-Richmond bound train.

For service to and from Millbrae Station, a train will run between Millbrae and SFO stations, requiring a transfer to complete your trip.

*This notice was posted on September 12, 2025.

The installation of Next Generation Fare Gates is scheduled to begin February 21 at Lafayette Station. The installation process is expected to take approximately two weeks to complete for each of the station’s two sets of gates. 

The opposite set of gates will remain in service during the installation. The work will not impact train service, but riders may experience a few extra minutes wait to pass through the fare gates during peak travel hours.

The latest work comes after BART has successfully installed Next Generation Fare Gates at 18 other stations across the system. All 50 BART stations will have new fare gates by the end of 2025. You can learn more about BART’s Next Generation Fare Gate project here.

Following robust public outreach and technical and business case analysis, the BART Board of Directors voted to advance the Link 21 Program as a standard-gauge rail project that is part of the California State Rail Plan and a series of projects to be advanced by the state, while seeking federal funding. It will also be considered by the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) Board on June 18, 2025. 

At the core of Link21 is a new transbay passenger train crossing between Oakland and San Francisco that would transform train travel options in the Northern California Megaregion. The decision to use standard-gauge tracks like most other inner-city and regional rail systems across the county, as opposed to BART’s unique broad-gauge tracks, will complement the state’s vision for a connected train network throughout the Bay Area, the northern California Megaregion, and ultimately the entire state.  Standard-gauge can accommodate modern, zero-emission passenger trains and the new crossing will improve regional rail connections and build upon ongoing rail investments across Northern California. It also opens the door to compete for the Federal Railroad Administration’s Corridor ID Program to plan and fund future intercity passenger rail projects.

The day-to-day management of the Link21 Project will now be managed by the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA), in coordination with the State Transportation Agency. BART staff will continue to provide support, as will the other standard-gauge rail operators who could potentially operate through the new crossing, and other train facility owners throughout the Megaregion. 

“This change will help ensure effective coordination and maintain momentum as the program moves into its next phase,” said Rob Padgette, Managing Director of CCJPA. “As the project progresses, CCJPA, BART, and other key stakeholders will continue to collaborate to make sure Link21 contributes to the region’s long-term transportation and climate goals.”

Over the next several years, stakeholders will move forward with defining a Proposed Project for the new standard-gauge rail crossing between Oakland and San Francisco and advancing the environmental review, including identifying alternatives and outreach. A funding plan will be developed in concert with the state and federal government to advance Link21 and other related projects through the Corridor ID Program. 

The Link21 Program is a generational transportation initiative that is called for in two separate Bay Area regional measures (Regional Measure 3 and BART Measure RR), the San Francisco Bay Area (Bay Area) long-term transportation plan (Plan Bay Area 2050), and the California State Rail Plan. This project is designed to enhance the passenger experience, expand rail capacity, and contribute to the overall economic and environmental health of the Northern California Megaregion. 

Starting September 16, 2024, our exciting project to develop the land around Lake Merritt Station to include affordable and market-rate housing, offices, and retail space will officially begin. To accommodate this Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project, the parking lot will be permanently closed starting September 16, 2024. 

The lot is available for Daily Fee parking on a first-come, first-served basis until September 15. Daily Fee parking payment is required Monday-Friday, 4am-3pm, except on BART holidays. Pay for Daily Fee parking with the BART Official App or remember your stall number and pay inside the station via cash, credit, or debit. 

Reserved parking is available at Fruitvale Station, MacArthur Station and many other BART locations with parking.

This article was originally posted on August 14, 2024