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BART sustains high ridership during Maze reconstruction
BART sets ridership records, weekday averages up BART carried an average of 9,274 more riders each weekday following the collapse of a portion of the MacArthur Maze on Sunday, April 29. Weekday ridership averaged 355,590 passengers from Monday, April 30 to Thursday, May 24. This was up from the 346,316 riders
Thousands attend BART’s 50th anniversary celebration
09.12.22 Posing for photos at BART’s 50th Anniversary Celebration and Family Fun Festival on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. At 8 am on Saturday morning, Lake Merritt Station and Plaza were already abuzz with activity. Train tracks – un-electrified third rail included – sprawled across a small section of the plaza
BART's continued response to the New Year's Day shooting
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Violent and property crime plummet on BART
Newly released data shows crime has dropped substantially on BART through the first seven months of this year. The number of violent crimes reported on BART declined from 203 for the first seven months of 2024 to 130 incidents this year. Property crimes also fell from 1,091 for the first seven months of 2024 to 547 this year. All the latest crime numbers can be found in the July Chief’s Report.
The decrease in crime has come as BART PD has remained focused on maintaining a highly visible safety presence in the system. At the same time BART has accelerated the installation of Next Generation Fare Gates. Now 48 of BART’s 50 stations have new high-tech gates, which are proving to be a strong deterrent against fare evasion and other unwanted behavior. BART is well on track to meet its goal to have Next Generation Fare Gates at all stations by the end of this year. Maintaining a visible safety presence and installing new gates are both key components of BART’s Safe and Clean Plan to put the everyday concerns of riders first.
Other highlights from the Chief’s Report:
*Robberies plummeted from 126 for the first seven months of 2024 to 37 this year.
*Only one cellphone robbery was reported for the entire system in July. That follows zero cellphone robberies in June.
*Auto burglaries fell from 449 last year to 162 in 2025.
BART PD’s highly visible safety presence is making it possible for officers to get to incidents more quickly. The average emergency response time for July was 4 minutes, 21 seconds. That’s well below BART PD’s goal of five minutes and one of the fastest response times for any law enforcement agency in the Bay Area.
BART workers complete rebuild of critical trackway
(Updated 9/24/18) A team of dedicated BART workers has completed a major rebuilding project for one of the most critical pieces of track in the entire system. The work happened over four weekends between the 19th Street and West Oakland Stations. All of that work resulted in the following accomplishments: 3
BART commits to a future powered by wind and solar power
BART took bold action today to improve the climate footprint of the Bay Area’s transportation sector. Following BART’s adoption of an aggressive and industry-leading Wholesale Electricity Portfolio Policy in April 2017, the BART Board of Directors today approved two 20-year renewable energy power purchase
Thousands attend BART’s 50th anniversary celebration
At 8 am on Saturday morning, Lake Merritt Station and Plaza were already abuzz with activity. Train tracks – un-electrified third rail included – sprawled across a small section of the plaza. An A-car nose (the pointy part at the front of the train) stood shining, awaiting the many selfies to come. And
Bus agencies increase price of BART Plus Ticket
Beginning July 1, 2009, bus agencies will increase the price of the BART Plus ticket. Because of the economic downturn affecting the participating BART Plus transit partners, the bus portion of the BART Plus ticket will increase $5.00 per period. There is no change to the stored BART value of the BART Plus
Survey finds strong demand for BART mobile applications
A survey of BART riders who use mobile devices has found strong demand for new and existing applications and for expansion of wifi and cellphone coverage on BART. The survey was initiated by BART’s website team to evaluate the market for new mobile services. BART was one of the first public transit agencies
BART begins parking validation program at Fruitvale Station
Beginning Monday, January 31, BART will implement a parking validation system at the Fruitvale station. The validation program is in response to BART customer concerns that people who aren't riding BART are using BART parking areas. The new parking validation system is easy to use: 1. Park your car in a