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BART wins 2009 Excellence in Digital Marketing Award
BART has been honored by the San Francisco chapter of the American Marketing Association with a 2009 "Excellence in Digital Marketing" Award. BART won the award for its use of "digital distribution channels to reach consumers in a timely, relevant, personal and cost-effective manner." The other finalist in
Richmond BART Station elevators temporarily out of service
From Monday, April 6 through Friday, April 10, 2009, our crews will be interrupting elevator service at the Richmond BART Station to complete electrical improvements to the elevators. This elevator shutdown will temporarily limit access to both the BART and Capitol Corridor train platforms at this station. We
BART Board to vote on labor agreement with SEIU on Thursday
The BART Board of Directors will vote Thursday on the recently negotiated labor agreement with BART's largest union, the Service Employees International Union. You can find a summary of the SEIU agreement in the Board of Directors section of the BART website. The vote is scheduled to happen during a special
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 holds media briefing on continued security vigilance
BART has scheduled a media briefing for 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 29, at the Oakland City Center/12th St. BART Station. Media should meet at the 14th Street and Broadway entrance to the station. The update will include details on how BART Police are maintaining continued high vigilance in the wake of the
More tips for making your BART commute easier
New to BART or riding more because of the MacArthur Maze? Let us know how we're doing in this quick survey.BART is committed to doing everything possible to help mitigate traffic caused by the tanker truck explosion in the MacArthur Maze. There are a few simple steps you can take to make the commute as easy
BART Police to play Santa to Concord children and families
The BART Board today announced that BART Police Officers will play Santa on Saturday, December 17, 2011, from 5pm to 9pm to families attending the Monument Community Partnership’s 12 th Annual Las Posada Navidena event on Frisbie Court in Concord. The announcement was made as Board members presented donations
BART to hold meeting on retrofit of elevated tracks and stations
BART to gather public comment on proposed project The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is holding a public hearing on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 to gather comments on the proposed project to strengthen BART's elevated tracks and stations along the Concord, Richmond, Daly City and Fremont
BART Citizen Review Board to have police training
On March 1, 2012, BART Police Department (PD) will initiate a new two-day introductory training course for the BART Citizens' Review Board (CRB). The course, known as Field Operations Concentrated Uniform Session (FOCUS), is intended to help give the CRB insight to the practices and performance of BART Police
BART management seeks state mediator for union negotiations
With the deadline for the expiration of BART's labor union contracts fast approaching, BART management said today that it is has just called for a state mediator to help swiftly conclude contract talks with the leaders of BART's two biggest unions, SEIU and ATU. BART management says at this point, the union