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Longer Trains for Carnaval, Giants & A's Games BART will use longer trains to accommodate the crowds going to the many different Memorial Day weekend events, including the Carnaval Street Festival and Grand Parade in San Francisco and the Giants games at AT&T Park. Then, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, BART

Scheduled to meet with BART police investigators today, the BART Police officer involved in the tragic shooting New Year’s Day at Fruitvale Station submitted his resignation effective immediately. On Monday, the officer’s attorney postponed a meeting that had been scheduled by BART investigators for Tuesday

Regrettably, after nearly four years of protracted negotiations, General Electric Transportation Systems Global Signaling (GETS GS), a business unit of General Electric, has left BART with no option but to sue it for breach and termination of its 1998 contract with BART in which GETS GS promised to design and

BART settled the $50 million case that was filed on behalf of the family of Oscar Grant—the young man killed January 1, 2009 by a former BART Police officer on the Fruitvale station platform. Around 1:45 this afternoon, following five settlement conferences over 2.5 years, BART reached an agreement with Oscar

Our hearts go out to the families of the victims and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) employees and riders following the smoke incident that tragically caused one death and several injuries. As at WMATA, safety is our top priority at BART, which is why we are closely monitoring what

It’s being billed as “the largest celebration of food in America.” Slow Food Nation takes place Labor Day weekend at Fort Mason Center and nearby locations in San Francisco. Many of the events are free and open to the public, although some are ticketed and have fees. Slow Food Nation will bring together

BART unions have issued a strike notice and there may be no BART service as early as Monday, August 5. While we are working hard at the negotiation table to avoid a strike, in the event one is called by the unions, we urge Bay Area residents to plan ahead. Whether you ride BART, use other public transit

The BART Board of Directors has unanimously approved a $2.3 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) which begins July 1, 2018. The FY19 budget emphasizes system cleanliness and safety and funds hundreds of millions of dollars in major system reinvestments. The FY19 budget does not include any changes to

BART is retaining outside experts in law enforcement and civil rights to conduct a comprehensive review of its Police Department following the New Year's Day officer-involved shooting of Oscar Grant. With input from the BART Board of Directors and the public, the agency has finalized the attached scope of

At about 5:20pm on Sunday, November 3, 2019 BART Transportation Supervisor John O’Connor was working Coliseum Station to help with crowd control after the Raiders game. O'Connor was on the platform ensuring riders stayed away from the yellow safety strip when an intoxicated male accidentally miss-stepped and