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BART will run til 3 am on New Year's Eve

BART will extend service until 3 am on New Year's Eve and deploy extra staff and trains to help get people home from their festivities. BART will run a normal weekday evening service schedule which will extend until 3 am. Trains will run every 20 minutes after midnight with extra trains standing by in

BART Board elects two women to lead agency

President Lynette Sweet pledges to increase diversity Today the BART Board of Directors unanimously elected two women to BART's most powerful posts?Board President and Vice President. President Lynette Sweet and Vice President Gail Murray assumed their respective posts after the nine member Board of Directors

BART Plus tickets: a new look for the new year

Beginning January 1, 2007 the BART Plus ticket will change in color from fluorescent yellow to fluorescent pink. The new look is intended to reduce ticket fraud. The color change coincides with the addition of Benicia Transit to the program. Passengers who use the BART Plus tickets receive unlimited local

Know your commute plan during a BART strike

BART's unions called for a strike beginning Friday, October 18th. Whether you ride BART, use other public transit services or drive, everyone needs to consider the alternatives and plan their commute. For a summary of all transit options, carpool rideshare locations and traffic conditions visit http://alert

Friday's Spare the Air Day BART ridership results

BART is projecting at least a 5% increase in ridership today as a result of today's Spare the Air free ride day. That means about 16,000 more riders will have chosen BART instead of driving to and from work. BART was expecting to carry about 314,000 riders today. In general, ridership on Fridays is lower than

BART Board of Directors reviews labor negotiations report

On Thursday, September 11 th, the BART Board of Directors will review a newly released report examining the 2013 labor negotiations. The report, which was commissioned by the Board of Directors, provides recommendations on how BART can improve the process of future labor negotiations. The full report

BART Police to increase patrols and offer safety escorts

In an effort to better protect our passengers during the busy holiday travel and shopping season, BART Police is adding more patrols to downtown San Francisco stations. On the other side of the bay, BART Police will partner with the Oakland Police Department tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 13, to provide officer

BART moves to take closer look at Livermore Extension

Board directs staff to form partnership with key stakeholders BART is moving ahead to form a partnership and intensify research into the possibility of extending service to Livermore. The BART Board of Directors voted unanimously today to direct staff to advance the proposed BART to Livermore Project, Phase 1

BART awarded $250 million for Core Capacity Improvements

BART’s plan to achieve up to 45% in additional capacity on the existing BART system by running more frequent and longer trains has been awarded $250M by a state program to fund transformative capital improvements. The Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) award announced January 31, 2023 will