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BART Board makes two key personnel appointments

Sherwood Wakeman The BART Board of Directors made two key personnel appointments today. The Board voted 6-3 today to appoint a man who retired in July 2007 as BART's General Counsel to be the agency's Interim General Manager. Sherwood Wakeman will begin as the Interim General Manager on April 23, 2011, the

BART Board President Responds to Passage of Measure RR

BART Board President Tom Radulovich Responds issued the following statement on the passage of Measure RR: "We are grateful for all the Bay Area voters who doubled down on their commitment to transit and to BART, approving the $3.5 billion infrastructure bond designed to keep our system safe and reliable. More

BART lengthens trains for Memorial Day Weekend events

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

BART reaches $1.3M settlement with Oscar Grant's mother

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

Metro tragedy serves as safety reminder for BART and riders

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

BART hosts job fair to recruit electronic technicians

BART is currently hiring for Transit Vehicle Electronic Technicians (TVET), a rewarding career that helps keep our system safe and reliable. BART is hosting a career fair on Monday, January 4, 2016, to help recruit for this position that blends technical knowledge and troubleshooting ability with practical

BART sets SFO ridership record on Christmas week

SFO ridership up 56% compared to first year of service BART passengers have broken ridership records to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) during the Christmas travel season for the fourth year in a row. 62,400 people used BART's SFO train-to-plane connection between December 21st and December 27th

Know your commute plan in the event of a BART strike

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

New budget prioritizes Quality of Life improvements for BART

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 expands service for Giants-Padres, Raiders-Cardinals

BART will run longer trains on Saturday, Aug. 23, to accommodate the thousands of sports fans attending the SF Giants-San Diego Padres match-up at 1:05 p.m. and the Oakland Raiders-Arizona Cardinals 6 p.m. preseason game at McAfee Coliseum stadium. As an added service, after the football game BART will add