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Attorney General Harris to honor BART Police officers
BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey today announced two BART Police Officers will be honored by Attorney General Kamala Harris on Wednesday, November 13, 2013. “It is with great honor that I announce two of BART’s finest will recieve the Attorney General’s Peace Officer Commendation certificates this year,” BART
BART hosts workshop on 24th Street plazas
BART is hosting a community design workshop to help shape the future of the BART plazas at 24th Street Station in San Francisco. The workshop will take place on Thursday, June 15 at 5:30 pm, at the Mission Presbyterian Church, 3261 23rd Street (at Capp). Join the 24th and Mission community in revisiting the
Phase 1 parking lot changes at MacArthur BART Station
This is an update to our June 2011 Passenger Bulletin. Beginning October 17th, portions of the southern parking lot at the MacArthur BART Station will be closed for parking. The Apgar parking lot access will close on October 18th.. On October 27th, a broader portion of the southern parking lot will be closed
Be Climate Smart. Invest in BART Green Bonds.
BART is preparing its second issue of Green Bonds, certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative. BART plans to give order priority for individual investors on December 14, 2017. The Series 2017 Green Bonds are Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds secured by sales and use taxes collected in the three-county BART
BART seeks input on Bay Fair safety design
BART is partnering with the City of San Leandro, the County of Alameda, and Madison Marquette, owners of San Leandro’s Bayfair Center, to improve safety and security around the half-mile radius of the Bay Fair Station area. As part of that effort, the “Crime Prevention through Environmental Design” community
BART Board of Directors approves two-year budget
On June 8th, the BART Board of Directors approved a two-year budget that addresses the agency’s highly uncertain, challenging financial outlook. Although the budget is balanced for FY24, which begins July 1st, a $93 million deficit looms for FY25. “Despite our best efforts to hold the line on expenses and
BART Board elects James Fang as new president
The BART Board of Directors on Thursday unanimously elected its longest-serving board member, James Fang, to serve as its new president. The Board also unanimously elected Board Member Bob Franklin to serve as vice president. Both assumed their respective posts after the Board of Directors cast their votes
BART and unions resolve remaining labor contract issue
BART General Manager Grace Crunican announced that all contract issues have been settled between BART and its two largest labor Unions. She will recommend the ratification of a final collective bargaining agreement with SEIU Local 1021 and ATU Local 1555 to the BART Board of Directors. A Special Meeting of
BART completes systemwide conversion to Clipper-only sales
BART has successfully transitioned all stations to offer Clipper as the only fare product available for purchase. BART has been eliminating the sales of paper tickets since August of 2019 when a 4-station pilot program was launched. The conversion was accelerated during the pandemic with one or more stations
BART announces Thursday's Spare the Air ridership results
BART estimates 28,000 additional passengers or 358,000 total riders, are taking advantage of Thursday's (July 20) free BART rides. That's 8.5% jump in ridership for a typical Thursday. During the first five Spare the Air days this year, BART estimates that a total of 131,000 additional people have steered