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Take BART to the ballpark

It may be the dog days of summer, but both the A’s and the Giants are turning the heat in a push for the postseason. As this exciting MLB season heads down the stretch, skip the traffic and ride BART to the ballpark. BART is the best and easiest way to get to Oracle Park (previously known as AT&T Park) and O

BART Police reminder: where it's okay to drink and eat on BART

BART Police are reminding riders where it's okay to drink and eat on BART property and where it's not. "According to both state law and BART policy, passengers can drink and eat all they want in the 'Free Area,' which we define as the portion of the station that's outside the fare gates where you don't need a

BART Board votes unanimously to purchase 130 Tasers for BART Police

The nine-member BART Board of Directors on Thursday voted unanimously to approve the BART Police Department's request to negotiate the purchase of 130 Tasers. Currently the BART Police Department has 60 Tasers available for field deployment; this does not allow all sworn members to be equipped with a Taser

BART is recruiting new members for the BART Accessibility Task Force (BATF)

Want to help make BART more accessible for seniors and people with disabilities? The BART Accessibility Task Force (BATF) is recruiting new members! The BART Accessibility Task Force is a public committee comprised of BART riders to advise the BART Board of Directors and staff on disability-related issues and

BART and HNTB Win ASCE's California Award For BART/SFO Extension

The American Society of Civil Engineers has awarded its prestigious 2004 Outstanding Civil Engineering Transportation Project in the State of California to the Bay Area Rapid Transit District and HNTB Corporation for the BART extension to San Francisco International Airport. The project was an FTA-sponsored

50 years of BART: Why BART uses a nonstandard broad gauge

In celebration of BART’s 50th Anniversary this year, we’re looking back at the transit system’s five decades of service and innovation in a new series of stories. BART celebrates 50 years on Sept. 11, 2022. For decades, rail aficionados have asked us: Why does BART use a nonstandard gauge, or track width? The

Happy Ending: Bart the BART-delaying doggo finds forever home

Bart the dog with new owner, Todd By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Remember Bart, the stray pit bull mix that tied up trains a while back when he wandered onto the tracks, before being rescued by BART Police? He’s being a very good boy these days, after his adoption by an Oakland family who didn’t

BART Board certifies BART to Livermore Final Environmental Impact Report

The BART Board of Directors certified the BART to Livermore Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) tonight, May 24, 2018, but declined to take a position on any of the alternatives described in the FEIR. If the Board takes no further action by July 1, 2018, the Tri-Valley San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail

BART announces second test for bikes on BART during commute hours

Cover page of the bike pilot presentation made to the BART Board Today, the BART Board of Directors announced a second phase of “bikes on board” testing during the week of Monday, March 18 through Friday, March 22, 2013. During this phase, bicycles will be allowed in all stations and on all trains all day