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The swift actions of a BART employee last week lead to the arrest of a credit card thief who had two outstanding warrants for his arrest. On August 20, 2012, a BART employee at Lafayette Station was helping a customer trying to purchase a BART ticket when she noticed the man was attempting to use a credit

BART’s Police Department announced it will increase police presence on “Black Friday,” a typically busy day as riders head to shopping destinations. Officers will be stationed at downtown San Francisco stations where large numbers of shoppers are expected, riding trains and patrolling BART parking lots.

The BART Board of Directors took a major step today toward redeveloping the Lake Merritt Station area and reconnecting it to Oakland Chinatown and surrounding neighborhoods through development of a transit-friendly hub of affordable housing, office and retail buildings. The Board voted to authorize BART staff

In our latest episode of "Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART" we sit down with former BART chief spokesman Mike Healy to relive the history of the transit agency. Healy has written a new book entitled “BART: The Dramatic History of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System.” Healy started his tenure with BART back in

Ridership for the day of the Warriors Parade was 190,519. This is the highest ridership total for BART since the arrival of the pandemic in March 2020. In addition to the new highest ridership total many riders were not counted Monday because they didn't have a Clipper card and lines were long so BART let

On Thursday, May 14, BART’s Board of Directors did its part for riders who want a quick, reliable, traffic-free and environmentally-friendly transit connection between BART’s Coliseum Station and the Oakland Airport. Construction of the approximately $500 million Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) project would

New entrance to improve access to Balboa Park Station The 13,000 BART riders who use Balboa Park Station will soon be able to enjoy a new and spacious entrance equipped with state-of-the-art security cameras and lighting. Today BART, federal and local officials held an event to announce the first stimulus

The proposal before BART's two largest unions, the ATU and SEIU, includes these components: Preserves base salaries but eliminates 3 vacation days and/or floating holidays each year for two years Provides a 0.75% wage increase in the fourth year Gives employees a $500 lump sum payment in both the second &

Plainclothes & uniformed officers on the look-out for pickpocketers and other predators The BART Police Department is launching a special deployment of officers during the holiday shopping season, which traditionally begins the Friday after Thanksgiving. The deployment includes undercover officers to protect