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BART Police begin implementation of Narcan opioid antidote
Images above: Narcan single-use dose, left. Penny at right next to grains of fentanyl for comparison By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer The doses, single-use nasal sprays sealed in plastic containers that look like your typical allergy spray, have been stocked. BART Police officers have been trained in
Podcast: New efforts to build sustainability at BART
We’ve been hearing a lot about the many improvements that BART is investing in when it comes to its aging infrastructure, station upgrades and of course the Fleet of the Future. But there are also some exciting plans in the works when it comes to sustainability and BART’s impact on the environment. From solar
Take BART to the Black and White Ball
There will be dancing in the streets of San Francisco’s Civic Center this weekend on Saturday, May 22, just steps from the Civic Center BART station. Bay Area music lovers will be donning their finest and coming out for The San Francisco Symphony’s Black & White Ball. The evening begins with a concert
BART to host commemoration of Oakland/Berkeley firestorm
15th anniversary of firestorm will be marked Saturday, October 21 at Rockridge Station BART and the cities of Oakland and Berkeley will mark the 15th anniversary of the 1991 Oakland/Berkeley firestorm with a commemoration at the Rockridge BART Station on Saturday, October 21, 2006. The heroic battle against
BART adds longer trains for "KaBoom" Sky Concert
BART will operate longer trains this Saturday, May 21, to serve the estimated 250,000 people attending the 12th annual KFOG "KaBoom" Sky Concert at Piers 30-32 (Embarcadero & Brannan, near SBC Park) on the San Francisco waterfront. After the concert, additional trains will be kept on standby to help handle
BART seeks to rein in soaring benefit costs
The main focus of contract negotiations has been the growing costs of benefits. There is no question BART employees should get a raise, but contracts that continue to allow employees to pay nothing towards their pension and a flat rate for health care are no longer sustainable. Especially as we face billions
Podcast: Follow along on patrol with BART Police
“How are guys doing? Good, how are you? Good so far.” BART police officers wear many hats when they’re on patrol. The top priority is of course public safety. “What we’re going to do right now is conduct a sweep of the train car. We’re looking for anything that might stand out. Any misplaced packages
“BART has been a really big constant in my life”: Why a South SF local took her grad photos at a BART station
Kiana Leong pictured in her graduation photos at Downtown Berkeley Station. Photos courtesy of Julianne Han. For Kiana Leong, a BART ride is like a yardstick for her life. The South San Francisco local has been riding BART for as long as she can remember. Her earliest memories stem from preschool, when she
BART breaks post-pandemic ridership record
BART set a new post-pandemic ridership record Thursday with 224,721 exits, the highest number since March of 2020.
It was the third day in a row that BART ridership topped 200,000 exits. Ten of the top ten ridership days since the pandemic occurred in September, with weekday ridership remaining robust since Labor Day.
"While our ridership numbers have yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels, these high ridership days are proof that our work to improve the rider experience with the Safe & Clean Plan and other efforts are paying off," said BART General Manager Bob Powers.
This month, ridership was boosted by the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, the final A’s home games, and concerts and community events, including BARTable partner events like Oakland Pride and the Lafayette Art & Wine Festival.
At the same time, the latest numbers from BART Police show that the number of trains impacted by unwanted behavior has declined since the department boosted the amount of visible safety staff on trains and in stations. Through July of this year, we have seen both violent and property crime down on the system year over year. Overall crime is down 13% even as we’ve experienced this uptick in ridership.
"Spare the Air," sports events, boost BART ridership
Three consecutive "Spare the Air" days in a week of high temperatures, along with sporting events, have helped boost ridership on BART to the highest numbers in more than a year, excluding during the planned and emergency closures of the Bay Bridge in 2009. On Wednesday -- this week's first Spare the Air day