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Help keep BART running smoothly on New Year's Eve

BART is expecting large crowds heading into and out of San Francisco on New Year’s Eve. You can help keep BART running safely and smoothly by following these simple tips: Buy a round-trip ticket before you start your trip; that way you can avoid lines at ticket vending machines on your way home. Avoid ticket

BART union negotiations hit snag over wasteful work rules

After a weekend of bargaining, BART reports that a key sticking point continues to be the refusal by union leaders to agree to eliminating their outdated, expensive and wasteful work rules that often cost BART riders and taxpayers millions in unnecessary overtime. BART negotiators spent most of today with the

Podcast: A new era arrives for escalators at BART

Transcript below: HOST: “BART is making its largest investment in escalators in decades with a generational project, and soon riders will experience the difference, welcome to “Hidden Tracks Stories from BART.” On this edition of Hidden Tracks will dig deep into the Market Street Escalators Renovation Project

Ring in the new year with a BART Flash Pass

The best way to celebrate New Year's Eve is by leaving your car at home and using BART's "New Year's Eve Flash Pass," good for unlimited rides on BART throughout the holiday evening. The special New Year's Eve Flash Pass costs just $6 and gets you unlimited rides on BART from 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31 to 3 a.m

BART remains on heightened alert following latest London explosions

Security measures are a precaution BART has increased the number of uniformed police officers on the system and stepped up train inspections in the wake of the latest explosions involving London's mass transit system.Today's security measures are in addition to the already heightened alert level which BART

BART to give job-seeking veterans preference in hiring

Today, the BART Board of Directors voted to adopt a new hiring policy that gives preference to job-seeking military veterans. Starting January 1, 2013, external job candidates who show proof of active status of at least 181 days and receive a passing score in the first phase of the hiring process will receive

BART sees record ridership to SFO during Christmas week

50,000 people used BART to and from SFO Station BART's predictions that a record number of people would take BART to the new San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Station located in the International Terminal were right on target. Between December 21 and December 27, 2005, almost 50,000 riders took BART

Ring in the New Year with a BART Flash Pass

The best way to celebrate New Year's Eve is by leaving your car at home and using BART's "New Year's Eve Flash Pass," good for unlimited rides on BART throughout the holiday evening. The special New Year's Eve Flash Pass costs just $6 and gets you unlimited rides on BART from 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31 to 3 a.m

Statement on BART finances from Board President and GM

From Board of Directors President Janice Li and General Manager Bob Powers BART is thankful for the recent action taken by the California State Legislature to restore $2 billion for the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program. The program is vital in funding transformative capital improvements to modernize