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BART statement about ELERTS incident reporting system (BART Watch App)
BART Spokesperson Alicia Trost issued the following statement about the BART Watch app by ELERTS: The BART Board voted to award a contract in 2014 with ELERTS in response to our riders asking for a way to discreetly report criminal activity with their cellphones. Several other transit systems were using
50 years of BART: One man’s fight to make BART accessible for all
“There is a special personal pride in being the first handicapped person in a wheelchair to use a subway train, and to represent all handicapped travelers who will use the BART system in years to come. I’ll never forget that sense of freedom I experienced as I boarded the BART train.” – Harold Willson, quoted
BART announces finalists for BART Lines, the District’s first short story contest
At BART, we had an inkling our riders might also be writers. That notion proved sparklingly true when BART Lines, our first-ever short story contest, launched over the summer. More than 340 Bay Area writers submitted very short stories of 7,500 characters or less, centered around the theme of "motion."Their
BART holds outreach events and survey for BART Police Headquarters
BART is considering a number of options for the relocation of its Police Department's Administrative Headquarters that is currently located at 101 8th Street in Oakland, near the Lake Merritt Station.
These options may involve the renovation of an existing office building near the BART 19th Street Oakland Station. The proposed facility would house key functions of the police department, provide better public access, and allow for increased response in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency.
Come tell us what you think at the following BART station-outreach events and open house:
-Wednesday, August 16, 7:00am – 9:30am at 19th St/Oakland Station
-Thursday, August 17, 4:00pm – 7:00pm at 19th St/Oakland Station
-Tuesday, August 22, 5:00pm – 7:00pm Open House at BART Headquarters Board Room at 2150 Webster St, Oakland
We are also offering an online survey available August 14- August 28:
BPD's current administrative headquarters is slated for Transit Oriented Development to include 100 affordable multifamily units and office space.
Photo Essay: Bart the adopted BART dog settles in to his new home
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Why wait until Thanksgiving to give thanks? We're grateful to Todd and BethAnn of Oakland, who adopted the stray dog who ran onto BART tracks recently and was rescued by BART Police. He's got a dual name -- Bart, for where he was found, and Bodhi, which BethAnn
Take the BART/Foursquare online survey for a chance to win a $50 BART ticket
Location-based services for mobile devices, aimed at people on the go, are one of the top technology trends for 2010 -- and are of special interest to people who spend a lot of time on public transit. Here at BART we try to stay on top of the latest technologies that could benefit BART riders, such as the
BART tickets through the years
04.01.22 BART’s first paying passenger on Sept. 11, 1972. 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. The BART magnetic ticket, with its blue and
The most iconic BART ads
10.05.22 "Take Your BART, Please!" If memes existed in the late 1980s, comedian Henny Youngman would undoubtedly have become one with these four words – a take on his signature phrase, “Take my wife, please.” The commercials aired on every major news and radio station in the Bay Area – not in the ad space
BART to remain at "Orange" alert
BART Street Level Restrooms Are Now Open For now, BART security will remain at an internal "Orange" alert level, despite the fact that the Department of Homeland Security has lowered the nation's transit alert level from an "Orange" to "Yellow." BART uses the federal government's alert levels simply as a
Inside the original BART cars
06.10.22 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. Upholstered seats, gold plush carpet, tinted picture windows – the original BART cars were the