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BART board president throws first pitch at A's game

Kicks off "BART Double Play Wednesdays" All eyes will be on BART Board President James Fang tonight as he kicks off the extremely popular "BART Double Play Wednesdays" ticket promotion by throwing out the first pitch at the Oakland A's versus Seattle Mariners game at the Coliseum Stadium. The game starts at 7

In wake of Moscow bombings, BART officers remain on high vigilance

BART reminds riders to serve as extra eyes and ears for suspicious activity In the wake of the Moscow bombings, BART officials held a news conference on Monday to both reassure the public that officers remain on high alert and to reengage riders to be the agency’s extra eyes and ears when it comes to

Second-generation BART employee works with trains – even on the weekends

On the outer edges of the Bay Area, surrounded by rolling green hills and fierce but slowly gyrating white wind turbines, a series of unassuming car barns set off from a beige main building sit idly. If you’re lucky, you may see a vibrantly colored train chugging a path along the greenery. And if you’re even

BART continues expanded service following Bay Bridge opening

The Bay Bridge reopened this morning but BART is continuing to run expanded service all day with longer trains, when available, to accommodate customers who already planned to ride. Because there may be a more riders than usual today, you may want to plan ahead: New to BART? Haven't been in a while?Check out

Meet the train-loving family who ride BART for fun

About a year after the start of the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, the Chapman family finally got back on BART. It was an occasion four-year-old Bryce had been dreaming of for months after an arduous year of sheltering in place with his parents, Kirsten and Russ. Kirsten remembers the day of that first

How will BART's Fleet of the Future help ease crowding on the train?

BART into the future BART is planning to replace its aging cars with a “ Fleet of the Future.” The new cars will help keep BART running on time and lessen crowding on the trains. With gas prices spiraling through the roof, and increasing traffic, many drivers are turning into BART riders. In fact, BART

BART Board passes resolutions honoring workers in fatal accident

BART General Manager Grace Crunican issued the following statement October 24, 2013: On October 24, 2013, the BART Board of Directors unanimously passed resolutions honoring deceased BART employee Christopher Sheppard and deceased BART contractor Laurence E. Daniels, P.E. The National Transportation Safety

BART receives draft of key report recommending police improvements

BART has received a draft of the last of the two independent reports it commissioned from outside experts in response to the New Years Day officer-involved shooting at Fruitvale Station. This latest management audit comes as the agency continues to take a number of significant steps to improve its policing

Get a summary of all the BART holiday schedule and service plans

Here is a summary of BART schedule and service plans for the holiday period beginning with Christmas Eve on Friday, December 24, 2010, and continuing until New Year's Day, Saturday, January 1, 2011. BART to run longer midday trains on Christmas Eve With the exception of modified peak-commute service on the

BART sees big ridership increase on Dump the Pump Day

10,200 more riders took BART than agency predicted The final numbers show that 10,200 more riders than BART predicted rode the agency's trains during the second annual "National Dump the Pump Day," Thursday, June 21. BART had originally forecasted that there would be 340,400 riders on June 21, 2007. There