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The BART Police Department has announced the arrest of a suspect wanted in connection with two recent violent attacks on the BART system. 42-year-old Mario Christopher Washington of Berkeley was arrested Monday morning in Oakland after he was spotted by an Oakland Fire Department investigator. At

New technology makes parking more convenient for EZ RidersBART riders will soon have a new, high-tech, easier way to pay for their parking. The BART Board approved the “EZ Rider Parking Program.” It's aimed at establishing a more customer-friendly system for drivers who park and then ride BART by allowing

BART applauds the Governor’s call for mandatory water reduction statewide. For over a year now BART has put into place water reduction strategies to respond to the drought. Action items are both short term and long term and align with BART’s environmental and sustainability policies. “BART has made a

Come help redesign the Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza & transit area. How can we improve the BART Plaza area? What do you like? What needs to change? What would you like to see? Attend a Community Workshop January 23 7-9 p.m. in the MultiPurpose Room of the North Berkeley Senior Center @1901 Hearst Ave. at MLK

BART to launch test of motion picture advertising in tunnel between Montgomery Street and Embarcadero stations Beginning with the start of the morning commute on Wednesday, March 14, 2007, many BART passengers heading toward the East Bay will be watching 15-second, mini movies as they stare out the left

New trains expected to begin arriving In 2017 BART customers can expect to begin enjoying the reliability and enhanced comfort of new train cars as early as 2017. The BART Board of Directors voted unanimously today to authorize the General Manager to award an $896 million contract, plus applicable taxes and

Update: BART Board President Bob Franklin has postponed discussion of late night BART service to a later Board meeting so that staff can study whether there are alternatives to providing additional train service on Friday nights without adversely impacting those who ride during the first hour of service on

On Thursday, February 9, the BART Board of Directors approved a plan to bring a series of upgrades to BART’s busiest station in Contra Costa County. The BART Board has awarded a contract to begin modernizing El Cerrito del Norte Station.  The modernization plan will improve the area inside the fare gates

BART General Manager Bob Powers has selected Michael Jones as his new Deputy General Manager. Jones began his tenure at BART in January of 2017. He served as the Assistant General Manager of Administration responsible for leading multiple functions including Human Resources, Procurement, Labor Relations, and

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) awarded BART the highest security rating possible following a comprehensive assessment of BART’s security program. BART received a “Gold Standard” rating by attaining high scores across all categories of the TSA’s most recent Baseline Assessments for Security