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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
BART sees double digit drop in crime
The latest numbers from the BART Police Department show through the end of August overall crime in the system is down 15% compared with the same period in 2023. The trend includes a 10% drop in violent crime. The decline in the crime rate comes as BART has been experiencing an increase in ridership. All of BART’s top 10 post-pandemic ridership days were in September, driven by special events including the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco and the final Oakland A’s homestand. Read the full Chief’s Report with all the latest safety numbers.
“The drop in criminal activity on BART is happening as we have been going all out to implement our Safe and Clean Plan,” said BART General Manager Bob Powers. “Our riders have been loud and clear that they want us to step our game up when it comes to their safety and the cleanliness of our system. We have more work to do on behalf of our riders, but these numbers indicate our commitment to maximizing our visible safety presence is paying off.”
“Since I became BART Police Chief one year ago, it has been my top priority to maximize the number of officers walking trains and patrolling our stations,” said BART Police Chief Kevin Franklin. “Our officers are more visible than ever. Their efforts are containing relatively small concerns before they grow into big problems that harm service.”
Additional safety highlights from the latest numbers:
*Only 12 electronic thefts and robberies were reported across the entire system in August. That’s the lowest total for any month since 2021 when ridership was much lower than today.
*BART PD reported 13,016 total enforcement contacts through August, up from 7,791 for the same period in 2023.
*BART PD’s response time for Priority 1 emergencies averaged 4 minutes and 25 seconds in August, among the fastest for any law enforcement agency in the Bay Area.
BART’s Safe and Clean Plan is a commitment to riders to maximize resources to boost their safety and provide clean service. BART’s stepped up safety efforts include sworn officers, non-sworn Crisis Intervention Specialists and Transit Ambassadors, as well as the implementation of Next Generation Fare Gates, which have now been installed successfully at seven stations. All 50 of BART’s stations will have Next Generation Fare Gates by the end of 2025.
BART PD patrols a system that spans five counties and includes 50 stations with 131 route miles of track. You can keep up with all BART’s safety trends in the monthly Chief’s Reports.
BART uses Coronavirus downtime to continue improving its system
August 27, 2020 Update BART is making more progress with its plan to maximize capital rebuilding work while ridership remains low because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since BART reduced service hours in March there has been an increase in the amount of time workers can spend in the trackway to improve the system
BART Board approves proposed redistricting plan with amendment
Looking for 2021 redistricting information? Click here. The BART Board of Directors today (December 1, 2011) passed the proposed redistricting plan Option A with an amendment to the boundary for Districts 3 and 7 in western Contra Costa County. The new maps will posted on this website as soon as they are
BART.gov launches new estimated train crowding feature
Visitors to the BART website and mobile site can now get a snapshot of estimated crowding levels on trains when they plan a trip. The beta version of the estimated crowding feature launched Tuesday. When you use the BART QuickPlanner, your trip plan will show an icon with three heads, two heads or one head –
BART passengers break Thanksgiving weekend ridership, parking records
Holiday ridership to SFO tripled projections BART passengers set new ridership and parking permit records during the six-day Thanksgiving holiday travel period. "We anticipated an 8% jump in ridership to SFO this Thanksgiving holiday season" said BART Board President Lynette Sweet. "But we ended up with a
Pride Parade and Giants combine for Sunday BART ridership record
Almost a quarter million people took BART yesterday, setting a record for Sunday ridership at 247,936. That’s 23,477 more than the previous record for a Sunday set June 28, 2008, which not coincidentally, was also a day that combined the Pride Parade and a San Francisco Giants game. “BART was proud to break
McPartland is new BART Board President; Radulovich is Vice President
Retired Oakland Fire Department Battalion Fire Chief John McPartland is the new BART Board President, an opportunity he says he’s fired up about as he aims to tackle challenges ranging from earthquake safety to extensions of BART service. McPartland was voted President today at the Board’s regularly scheduled
BART tackles unprecedented escalator outages with additional repair staff
BART has assigned additional staff in a concentrated effort to repair out-of-service escalators, particularly the 12 escalators out of service in the downtown San Francisco stations. Thanks to this additional effort, BART expects to have seven of the 12 escalators in San Francisco back in operation by June 22
BART invites local small businesses to webinar on 11/3/22
BART's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) invites local small businesses to register and attend a virtual webinar on Thursday, November 3, 2022 from 2-3:30 pm. BART has a Small Business Support Services Program to help small, minority, women, disabled veteran, and LGBTQ+ businesses navigate how to work with