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Here's your chance to be the A's BART Rider of the Game

A's mascot Stomper rides BART Sure, you’re an A’s fan, but do you have what it takes to be the A's BART Rider of the Game? Every month BART will be hosting a contest to pick the A's Fan of the Game. One winner will receive: Two MVP tickets to a selected A's game A $50 BART ticket Early field access to batting

BART expands service for Monday night sports events

BART will run longer trains on Monday, Sept. 8, to accommodate the thousands of sports fans attending the SF Giants versus Arizona Diamondbacks match-up at AT&T Park and the Oakland Raiders versus Broncos game at McAfee Coliseum stadium. Both events start at 7:15 p.m. BART also will add trains after the

BART begins extensive San Francisco elevator project

On Monday, January 5, 2009, BART will begin a major elevator project replacing the street-level elevator enclosures at the Civic Center, Embarcadero, Montgomery and Powell Street BART/Muni Metro stations. This elevator enclosure replacement work is necessary to extend the life of the equipment and improve the

Governor announces $5.4 million in security funding for BART

BART to use funding for security cameras BART will soon be buying millions of dollars in new security cameras for its stations. Today, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's office announced BART will receive $5.4 million for those cameras from a recent voter-approved bond measure. During this morning's news

BART Police host National Night Out events

BART PD K-9s, handlers will be part of National Night Out BART invites the public to meet its Police Officers and learn more about crime prevention on Tuesday, Aug. 7, as the BART Police Department hosts National Night Out events at six BART stations from 4 pm to 7 pm. Each event will have a special focus on

BART sets ridership record for a Bay Bridge closure

But overall ridership was down BART customers set a ridership record for a Bay Bridge closure during the 2009 Labor Day weekend – however, overall ridership during the 2009 Labor Day weekend was slightly lower than 2007, which was the previous time when Caltrans closed the Bay Bridge to perform earthquake

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 rewards riders with free Krispy Kreme doughnuts

This afternoon, June 7, from 4:30 p.m. ? 6:00 p.m. BART's customer service team will be handing out free Krispy Kreme doughnuts and other refreshments to afternoon commuters leaving the Daly City BART Station. BART hopes the free doughnut give-away will not only reward riders for their loyalty, but also

BART in the movies: From THX 1138 to Predator 2 to Will Smith

While the city of San Francisco is immortalized in countless films, from the car chase of Bullitt to the bay plunge of Vertigo, BART seems to have precious little screen time. We’ve scoured the internet and come up with just a handful of examples of BART in the movies. C’mon, all you BART buffs and film fans

BART sets ridership record with Monday's sports events

BART set a ridership record on Monday, carrying 405,400 riders including many sports fans attending games of the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco Giants. BART Board President Gail Murray said the record day demonstrates why California lawmakers working on the state budget should make transit funding a