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Friday's Spare the Air Day BART ridership results

BART is projecting at least a 5% increase in ridership today as a result of today's Spare the Air free ride day. That means about 16,000 more riders will have chosen BART instead of driving to and from work. BART was expecting to carry about 314,000 riders today. In general, ridership on Fridays is lower than

BART Board of Directors reviews labor negotiations report

On Thursday, September 11 th, the BART Board of Directors will review a newly released report examining the 2013 labor negotiations. The report, which was commissioned by the Board of Directors, provides recommendations on how BART can improve the process of future labor negotiations. The full report

BART seeks your input at a series of community meetings

BART will be making sweeping improvements to the way it reaches out to minorities and other underrepresented communities before raising fares, changing service significantly or implementing other transportation decisions that affect riders. Beginning Wednesday, March 31, BART will embark on an ambitious and

BART Plus tickets: a new look for the new year

Beginning January 1, 2007 the BART Plus ticket will change in color from fluorescent yellow to fluorescent pink. The new look is intended to reduce ticket fraud. The color change coincides with the addition of Benicia Transit to the program. Passengers who use the BART Plus tickets receive unlimited local

BART Police to increase patrols and offer safety escorts

In an effort to better protect our passengers during the busy holiday travel and shopping season, BART Police is adding more patrols to downtown San Francisco stations. On the other side of the bay, BART Police will partner with the Oakland Police Department tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 13, to provide officer

BART moves to take closer look at Livermore Extension

Board directs staff to form partnership with key stakeholders BART is moving ahead to form a partnership and intensify research into the possibility of extending service to Livermore. The BART Board of Directors voted unanimously today to direct staff to advance the proposed BART to Livermore Project, Phase 1

BART awarded $250 million for Core Capacity Improvements

BART’s plan to achieve up to 45% in additional capacity on the existing BART system by running more frequent and longer trains has been awarded $250M by a state program to fund transformative capital improvements. The Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) award announced January 31, 2023 will

BART Police make big strides in adopting reforms

The BART Police Department is making big strides in adopting recommendations made by the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE). Among the 82 recommendations that have already been completed are reorganizing under new community based zone structure, training officers to prevent

BART earns prestigious honor for innovation in public safety

BART is earning special recognition for pursuing creative strategies to improve system safety. The national foundation TransitCenter has presented BART and its Board of Directors with the Award for Innovation in Public Safety at its Frequencies awards ceremony in New York. The honor recognizes BART for

Podcast: The dramatic history of BART is now a new book

In our latest episode of "Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART" we sit down with former BART chief spokesman Mike Healy to relive the history of the transit agency. Healy has written a new book entitled “BART: The Dramatic History of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System.” Healy started his tenure with BART back in