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BART creates new position to implement Strategic Homelessness Action Plan

BART has created a new Senior Manager of Social Services Partnerships position as part of the agency’s efforts to increase resources to help address homelessness within the system and connect people to resources. The job posted can be found at bart.gov/jobs. The Senior Manager of Social Services Partnerships

Statement from BART General Manager regarding West Oakland protesters

BART General Manager Grace Crunican issued the following statement regarding the protesters who stopped the BART system the day after Thanksgiving: "As BART's General Manager, I must ensure safe public access to the BART system. The protesters who stopped the BART system on the day after Thanksgiving shut

Live streaming of BART Board meetings to start Thursday, May 13

The public will have unprecedented access to the inner workings of the BART Board of Directors beginning Thursday as the agency is now streaming its meetings live on the Internet. In addition, Board meetings will be available on-demand on the web for those who wish to view the meetings at a later time. "This

BART teams up with Bike East Bay to prevent bike thefts

With more riders bringing their bikes to BART, Bike East Bay and BART have announced a new partnership to prevent bike thefts at BART stations. From now through the summer of 2015, representatives from Bike East Bay will be at BART stations throughout the system during the evening commute to share bicycle

BART offers free ride program for school field trips in January

Field trip video on BARTtv

Update from January 29, 2010: Thanks for your interest in the free rides on BART for field trips. However, we have reached our maximum of 15,000 students and have no more free rides available at this time. If you would like to be notified of any future programs that provide free rides for field trips, click

Monday Spare the Air BART ridership is 2nd highest in history

28,000 more riders than on a typical Monday Monday, June 26 is the last of three Spare the Air free ride days this summer and BART is now projecting to see the second highest increase in ridership for a Spare the Air free rides day since BART joined the program in 2004. The highest ridership increase was last

BART tests webcasts of Board meetings for public rollout later this spring

BART is testing a system to provide live streaming webcasts of its Board of Directors meetings, aiming for a public rollout by the end of April. The goal is to promote transparency of Board meetings, which are typically scheduled on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 9 a.m. in the BART Board Room