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BART releases Sustainability Report showing progress toward goals despite COVID pandemic
BART has released its annual Sustainability Report this week, detailing progress BART has made toward its sustainability goals despite the COVID-19 pandemic. "BART’s commitment to sustainability is unwavering, and we are both literally and figuratively on the right track," said BART General Manager Bob Powers
Project Touchdown: BART employees help at-risk students get into college
Once a week at church in Berkeley, about two dozen disadvantaged students with the drive to beat the odds gather to receive individualized college prep tutoring in math and science from volunteer BART employees looking to make a difference in their community. It’s all the work of Antoine Golden, a Senior
BART inspects and upgrades station emergency lighting following recent power outages
BART has taken aggressive action to make sure every station in the system has operating emergency lights. This effort comes after recent power outages left two stations without electricity for a short period of time. The purpose of emergency lighting is to allow safe evacuation of stations in the event of a
BART riders get pre-access code for Free Night of Theater 2010
Free Night of Theater is back, and giving you a chance to experience a new venue or type of performance by giving away FREE tickets from 100 local performing groups and theater companies. You'll have your choice of theater, musicals, and comedy shows during the entire month of October - there are over 5,000
BART and Caltrain maintain good transfer connections with upcoming 8/2/21 service change
BART and Caltrain are working together to better serve the region with continued schedule coordination to support transfers between systems at Millbrae Station. Both systems have upcoming schedule changes: BART’s schedule change occurs on August 2 and Caltrain’s occurs on August 30. Transfers between August 2
Take a trip back in time by visiting sites of historical interest near BART
Photos above by Sindhu Ananthavel By SINDHU ANANTHAVELBART Communications Intern It’s no secret that the Bay Area is full of history -- cultural, political, and everything in between. There are significant landmarks and tributes tucked into every city, some more noticeable than others and many of them are
BART expresses concern over whether union leaders see grim economic outlook
BART management said it is actively attempting to negotiate a contract with its five employee unions through the new deadline of July 9, but expressed concern that union leaders are still failing to see the grim economic conditions that are facing the nation, the state and BART. "I am hopeful that through
Local children with autism record BART station announcements for Autism Acceptance Month in April
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, 11-year-old David Burke wanted more than anything to get back on BART. “He’d say, ‘That darn virus. I wish we could ride BART again,’” said Stephanie Burke, David’s mom. In late March, David and his mom not only were back on BART – they were visiting BART Headquarters in
Monday ridership 7th-highest ever; BART seeks to keep new riders
Now that BART has met the challenge of carrying unprecedented numbers of passengers during the emergency closure of the Bay Bridge, the agency’s next challenge is to keep as many of the new passengers as possible. On Monday, BART carried 393,200 passengers but with the Bay Bridge now reopened, some commuters
Take BART to the 43rd Annual San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade
Photo by Dan Nicoletta BART will provide longer trains to accommodate the crowds expected to celebrate the return of San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration this weekend. Purchase a round-trip ticket to avoid lines at ticket machines, or use a pre-loaded Clipper card. This year marks the 43rd anniversary of the