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Rockridge and Warm Springs monthly permit payment and waitlist moves to the official BART app
Reserving parking at Rockridge and Warm Springs stations is now available through the BART official app. Rockridge and Warm Springs customers will need to transition from Select-aSpot to the official app to purchase monthly reserved, single day reserved, and multi day (previously known as Airport/Long Term)
BART opens all entrances/exits that were previously closed due to pandemic
June 14, 2021 Update All stations entrances that were temporarily closed due to the pandemic have been re-opened as of Saturday June 12, 2021 as part of our recovery plan. Note, 19th Street station has 2 entrances closed due to construction. Phased Station Entrance Re-opening To improve access to our stations
BART designates last car of each train for those honoring fallen SFFD firefighters
Tomorrow BART asks riders to join the agency in extending sympathy to the hundreds of fire personnel riding BART together in the last car of each train as they make their way to and from tomorrow’s funeral honoring the two San Francisco firefighters who died battling a house fire on June 2, 2011. Fire
BART running longer trains this weekend for Fleet Week in San Francisco
BART is welcoming Fleet Week by offering longer and more frequent trains at night and on weekends throughout the festivities. This is the first Fleet Week that will benefit from BART’s reimagined schedule that was launched last month. Now riders will wait no more than 20 minutes on a station platform for a scheduled train. We are using only Fleet of the Future trains to fulfill our basic service plan so riders will enjoy a cleaner and safer BART experience. Many lines that have been served by 6-car trains will instead feature 8-car trains as we expand our capacity for riders going to Fleet Week.
Check out our BARTable guide to SF Fleet Week.
Add Clipper to your digital wallet now
If you need a new Clipper card, save time and $3 by adding a Clipper card to your iPhone, Android phone or Apple Watch before you go. BART is encouraging riders to use Apple Pay or Google Pay instead of purchasing a new Clipper card because global supply chain issues have depleted the inventory of plastic cards. Setting up a new Clipper card in your digital wallet is free (normally $3) and the cash value is immediately available for use. You can add funds at any point of your trip. Just open your digital wallet and follow the directions to create a Clipper card in your wallet.
Free weekend parking
Riders can take advantage of plenty of available parking at many BART stations. Parking is free at BART after 3pm on weekdays and throughout weekends. The only exceptions are the new Milpitas and Berryessa/North San Jose stations, whose parking lots are operated by VTA.
With solar power and more, Warm Springs may be BART's greenest station yet
Solar panels atop the concourse roof and parking areas provide power to the station. By RAQUEL CRITESBART Contributing Writer and Photographer What does it take to construct a state-of-the-art, environmentally sustainable train station? It was a long road to the March 25 grand opening, but BART, with its new
Transit Oriented Development plans at BART stations get state boost
California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced new support for plans to develop climate-friendly homes near two East Bay BART stations. The Catalytic Infill Infrastructure Grant investments target plans at West Oakland and El Cerrito Plaza. The funding will go to affordable-housing developers as well as the cities of Oakland and El Cerrito. BART’s TOD program leverages outside housing and infrastructure funding to advance development at and around BART stations in support of the District’s ridership, affordability, and climate goals.
A $20 million grant to the City of El Cerrito will support transit-oriented development (TOD) by funding preparation for the affordable housing structured parking, bringing in site utilities, and enhancing an existing bike and pedestrian trail. Funding will also support landscaping and green space, a bike station, and bus shelters. BART hopes to bring as many as 800 housing units, a new public open space, and potentially a public library to El Cerrito Plaza.
The City of Oakland is getting $40 million to support site preparation work including clearing, grubbing, and erosion control. Money will also go towards utility improvements, resurfacing of roads, and various capital improvements. The TOD plan for West Oakland calls for 762 residential units including 240 that qualify as affordable housing. There will also be 382,000 square feet of office space and 75,000 square feet of retail on approximately five acres.
The funding comes out of $239 million announced by Governor Newsom to help launch housing projects across the state. The funding is meant to help underserved neighborhoods build greener, more walkable communities and allow Californians to live closer to work and other key amenities such as public transit.
BART has 13 completed TOD projects at its stations. Another four are under construction and seven approved projects are in the pipeline. Completed TOD projects at BART have created more than 3,200 housing units including 900 that are affordable.
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Thank you for participating! This survey closed as of noon on Tuesday March 13. We expect to be contacting the winners of the Clipper card prizes by the end of March. We’re trying to serve you better here at www.bart.gov so we have a quick survey asking what you want from our website if you use it – and why
BART Board planning to adopt Warm Springs fares at July 23rd meeting
With the Warm Springs extension project rapidly approaching completion, the BART Board of Directors is set to adopt the station’s new fare schedule at the 5 pm night meeting on July 23 rd. A public hearing on the projects fares was held on June 25. The Warm Springs Extension adds 5.4-miles of new tracks from
BART will run Saturday service for the 2020 Martin Luther King holiday with free parking
BART will run a modified Saturday schedule on the Martin Luther King holiday, Monday, January 20, 2020. The system will open at 6am and trains will run 20 minutes apart. We will run longer trains than usual for a Saturday. The service from Richmond will start an hour earlier than usual for a Saturday. There
“Unwavering Love:” BART PD, outreach workers help mother reunite with her son
Sonja Hagins Perry hugs her son after they were reunited in San Francisco; Photo by Duane A. Hagins, Perry’s brother By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Sonja Hagins Perry never gave up on her son, her firstborn, her boy who loved music, art, being a big brother.Perry, who did tours of Afghanistan, the