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“Beyond a transcendental experience”: Bach in the Subways brings the joys of classical music to BART stations
Brothers Lucas and Bryan Bai play Bach on their recorders as part of Bach in the Subways at Downtown Berkeley Station on March 21, 2023. Fellow performers included Jaylen Wei on the piano, Michael Shuang on the piano, and Nana Ng on violin. Bach in the Subways performances will be held at BART stations
BART completes construction of 3 new canopies over downtown San Francisco station entrances
BART has opened three new canopies covering downtown San Francisco BART entrances in recent weeks. The Montgomery St. Station canopy at the corner of Market and New Montgomery St. opened on April 17th. The Powell St. Station canopy at the corner of Market and 5th St. opened on April 24th and the Civic Center
Earth Day 2022: This is how much carbon you save by taking BART versus driving
Taking BART to the same place every day for one month emits less CO2 than driving the same route just once. That’s right, if you drive, your carbon footprint is about 30 times – 30 times! – larger than if you take BART. On Earth Day, we celebrate the planet and advocate for greater environmental protections –
All aboard the hype train: BART to host first Twitch livestream in collaboration with local streamers
On Friday, Dec. 16, BART and friends will celebrate the holidays by hosting our first ever livestream on Twitch, the popular video live streaming platform loved by gamers and content creators worldwide. The stream begins at 4 p.m. at https://www.twitch.tv/sfbart. We’ve invited local content creators Yuuna and
BART celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through music and the arts
On Wednesday, January 19, from noon to 1 pm, the public is invited to join BART in its annual celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a program of music and song. The event will ttake place in the auditorium on the second floor of the administration building at 300 Lakeside in Oakland. The
BART marks 40th with free tickets, field trip rides and ice cream giveaways
BART is celebrating 40 years of service by giving back to the Bay Area in a variety of ways, thanks to some generous donations by corporate sponsors. The givebacks will include 1,000 free $40 BART tickets and, perhaps most exciting, free BART rides for field trips to make sure teachers and students are able
BART launches $700,000 airport ridership campaign & "wraps" cars in a bold, new look
Unique partnership with Travelocity & SFO means $700,000 worth of ads won't cost riders or taxpayers a dime You may have seen a number of BART train cars streaking across the Bay Area sporting a bold, bright new look. Instead of silver-brushed aluminum and blue trim, drivers and riders alike are seeing the
Roll with Us: From the third rail to station lightbulbs, BART Electricians keep the system energized
Interested in becoming a BART Electrician? Visit bart.gov/jobs and search for “Electrician.” Pay range: $38.33/hour to $50.11/hour. BART Electrician Paul Dimapasoc pictured at BART's Oakland Yard. When you’re an electrician at BART – a system comprised of more than 130 miles of track and 50 stations – each
7th and Market Street BART entrance/exit at Civic Center Station temporarily
We need to replace certain aluminum "walk mats" inside the Civic Center BART Station at the base of our escalator and stairway at the 7th & Market station entrance. To complete this work, we will need to shut down the northwest entrance/exit at 7th & Market Streets near the Carl's Jr. Restaurant. We will shut
BART offers automated service alerts on Bluesky social media platform
BART has made service alert information even more accessible to the public by adding an automated BART Service Alerts channel to its Bluesky account (@bart.gov). As of Friday, April 11, there is now a dedicated feed for real-time BART Service Alerts (@alerts.bart.gov) to inform riders when multiple trains are off schedule by ten or more minutes. Unlike other social media platforms, Bluesky does not require a login to view BART’s timeline.
BART has been providing informational content on Bluesky since November 2024.
“Service alerts offer critical and timely information for our riders to help them make decisions about their ride,” said Alicia Trost, Chief Communications Officer. “We want this information to be easy to find and on the platforms people use. The Bluesky social media platform is growing in popularity, and our followers have been asking for our automated service alerts to be posted there.”
BART Service Alerts are available:
- On bart.gov and the BART Official App (the app offers customized in-app notifications).
- On the bart.gov Alerts and Advisories page
- Via text or email alerts.
- On the social media platform Bluesky at @alerts.bart.gov and X at @SFBARTalert.
- Via third-party apps through BART’s Developer Program.
- Alerts are posted on platform digital signs in BART stations and audio announcements are made inside stations and onboard trains.