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New "Prohibition Order" law safeguards against violent, unruly or repeat offenders
BART customers and workers will experience a safer environment beginning in May thanks to a new state law that allows BART to issue a “prohibition order” against anyone who commits certain offenses on BART property, banning them for 30 days to a year. Assembly Bill 716 (Dickinson) allows BART to enforce the
Public Comment period for Hayward Maintenance Complex Initial Study extended until 8/18/22
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District invites the general public to provide comments on the HMC 2 Draft Supplemental Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) by August 08, 2022. BART needs increased maintenance capacity as part of its Fleet of the Future program. The Hayward
Domestic Violence Prevention
The San Francisco Asian Women’s Shelter (AWS) and artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya are partnering with BART to launch a domestic violence prevention campaign, “Let’s Talk About Us,” to reach Bay Area residents and BART riders. The public art campaign seeks to start a conversation on preventing violence before
Sportsapalooza! Longer trains for Niners-Raiders, Giants-Dodgers
BART will run longer trains on Friday, Aug. 8, to accommodate the thousands of sports fans attending the San Francisco 49ers versus the Oakland Raiders 7 p.m. match-up at McAfee Coliseum stadium and the 7:15 p.m. Giants versus the LA Dodgers game at AT&T Park. BART also will add trains at the end of the
World Golf Championships come to SF
Free Shuttle for BART Riders from Daly City to Tournament Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Michael Campbell have joined the list of players who are currently qualified for the 2005 World Golf Championships-American Express Championship at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco October 4-9. Avoid the rough
Hundreds attend rare Board meeting and tour of Hayward Maintenance Complex
You would think the tour took place at Disneyland, judging solely by the enthusiasm from the crowd and the number of photographs taken. On Thursday, Oct. 27, the BART Board hosted – possibly for the first time ever – a Board meeting at BART’s Hayward Maintenance Complex (HMC), one of four facilities where
Street elevator at Powell Street Station closed for renovation
The street level elevator enclosure at Powell Street Station is being replaced, therefore the elevator is closed through April 2010. However, the street-level, city-operated elevator that serves Powell Street Station, via Hallidie Plaza, will remain open. BART started a major elevator rennovation project in
Mask requirement ended 10/2/22; Masks now strongly recommended
As of October 2, 2022, masks are strongly recommended. Wearing a well fitted masks over your mouth and nose is encouraged. Masks are no longer mandatory. The BART Board of Directors at its meeting on Thursday night approved a new resolution on masks that is triggered by whether public health officials are
Now offering increased service to SFO and ways to save
We've dramatically increased direct service to SFO going from four trips per hour during peak hours to eight trips per hour, all serving downtown San Francisco and Oakland. We've also eliminated the need to transfer for many trips. The Richmond-Millbrae + SFO (Red) line offers direct service to SFO via
Coliseum vaccination site will be drive-up only
As the Pedestrian Village is now closed, BART has ended the free ride home program. In total, we handed out 5,487 free $7 tickets as part of this program. BART has offered our stations and parking lots to county health officials, community organizations and health care providers as transit friendly