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New station poster series feature San Francisco artist

BART riders are noticing evocative new art posters popping up throughout the stations. The illustrations are the latest in BART’s transit poster program. This series of three images, entitled “The Wanderer,” is the work of artist Monico Chavez. We caught up with Monico at a restaurant not too far from his

Service to Levi's Stadium for 49ers preseason games

Football fans headed to Sunday's 49ers preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders at 1 pm can avoid traffic headaches and take BART and VTA instead. Take BART to the Milpitas station and connect to VTA service at the Milpitas Transit Center. Looking ahead to the regular season, BART is working closely with

Latest Quarterly Performance Report: Train cleanliness rating at all-time high

BART is not only carrying record numbers of riders, it’s cleaning up its act. The latest Quarterly Performance Report (QPR) presented to the Board today included the highest rating ever for cleanliness inside trains. In fact, the QPR for the first quarter of the 2013 fiscal year (July – September 2012) showed

Second public forum held on citizen police oversight

Members of both the BART Police Department Review Committee and the subcommittee formed to focus on designing a draft model for citizen oversight of the BART Police Department met with the public on Friday, May 15. The evening meeting at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission auditorium focused on

February 22-23, some parking spaces closed at West Oakland Station

As part of our Traction Power System Upgrade Project, construction is currently underway to install electrical conduit and cables along BART’s elevated structures in West Oakland and at the West Oakland Station. The weekend of February 22-23, we will need to close parking spaces in the West Oakland Station

Below inflation fare increase starting Jan 1, 2016 dedicated to improvements

BART’s inflation-based fare increase program is set to slightly raise the price of trips by 3.4% starting on January 1, 2016 in order to help pay for high-priority improvement projects riders will benefit from. Since 2003, BART has only increased fares using a formula set below the inflation rate – a method

Powell Station reopens after police investigate suspicious item

Powell Street Station reopened this morning around 8:05 am after a brief closure while the BART Police Department and the San Francisco Police Department investigated a suspicious item that was later determined to be safe. BART regrets any inconvenience but safety is always our top priority. To sign up for

Latest BPD arrest comes amid cellphone theft awareness campaign

The BART Police Department has arrested a juvenile suspect at the Castro Valley Station in connection with the theft of a cellphone. This arrest comes as BART has launched a public awareness campaign to help prevent cellphone thefts. Castro Valley incident BART Police investigators say the victim and suspect

General Manager appoints Ed Alvarez as Chief of Police

BART’s General Manager Bob Powers announced today the hiring of Ed Alvarez as Chief of Police and tasked the new chief with immediate changes to increase officer presence on board trains and other strategies to reduce crime on the system and improve the rider experience. Alvarez is a 22-year veteran of the