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Earthquake Safety Program Construction Updates (archive)
Major Earthquake Safety Construction Work in Progress As part of our ongoing system-wide Earthquake Safety Program, construction work has begun in stations and other patron areas. Over the next five years, you will encounter work at various locations throughout the BART system. We appreciate your patience
Podcast: Training ramps up to fuel Fleet of the Future expansion
More BART riders than ever before can now ride the Fleet of the Future through the Transbay Tube. By mid-February, every transbay line will be served by a Fleet of the Future train. As more new cars arrive, BART is expanding its hands-on training for the operators who will run the new fleet. On the latest
Bay Area transit agencies cheer infrastructure bill passage
Transportation agencies from around the Bay Area celebrated the signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) today, thanking President Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, as well as California’s federal delegation for their leadership and support. The bill will provide nearly $1
Holiday fun in Downtown Oakland
The Berenstain Bears are the grand marshals of the sixth annual Oakland Tribune Holiday Parade, which marches through the streets of downtown Oakland beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3. This popular holiday event attracted 50,000 spectators to downtown Oakland last year. Don't get caught in parade
Supply chain and delivery delays impact Clipper's plastic card inventory
BART and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) encourage travelers to put a Clipper® card on their mobile phones because global supply chain issues have once again severely depleted the inventory of plastic cards. Clipper is available for mobile phones through either Apple Pay or Google Pay.Clipper
Podcast: Crowding relief efforts for Downtown San Francisco Stations
Host: “Welcome to ‘Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART.” I’m Chris Filippi. Well this time we’re talking about the future of some of the busiest stations in the BART system. Embarcadero, Montgomery Street, Powell Street and Civic Center are seeing more riders all the time. BART has launched an ambitious plan to
Expect early-AM weekend Transbay Tube delays through January
As part of our continuing Earthquake Safety Program, we are adding critical emergency power supply improvements between Embarcadero and West Oakland stations. To complete this work we will continue closing one track in the Transbay Tube on Saturday and Sunday mornings in November, December and January. The
Farmers' market at Glen Park Station extended through November
The Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association (PCFMA) has been holding a farmer’s market in the BART Glen Park Station parking lot since Sunday, May 15, 2011. The market will be extended through the first three weekends in November on the 6th, 13th and 20th. No parking is allowed in the lot while the market
More parking changes at Dublin /Pleasanton Station
Effective Saturday, April 21, AvalonBay has closed the remainder of the parking spaces located in the privately operated surface parking lot located on the Dublin side of the Dublin /Pleasanton Station. The area is needed by AvalonBay to construct a residential development on the parking lot site. Several
Elevator out of service at 12th Street Station 7/11-15
Update 7/14/2016: We may be delayed in getting all elevators back in service on Friday 7/15 as promised. However, there will be at least one street-level and one platform-level elevator available over the weekend. The other two elevators will be finished Monday, 7/18. We will repair/replace the flooring in