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The free transit Spare the Air program has concluded. Friday, July 21 was the sixth and final budgeted free BART Spare the Air day of the year. The free rides were offered on the first six non-holiday weekday Spare the Air days this summer. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District will continue to declare

The final Phase 2 of the El Cerrito del Norte Station Modernization Project has now been completed. Phase 2 upgrades and improvements include the construction of two new public restrooms and two art walls. The art walls, featuring landscape and architecture scenes from El Cerrito’s past and present, are the

BART celebrated the transformation of 19th Street Station in Oakland with a ribbon cutting January 21, 2023, marking the end of a multi-year modernization project. The improvements to the station enhance the customer experience by providing a open concourse packed with aesthetic improvements. "The new energy

Monday March 18 th is Transit Driver Appreciation Day and BART is celebrating the day by giving thanks to BART’s dedicated crew of 457 train operators who help keep the Bay Area moving. The day will be filled with surprises for our train operators while encouraging our riders and staff to wave at and thank

A shining blue sky now illuminates Powell St. Station. In November, as part of the Powell St. Modernization Plan, BART installed a stunning new artwork at the station. You’ll have to look up to see this one; the piece, created by San Francisco artist Stephen Galloway and coordinated by the BART Art Program

By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer When Michael Patchen trained to be a BART train operator, lessons involved mimeographed handouts, lots of lectures, and taking turns at “seat time,” learning to drive a real train in the overnight hours. “It was a lot more primitive than what we have now,” said

On August 1, 2011, daily parking fees at South San Francisco, San Bruno and Millbrae stations will increase from $1 to $2. The daily fee adjustments are consistent with parking policy approved by the BART Board of Directors in August 2002. The fee is adjusted according to demand. When the stations opened in

The Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is currently in construction on the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) project. Work is scheduled to begin on the Hegenberger Road section of the project, which includes constructing the foundation for the elevated guideway. The work will require changes to traffic

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the out-of-service escalator at the West Oakland BART Station. The main gear drive assembly has worn out after 39 years of service and needs to be rebuilt and replaced. This is a major undertaking that will require an extensive amount of precision work. This means