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BART sets ridership record with Monday's sports events

BART set a ridership record on Monday, carrying 405,400 riders including many sports fans attending games of the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco Giants. BART Board President Gail Murray said the record day demonstrates why California lawmakers working on the state budget should make transit funding a

BART, Capitol Corridor launch online merchandise store

BART and Capitol Corridor have launched Rail Goods, an online merchandise store to connect riders and Bay Area transit enthusiasts to official branded clothing, gifts and products. The first online merchandise store for both BART and Capitol Corridor, Rail Goods will sell BART and Capitol Corridor-branded

BART receives $6.8 million safety and security grant

BART’s efforts to improve safety and security for riders are getting a major infusion of funding thanks, in part, to Bay Area members of Congress. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded BART about $6.8 million in a grant to pay for continued police patrols on trains travelling through BART

BART to convene study group to look at service hours

BART will convene a study group to look at the issues that would be involved in considering any adjustment to regular hours of service, at the request of the newly elected president of the BART Board of Directors. Bob Franklin, who was elected at Thursday's meeting to lead the board for the year 2011, noted

BART expands service for Labor Day weekend events

Now on BART TV: Labor Day events It's shaping up to be a busy Labor Day weekend in the Bay Area with lots of special events accessible by transit -- from Cal bears to hairy bears. BART will run longer trains on Saturday, Aug. 30, and Sunday, Aug. 31, to accommodate extra passengers. "BART expects to be busy

BART runs special service on Memorial Day weekend

BART will operate longer trains to accommodate crowds going to the many different Memorial Day weekend events, including the Carnaval Street Festival and Grand Parade in San Francisco and Giants games at AT&T Park. Then, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, BART will operate on a Sunday schedule, but keep many

Here's your chance to be the A's BART Rider of the Game

Sure, you’re an A’s fan, but do you have what it takes to be the A's BART Rider of the Game? Every month BART will be hosting a contest to pick the A's BART Rider of the Game. One winner will receive: Two MVP tickets to a selected A's game A $50 BART ticket Early field access to batting practice, pre-game A

Podcast: The sounds of the holiday season fill BART stations

In our latest edition of "Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART" we listen to the sounds of the holiday season that are filling stations across the system. Buskers are nothing new for BART but this time of year many are taking a more festive approach to their music. BART riders are hearing from a variety of

Harriet Richardson named as first BART Inspector General

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced the appointment of Harriet Richardson to be BART’s first Inspector General. BART’s Board of Directors led a national recruitment for the Inspector General position and, pursuant to the legislative mandate, submitted three nominees for the Governor to consider for

Statement on BART finances from Board President and GM

From Board of Directors President Janice Li and General Manager Bob Powers BART is thankful for the recent action taken by the California State Legislature to restore $2 billion for the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program. The program is vital in funding transformative capital improvements to modernize