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Celebrate SF Pride 2022 and take BART to the Parade

The 52nd annual San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration will be held on Sunday, June 26th and BART will increase service to carry attendees to and from the festivities. BART will open at 8am and will run five-line service until 8pm with special event trains as ridership warrants. After 8pm, BART runs 3

BART Board makes two key personnel appointments

Sherwood Wakeman The BART Board of Directors made two key personnel appointments today. The Board voted 6-3 today to appoint a man who retired in July 2007 as BART's General Counsel to be the agency's Interim General Manager. Sherwood Wakeman will begin as the Interim General Manager on April 23, 2011, the

BART Board President Responds to Passage of Measure RR

BART Board President Tom Radulovich Responds issued the following statement on the passage of Measure RR: "We are grateful for all the Bay Area voters who doubled down on their commitment to transit and to BART, approving the $3.5 billion infrastructure bond designed to keep our system safe and reliable. More

BART lengthens trains for Memorial Day Weekend events

Longer Trains for Carnaval, Giants & A's Games BART will use longer trains to accommodate the crowds going to the many different Memorial Day weekend events, including the Carnaval Street Festival and Grand Parade in San Francisco and the Giants games at AT&T Park. Then, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, BART

BART Board approves expanding internal affairs investigation

The BART Board of Directors on Thursday voted to increase the amount BART will pay a law firm to conduct an independent internal affairs investigation into the Jan. 1 fatal shooting of a passenger by a former BART police officer. The initial $99,000 agreement with law firm Meyers Nave was based upon estimates

Show BART how you "Dump the Pump" and win!

On Thursday, June 18, BART will be celebrating National Dump the Pump Day , a movement highlighting the benefits of taking public transit. We know more than 400,000 daily riders make a commitment to “Dump the Pump” each weekday by taking BART. They know riding BART is a more productive commute that also

BART reaches $1.3M settlement with Oscar Grant's mother

BART settled the $50 million case that was filed on behalf of the family of Oscar Grant—the young man killed January 1, 2009 by a former BART Police officer on the Fruitvale station platform. Around 1:45 this afternoon, following five settlement conferences over 2.5 years, BART reached an agreement with Oscar

Metro tragedy serves as safety reminder for BART and riders

Our hearts go out to the families of the victims and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) employees and riders following the smoke incident that tragically caused one death and several injuries. As at WMATA, safety is our top priority at BART, which is why we are closely monitoring what

Know your commute plan in the event of a BART strike

BART unions have issued a strike notice and there may be no BART service as early as Monday, August 5. While we are working hard at the negotiation table to avoid a strike, in the event one is called by the unions, we urge Bay Area residents to plan ahead. Whether you ride BART, use other public transit

BART Police officer involved in fatal shooting resigns

Scheduled to meet with BART police investigators today, the BART Police officer involved in the tragic shooting New Year’s Day at Fruitvale Station submitted his resignation effective immediately. On Monday, the officer’s attorney postponed a meeting that had been scheduled by BART investigators for Tuesday