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BART launches "Bay Area Rides Together" campaign

BART is taking new steps to highlight the diversity of our ridership and to make sure everyone feels welcome on the transit system. The “Bay Area Rides Together” campaign includes 280 posters that have been placed inside our trains. The signs focus on a central theme, “on this train, everyone is welcome.”

Know your commute plan during a BART strike

BART's unions called for a strike beginning Friday, October 18th. Whether you ride BART, use other public transit services or drive, everyone needs to consider the alternatives and plan their commute. For a summary of all transit options, carpool rideshare locations and traffic conditions visit http://alert

BART affirms commitment to progressive policing and fighting racism

Download a PDF factsheet of BART's commitment to progressive policing BART leadership is taking steps to build upon 10 years of reforms and continuous improvements to advance progressive and equitable policing and the commitment to fight racism. BART Board President Lateefah Simon, who is leading Governor

BART Board elects two women to lead agency

President Lynette Sweet pledges to increase diversity Today the BART Board of Directors unanimously elected two women to BART's most powerful posts?Board President and Vice President. President Lynette Sweet and Vice President Gail Murray assumed their respective posts after the nine member Board of Directors

BART expands service for Giants-Padres, Raiders-Cardinals

BART will run longer trains on Saturday, Aug. 23, to accommodate the thousands of sports fans attending the SF Giants-San Diego Padres match-up at 1:05 p.m. and the Oakland Raiders-Arizona Cardinals 6 p.m. preseason game at McAfee Coliseum stadium. As an added service, after the football game BART will add

BART Board of Directors reviews labor negotiations report

On Thursday, September 11 th, the BART Board of Directors will review a newly released report examining the 2013 labor negotiations. The report, which was commissioned by the Board of Directors, provides recommendations on how BART can improve the process of future labor negotiations. The full report

Friday's Spare the Air Day BART ridership results

BART is projecting at least a 5% increase in ridership today as a result of today's Spare the Air free ride day. That means about 16,000 more riders will have chosen BART instead of driving to and from work. BART was expecting to carry about 314,000 riders today. In general, ridership on Fridays is lower than

BART ridership during westbound Bay Bridge closure

BARTtv: a look at the service

The Bay Area turned to BART in near record numbers during the closure of the westbound Bay Bridge Saturday and Sunday. Sunday’s unofficial numbers, just released this morning, show about 178,000 people rode BART yesterday. That’s compared to 121,000 the previous Sunday and 112,700 on Sunday, February 5

BART Police host National Night Out events

BART invites you to meet its Police Officers and learn more about crime prevention on Tuesday, Aug. 5, as the BART Police Department hosts National Night Out events at six BART stations from 4 pm to 7 pm. Each event will have a special focus on bicycle and electronic device theft prevention. BART Board of

BART prioritizes affordable housing with TOD policy update

At its April 23 meeting, the BART Board of Directors voted to amend its Transit-Oriented Development Policy to support the production of affordable housing. The policy amendments provide greater clarity about the expected financial return to BART from its developments, and allow for a discount of up to 60%