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Podcast: The dramatic history of BART is now a new book

In our latest episode of "Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART" we sit down with former BART chief spokesman Mike Healy to relive the history of the transit agency. Healy has written a new book entitled “BART: The Dramatic History of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System.” Healy started his tenure with BART back in

BART Police to increase patrols and offer safety escorts

In an effort to better protect our passengers during the busy holiday travel and shopping season, BART Police is adding more patrols to downtown San Francisco stations. On the other side of the bay, BART Police will partner with the Oakland Police Department tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 13, to provide officer

BART moves to take closer look at Livermore Extension

Board directs staff to form partnership with key stakeholders BART is moving ahead to form a partnership and intensify research into the possibility of extending service to Livermore. The BART Board of Directors voted unanimously today to direct staff to advance the proposed BART to Livermore Project, Phase 1

BART awarded $250 million for Core Capacity Improvements

BART’s plan to achieve up to 45% in additional capacity on the existing BART system by running more frequent and longer trains has been awarded $250M by a state program to fund transformative capital improvements. The Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) award announced January 31, 2023 will

BART Police make big strides in adopting reforms

The BART Police Department is making big strides in adopting recommendations made by the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE). Among the 82 recommendations that have already been completed are reorganizing under new community based zone structure, training officers to prevent

BART earns prestigious honor for innovation in public safety

BART is earning special recognition for pursuing creative strategies to improve system safety. The national foundation TransitCenter has presented BART and its Board of Directors with the Award for Innovation in Public Safety at its Frequencies awards ceremony in New York. The honor recognizes BART for

BART unveils new train for upcoming service to Antioch

The BART to Antioch Extension Project marked another important milestone Thursday morning, with BART unveiling its sleek new diesel-powered trains, soon to be seen linking Pittsburg/Bay Point and Antioch down Highway 4’s median. “We’ve been working on the arrival of BART to this part of the Bay Area for years

BART completes installation of security cameras in train cars

The work to ensure that every train car in the BART fleet is outfitted with working security cameras is now complete. BART set July 1st as a target to finish the camera installation process. That goal has been met. The new cameras bolster BART’s existing security infrastructure network which includes cameras

BART runs Sunday service on July 4th

Wednesday, July 4, 2007, BART operates a Sunday schedule. However, BART will keep most trains on the Dublin/Pleasanton to Daly City (Blue), Richmond to Fremont (Orange) and Pittsburg/Bay Point to Daly City (Yellow) lines between eight and ten cars long much of the day to accommodate crowds going to the

Thousands take BART to Warriors Parade Monday morning

Ridership for the day of the Warriors Parade was 190,519. This is the highest ridership total for BART since the arrival of the pandemic in March 2020. In addition to the new highest ridership total many riders were not counted Monday because they didn't have a Clipper card and lines were long so BART let