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BART has assigned additional staff in a concentrated effort to repair out-of-service escalators, particularly the 12 escalators out of service in the downtown San Francisco stations. Thanks to this additional effort, BART expects to have seven of the 12 escalators in San Francisco back in operation by June 22

BART's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) invites local small businesses to register and attend a virtual webinar on Thursday, November 3, 2022 from 2-3:30 pm. BART has a Small Business Support Services Program to help small, minority, women, disabled veteran, and LGBTQ+ businesses navigate how to work with

FY08 preliminary budget spends small surplus on riders After nearly five years in a row of belt-tightening, BART is projecting a small surplus in its next fiscal year's budget and plans to spend the extra revenues on riders. BART General Manager Thomas E. Margro presented a $624.8 million Fiscal Year 2008

The Federal Transit Administration has notified Congress that it intends to issue a Full Funding Grant Agreement for BART’s Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Program after a legally mandated 30-day congressional review of the proposed grant. Though not the final step in the approval of federal funding for the

The BART Board of Directors on Thursday unanimously elected Bob Franklin to serve as its new president. Franklin holds the distinction of being the first former BART employee to serve as president of the BART Board of Directors. The Board also unanimously elected Board Member John McPartland to serve as vice

A tragic accident killed a BART worker who was near the tracks between Pleasant Hill and Concord stations Tuesday, October 14, 2008. A train traveling eastbound struck 44-year-old Structures Inspector James R. Strickland around 9:30 this morning. Immediately after the accident, BART officials shut down the

Update: In April 2021, BART launched the Not One More Girl campaign. The BART Board of Directors have approved a resolution in support of partnering with the Alliance for Girls to launch a sexual harassment prevention campaign in April and form a working group to make recommendations to advance a gender

It will now be easier for BART to pursue greater greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions by increasing its use of clean energy thanks to a bill signed today by Governor Jerry Brown. SB 502, authored by Senator Mark Leno (D- San Francisco) and sponsored by BART, provides the District more options for doing

Above: Swords to Plowshares outreach worker talks with man outside BART, Nov. 5, 2019 By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerSometimes there are signs; camouflage-pattern clothing, a tattoo, a certain bearing in the way a person carries themselves. Outreach workers focusing on veterans are walking the