BART Board Accepting Applications to Fill District 5 Vacancy
Following the resignation of former BART Board member John McPartland, the BART District 5 Board of Directors seat is currently vacant. At the April 11, 2024 board meeting the BART…
Following the resignation of former BART Board member John McPartland, the BART District 5 Board of Directors seat is currently vacant. At the April 11, 2024 board meeting the BART…
The Concord Police Department announced the arrest of a man in connection to a sexual assault case. Accordng to police, On April 8th, 2024, at 6:25 PM, Concord Police officers…
On Wednesday, Bay Area Rapid Transit announced that service has stopped between the City of Antioch and Pittsburg due to a derailment By 4:45 am: BART service has stopped between…
Felony arrests on BART increased 62% last year compared with 2022. The jump comes as BART Police Department has been aggressively recruiting new officers and ensuring safety staff are riding…
Customer satisfaction with BART is rising as overall ridership increased by more than 9% over last year and a greater percentage of those riders than ever say they are seeing…
BART is going all in on bikes! Beginning January 1, 2024, bikes are allowed on most of the escalators throughout the BART system to help make it easier for people…
Bay Area Rapid Transit has offered more details regarding its derailment that occurred near Orinda on Monday. The investigation also continues. Unrelated, BART has also had delays on trains on…
Bay Area Rapid Transit said 9 people were injured in the train derailment Monday morning and that a bus bridge is now in place. According to BART, a bus bridge…
On Monday, two BART cars derailed and caught fire on a train traveling between Central Orinda and St. Stephens. The incident was reported just after 9:00 am and prompted an…
BART is helping lower-income riders pay their fare by increasing its Clipper START means-based fare discount from 20% to 50%, beginning Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. This means that Clipper START…
The following are BART’s Top 23 Accomplishments for 2023 according to the Agency. The list was released on Thursday. This is what they apparently think of themselves and the work…
Beginning November 30, 2023, paper tickets will no longer be accepted at BART as fare payment and for use at the fare gates. This change is occurring as BART begins…
The Bay Area Rapid Transit District says it’s the most BARTable time of the year and will host SweaterFest ’23! They say they will celebrate its third year of the…
BART’s new safety initiatives appear to be having an impact on improving the rider experience through a sharp reduction in the number of incidents delaying train service according to BART…
BART General Manager Bob Powers has announced the hiring of Kevin Franklin as Chief of Police and tasked him with marshaling every available resource to bolster the BART Police Department’s…
Starting September 11, 2023, BART will roll out a reimagined service plan that is responsive to post-pandemic commute patterns and ridership growth opportunities. This new BART reimagined schedule is designed…
A bill that was introduced last month by Senator Scott Wiener to increase bridge tolls to fund BART is now on pause. The announcement came Monday when Senator Wiener (D-San…
On Thursday, the Bay Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors voted to oppose a fare evasion bill introduced by Assemblyman Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angels). The Board voted 5-3 to oppose…
A fare evasion bill by Assemblyman Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) has made its way through the state legislator with little attention. The bill, AB 819, has now made its way…
SACRAMENTO – A group of Bay Area lawmakers led by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced SB 532, the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Public Transportation Emergency Act. SB 532 will…
The BART Board of Directors has unanimously approved a new agreement that will increase police officer salaries to put the BART Police Department’s (BPD) pay on par with other Bay…
Last week, the Bay Area Rapid Transit Board for the third time refused to look at spending cuts when it approved its $5.1 billion 2-year budget which includes a $93…
On Thursday, the Bay Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors are looking at an inflation-based fare increase along with a clipper discount increase. According to the Staff Report, they will…
As Bay Area Rapid Transit moves close to its $1 billion fiscal cliff in the coming years, its Board failed to consider what services would look like under a 10%…
Statement released last week 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…