Bay Area Rapid Transit

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 …

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 …

Bay Area Rapid Transit reminds riders that a 5.5% fare increase will begin on January 1 and a low-income fare discount to increase to 50%. Here is what BART released …

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 …

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission approved an emergency transit operations funding plan which includes BART and Tri Delta Transit — which includes funding for Tri Delta Transit and Bay Area Rapid …

On Wednesday, Bay Area Rapid Transit Board of Director Rebecca Saltzman announced she would not seek re-election. The announcement was made on social media. She has served on the BART …

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 …

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have decriminalized fare evasion on public transportation. On Sunday, Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 819, a bill introduced by Assemblyman Isaac Bryan (D-Los …

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 …

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 …

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 June 8th, the BART Board of Directors approved a two-year budget that addresses the agency’s highly uncertain, challenging financial outlook. Although the budget is balanced for FY24, which begins …

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 …

The Bay Area Rapid Transit Police announced that they saw an increase of arrests between March and April after a new deployment strategy was implemented. Based on preliminary data, the …