Sex offender offends BART passengers
A registered sex offender was arrested earlier this week after allegedly masturbating in front of other passengers aboard a BART train near Walnut Creek, according to BART police. A BART rider called...
View ArticleBART to triple Civic Center bike parking
Bike parking in the Civic Center BART station will more than triple after transit officials awarded a $540,000 contract to LC General Engineering, Inc. to construct the new racks. Once completed in...
View ArticleJury denies journalist’s claim over arrest
A federal jury in San Francisco Monday rejected a journalist’s claim that he was unfairly arrested during a 2011 protest at a BART station in retaliation for articles critical of the transit agency....
View ArticleFree ride ends for BART parking
BART will soon begin charging for parking at its four remaining stations that have lots without daily fees, agency officials announced Monday. New $1 daily parking fees will begin on Oct. 27 at the...
View ArticlePlan to expand late-night East Bay bus service
Expanded late night transbay bus service could be running in December if approved by two area transportation boards Wednesday evening and Thursday. BART and Alameda-Contra Costa Transit have reached an...
View ArticleBART bumps late night East Bay bus service
BART riders who work past the time trains stop running will soon be able to take a new bus service back to the East Bay starting as early as Dec. 21. The BART Board of Directors Thursday approved a...
View ArticleBART adds service for World Series
With World Series hysteria hitting the Bay Area, BART officials are getting ready for record-setting crowds. Ridership reached 462,242 yesterday — the fourth largest crowd in the authority’s history —...
View ArticleMuni, BART expand service for Giants parade
Start planning the best way to get into the World Series parade Friday in San Francisco, because driving into The City will probably be not a good choice. There will be street closures throughout San...
View ArticleDead body on tracks delays BART
BART service remains stopped in both directions between Pleasant Hill and Pittsburg/Bay Point Monday morning after police confirmed they found a body on the tracks between Concord and the North Concord...
View ArticleBART notches third-busiest day during Giants parade
BART broke no ridership records last Friday when Giants fans attended the parade in San Francisco celebrating the team clinching the World Series from the Kansas City Royals. Numbers though were still...
View ArticlePitch in on Powell BART station redesign
Bay Area Rapid Transit officials are asking riders what improvements would they like to see inside and outside an upgraded Powell station. Modernizing the BART Powell station with better lighting on...
View ArticleRider struck at Richmond BART station
The Richmond BART station is closed this afternoon after a rider was struck by a train, according to a BART spokesperson. An alert went out about a person struck on the tracks around 4:35 p.m.,...
View ArticleRacist graffiti prompts BART investigation
Reports that BART employees have been subjected to racist and threatening messages scrawled on lockers are under investigation, BART said today, but an attorney representing the workers said the agency...
View ArticleBART upgrade causes delays
BART riders can expect some minor delays and changes this weekend due to construction at the Daly City BART station. Two platforms are closed at the Daly City station while crews conduct maintenance...
View ArticleBomb scare closes West Oakland BART
A bomb threat has closed the West Oakland BART station and caused major delays between San Francisco and Oakland, a BART spokeswoman said. The report of a possible bomb on an Alameda-Contra Costa...
View ArticleBART resumes as bomb scare clears
BART has resumed service tonight after the West Oakland BART station was closed for about two hours due to a bomb threat on an Alameda-Contra Costa Transit bus, a BART spokeswoman said. The report of a...
View ArticleBART serial car looter charged
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against Luis Carlos Deltoro, a suspect in a number of car burglaries in Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) parking lots. San Leandro police...
View ArticleBART app helps riders report crime, problems
BART is launching a new app available for Apple and Google Android devices that will enable riders to more easily report crimes and suspicious activities to transit police. BART Watch is free to...
View ArticleBART extends downtown homeless ban
Homeless advocates are criticizing efforts by BART police officers to enforce a no-sit policy implemented in two San Francisco BART stations since mid July as being too harsh. According to BART, the...
View ArticleEnd of the line for BART board’s free rides
Bay Area Rapid Transit board members voted Thursday to do away with a benefit that provided them and their families with free BART rides for life. The board voted 6-2 to terminate the benefit for...
View ArticleMore electronic bike lockers coming to BART
Cyclists could soon see more electronic lockers installed at Bay Area Rapid Transit stations. BART board members unamousily approved Thursday to increase the transit agency’s spending to purchase about...
View ArticleSF voters set transit-first agenda
San Francisco voters Tuesday passed two transportation measures to would help fund public transit, bike and pedestrian improvements. Voters made their voice loud and clear on Proposition A, a $500...
View ArticleChild under BART train halts service
A child was reported under a train at BART’s San Leandro station Thursday morning, an agency spokeswoman said. The incident was reported at about 9:30 a.m. and has shut down train service between the...
View ArticleBART to launch airport service for Thanksgiving
BART announced Friday its new automated train service from Coliseum Station to Oakland International Airport will open to riders in time for the Thanksgiving travel rush. The transit agency said the...
View ArticleBody under train at North Berkeley BART
BART officials are trying to establish a bus service this evening from the North Berkeley and El Cerrito del Norte stations after a medical emergency shut down service, BART officials said. BART...
View ArticleBart maintenance disrupts Red-line trains
BART officials have announced that Red-line trains will have reduced service today due to maintenance work at the Daly City station. The Red-line, which travels between Richmond and Daly City, will...
View ArticleParking fee at Oakland airport Bart begins
Drivers parking their cars at the Oakland International Airport BART station will have to pay a $1 parking fee beginning Monday, BART officials said today. BART officials first announced the new...
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BART airport shuttle glides into service
Travelers can say goodbye to the AirBART bus service to the Oakland International Airport starting Saturday morning. A celebration took place Friday at BART’s Coliseum Station to mark the opening of...
View ArticleProtesters shut down West Oakland BART
BART riders trying to get between San Francisco and the East Bay today are being told to find other means of transportation Friday morning as a group of protesters has shut down the West Oakland...
View ArticleBART taps Chinese firm for West Oakland redo
The BART Board of Directors Thursday morning granted a development group led by a Chinese firm an exclusive negotiating agreement to develop a plan to build retail and office space in the parking lots...
View ArticleBART joins Bike East Bay to prevent bike theft
BART has announced a new partnership with Bike East Bay to help inform riders on how to keep their bikes safe. The organization (formerly the East Bay Bicycle Coalition), which advocates for safety for...
View ArticleProtests shut down North Berkeley BART
The North Berkeley BART station closed around 8 p.m. Saturday evening due to a civil disturbance in the area, BART officials said. BART officials also closed the downtown Berkeley BART station around 7...
View ArticleBerkeley downtown BART closes amid protest
BART is reporting that the Downtown Berkeley Station has been closed Sunday night since 11 p.m. due to the civil protests on the ground level above the station, BART said. Trains are running through...
View ArticleTraffic, transit disrupted in Berkeley protests
Hundreds of people marched their way into Oakland after walking through city streets in downtown Berkeley Tuesday night to protest decisions to not indict white police officers in the deaths of unarmed...
View ArticleLate-night East Bay bus service gets boost
East Bay residents can now spend a little more time in San Francisco without having to worry about missing the last BART train. No, BART has not announced it is running 24 hour service, but is helping...
View ArticleArt project wants to light up Market Street
Market Street could soon be lit up with lights sparkling amid its overhead wires, pending an approval from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Illuminate the Arts, the same organization...
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