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BART to Antioch reaches one-millionth rider milestone

The BART to Antioch extension carried its one-millionth rider this week, just five months after the debut of the new service in East Contra Costa County. The milestone was reached on Halloween. By the end of service on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, the BART to Antioch extension had logged 1,001,429 riders

New BART Chief of Police has been selected

According to BART Chief Communications Officer Linton Johnson, this afternoon General Manager Dorothy Dugger confirmed that she has selected former Fairfield Police Chief Kenton Rainey as BART's new Chief of Police. Chief Rainey will come to the BART with a long and distinguished career in law enforcement

BART again selected as managing agency for Capitol Corridor

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) has been selected once again to manage the Capitol Corridor intercity rail service for a five-year term. The 16 member Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority Board represents eight counties along the 170-mile rail corridor serving Placer, Sacramento

Portraits of women rail workers at BART, in their own words

[[nid:35376]] Story By MELISSA JORDAN | Photos by MARIA J. AVILABART Communications A small but growing number of women are entering the ranks of track and structure workers at BART, where they do the same strenuous physical labor as their male counterparts: swinging sledgehammers, welding rail and driving

BART expands distribution sites for Senior Clipper cards

BART is expanding the number of locations throughout the Bay Area that can accept applications and issue discounted Clipper cards In an effort to make the all-in-one transit cards more accessible to senior citizens,. Senior citizens can now visit one of the eight MyTransitPlus kiosks located in the downtown

BART has a plan for expected surge in bike usage

Several exciting initiatives are underway to make BART even more accessible for bicyclists. In the latest edition of “Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART,” we’ll hear from BART Bicycle Program Manager Steve Beroldo. From a big expansion in the Ford GoBike bike share program to new high-tech ways to secure your

Minor BART schedule changes on Monday, September 13

BART is making some minor schedule changes on Monday, September 13, 2010. The new schedule will reduce some transfer times at McArthur Station, move a transfer location in Downtown Oakland and shorten two evening runs on the Pittsburg/Bay Point line. Cutting 17 minutes from your wait at MacArthur If you're

BART budget sets groundwork for system investments and expansion

The BART Board of Directors has approved a $1.92 billion Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) budget that prudently controls expenses in the face of a 3% decline in ridership. The budget allows BART to integrate new rail cars into service starting before the end of this calendar year, gear up for the opening of two

BART entry-level engineer program accepting applicants

BART's innovative entry-level engineer program, described in more detail in the story here, is accepting applications through Sept. 19 for the next round of positions. There is a special need for applicants in the following two areas: Fare Collection Engineering FCE at BART is made up of a small group of

BART seeking public’s help in locating Lafayette teen

*5:22pm update: BART Police detectives have located 17 year old Ashlyn Spellman of Lafayette. She is safe and is being reunited with her family. There was no criminal activity involved. ---- BART Police are seeking the public’s help in locating 17-year-old Ashlyn Spellman of Lafayette. Spellman attended a