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BART Management and Labor Leaders reach new tentative agreements

12/3/20 Update: Today the BART Board of Directors approved new labor contracts. View the 12/3/2020 Board of Directors presentation and Executive Decision Document View the Tentative Agreement Documents for AFSCME and SEIU and ATU. The following statement was issued by BART General Manager Bob Powers and labor

Library book lending machine opens at Millbrae BART Station

BART customers are now able to borrow a book on their way to their train at Millbrae Station, handed to them by the robotic arm of a new book lending machine. BART and the Peninsula Library System (PLS) unveiled a "Free2Read & Ride" book lending machine on the concourse level of the station during a ceremony

Gov. announces $24 million for BART's Earthquake Safety Program

Voter-approved Proposition 1B money to strengthen Transbay Tube Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced a state allocation of $24 million to help ensure the safety of the millions of BART passengers who travel through the Transbay Tube each year. This award will help fund BART's Earthquake Safety Program

Apply for BART Earthquake Safety Program Citizens' Oversight Committee

Do you want to make a difference and ensure that public money is being spent as intended? Consider serving on BART’s Earthquake Safety Program Citizens’ Oversight Committee. BART is now accepting applications for this volunteer committee. The role of the Committee is to verify that bond revenues authorized

BART’s newest bike station is a first for Contra Costa County

BART is taking a major step forward in promoting bicycle access in Contra Costa County by opening its newest bike station. The new facility at the Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre BART Station is the first to be located in the county and will benefit hundreds of BART riders every day. The new facility

BART offers 50% off all Clipper fares in September

BART will offer a special promotion of 50% off all fares on Clipper for the entire month of September 2021. The discount will apply to all fares on Clipper and will be stackable with other Clipper discounts. That means 50% off will be given on top of already discounted Clipper cards such as Youth, Senior, RTC

BART tackles unprecedented escalator outages with additional repair staff

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 invites local small businesses to webinar on 11/3/22

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

Proposed BART budget focuses on cleaner trains, brighter stations

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

BART thanks FTA for efforts to fund project to increase capacity

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