Transportation

The man was allegedly uncooperative and refused to obey officers' commands, so they used their Tasers in an attempt to subdue him.

BART has come up with what it thinks is a win-win proposal: Incentivize riders to take public transit to SFO by proving they took BART to the airport, and in return, riders get to jump ahead in line, sort of like a Disney FassPass, as they wait to be screened by TSA agents.

There are 20-minute delays Wednesday morning on BART's Antioch line in both directions due to a power problem on the tracks, according to the transit agency.

The long-awaited opening of a 90-unit affordable housing complex at Oakland's MacArthur BART station marks the first step in an effort to transform the station from a park-and-ride center to a planned housing and retail hub integrated into the surrounding community.

BART officials say five people have been detained Monday evening after gunshots were fired on the Pittsburg/Bay Point station platform just before 7 p.m. 

BART experienced major problems Saturday morning, which shut down service throughout the system.

BART's new general manager rode the rails Wednesday, talking with passengers getting a sense of the mood for his fellow commuters.

The advocacy group, "San Francisco Transit Riders," on Monday is formally calling for a network of rapid San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency routes allowing any part of San Francisco to be accessible via Muni in 30 minutes or less.

BART passengers who bring their bicycles along for the ride will be getting some help to steady their bikes from new straps on train cars, according to the transit agency.

BART released results from its new a pilot program aimed at cracking down on fare evaders.  

Bart Police Chief Carlos Rojas will retire in May, after thirty years in law enforcement.  Rojas, 50, says there is no pressure for him to leave. 

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) At their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday morning, BART's board of directors approved a plan to spend $96.5 million to replace 41 escalators at stations along San Francisco's Market Street corridor. 

While violent crime on similar transit agencies are down, crime statistics show it is up and on the rise on Bay Area Rapid Transit. 

BART finally has an official app for travelers. It includes an end-to-end trip planner, service advisories, station information and real-time information straight from the transit system's data. 

BART riders in San Francisco are getting a little extra protection from the elements as Bay Area Rapid Transit officially unveiled new canopies over station entrances, even if it is seven months late. 

Dathan Ephram remembers growing up in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point as a child in the 1970s. He describes a beautiful place and how he and the other kids would play basketball in Gilman Park. 

Just one day after the ribbon cutting, passengers have already started integrating the new e-BART extension into Antioch into their commute. "I been out here about 3 months, and it's been kind of troublesome taking all those buses," said commuter Larry Allen.