BART adding more trips as pandemic eases
BART added 26 more trips running Monday to Friday, including to SFO.
Is BART's South Bay extension tunneling too deep? Some perspective
Some folks think that at 90 feet underground, some of BART's new South Bay platforms, built underneath VTA's tunnel system is not rider friendly.
BART’s 9 p.m. pandemic-era curfew is ending Aug. 30
As the pandemic eases, BART will ramp up its service with restoration to near pre-pandemic levels by August 30, transit officials announced on Monday.
Berkeley OKs spending $53M on affordable housing projects at BART stations
The Berkeley city council voted to spend $53 million to develop hundreds of new affordable homes at the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations.
BART launches campaign to combat sexual harassment
Anyka Barber from the Betti Ono art gallery and community space spoke to Mornings on 2 on Sunday about the new campaign to address sexual harassment on trains and other public spaces.
BART expecting to resume late-night service, add more trains later this year
BART will re-expand its train schedules later this year, offering more frequent trips and later service as riders are expected return to public transit as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, agency officials said Thursday.
BART takes stand against sexual harassment and gender-based violence
BART on Friday announced the "Not One More Girl" campaign to take a stand against sexual harassment and gender-based violence.
BART distributing short stories for free at 3 stations
Looking for something to read on BART? The transit agency has installed dispensers at the Richmond, Fruitvale and Pleasant Hill stations that spit out short stories for free.
BART offers 'short story dispensers' for quick reads on trains
BART says reading a book on the train is a tradition for riders, and these short story dispensers will encourage more people to read.
BART board approves 3-year labor contract extension with BART police unions
The BART Board of Directors approved a three-year contract extension with the unions representing BART police Thursday.
BART service resumes after gas leak halts service in Oakland
BART service through downtown Oakland resumed and stations reopened after a gas leak was capped Saturday afternoon, officials said.
Gas leak in Oakland impacts Saturday BART service
A contractor hit a gas line near 20th Street and Broadway, prompting the interruption to BART service.
No BART service between Richmond, El Cerrito stations this weekend
BART trains are not traveling between Richmond and El Cerrito del Norte stations this weekend due to an ongoing track replacement project.
BART to offer free rides home for those vaccinated at Coliseum COVID vaccine site
BART will offer free ride vouchers for Bay Area residents who receive a coronavirus vaccine at the upcoming Oakland Coliseum mass vaccination site, the transit agency said Thursday.
BART, Capitol Corridor, JPA unveil plans for second Transbay Tube, transit-connected megaregion
BART and the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority unveiled a plan Wednesday to build a second transbay rail crossing and increase rail connection throughout the Bay Area and Northern California.
BART recovering after physical altercation at El Cerrito Plaza station
BART is recovering after trains did not stop at El Cerrito del Norte and El Cerrito Plaza stations Thursday afternoon due to police activity, transit officials said.
Head of police union criticizes BART plan to hire social workers
BART is planning to fill six vacant BART police officer positions with trained, but unarmed, social workers.
City and BART leaders decry DA's decision not to charge officer in Oscar Grant's death
According to several legal analysts whom KTVU has spoken with, the statute of limitations has run out on all the other possible criminal charges Pirone could have faced - except the murder charge, which the DA has now ruled out.
No charges against 2nd cop in Oscar Grant killing
A new review of the case led by a team of prosecutors concluded that former Officer Anthony Pirone cannot be charged with any crimes, said Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley
BART's 'Fleet of the Future' delayed again as problems mount
The new trains stop routinely, causing delays up to 10 minutes, and the wheels are prone to have problems in wet conditions, the agency said.