Bay Area mass transit systems prepare for gradual ridership increases as restrictions ease
San Francisco leaders are preparing to reopen as many as 95% of the city's retail businesses for curbside pickup and delivery. That means that mass transit is ramping up and preparing to get people moving.
Man hit by BART train in Berkeley hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries
The man was reported on the tracks about 10 a.m. and the station was closed and trains stopped while police investigated.
BART begins weekend shutdown for Orinda track project
Some lanes of Highway 24 in Orinda are also closing overnight, due to the BART track replacement project near the Orinda station.
BART track work to affect weekend service between Lafayette, Rockridge stations
BART expects to begin the project May 9 and 10 and continue work on weekends through July 4 and 5.
Bay Fair BART station closed after person on trackway struck by train
Bay Fair BART Station remains closed after a person on the trackway was struck by a train Tuesday morning, officials said.
BART riders must wear face coverings on trains, inside stations
Starting Wednesday, the Bay Area’s largest transit operator is enforcing mandatory masks inside stations and on board trains. BART said its following county health orders from Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties that require masks in public.
BART makes deep weekday service cuts
This week, just under 25,000 people rode BART; the normal daily average should be about 400,000.
BART to cut service in half in response to COVID-19 ridership drop
In response to the coronavirus pandemic and the statewide stay-at-home order that severely restricts the amount of people going to work, BART announced Monday that it will make deep cuts to its service until further notice.
BART GM calls transit funding in federal stimulus package 'critical lifeline'
A $2 trillion federal novel coronavirus stimulus package will include $25 billion in relief funding for public transit agencies across the country, an allocation BART General Manager Bob Powers called "critical lifeline funds" Wednesday.
BART to end train service at 9 p.m. following 90 percent decline in night time ridership
BART officials said ridership after 9 p.m. currently represents only 3 percent of the total amount each day, and the agency decided closing early was a better option than running shorter or less frequent trains.
BART service to continue during shelter-in-place order
BART will continue regular service during a shelter-in-place order across the Bay Area to mitigate the spread of novel coronavirus, the transit agency announced Monday.
BART ridership down 50% on Friday
BART ridership continues to plummet amid concerns about COVID-19, the transit agency said Saturday.
Jury awards $7.2M to family of man killed outside W. Oakland BART
The officer in question is BART Officer Joseph Mateu, who was cleared two years ago by the District Attorney's Office following the shooting.
Coronavirus: BART to seek emergency funds after ridership down 30%
That's a loss of about $600,000 every weekday.
Bay Area transportation agencies brace for coronavirus spread as ridership plummets
Bay Area transportation officials are bracing for how they will respond if the coronavirus outbreak gets worse and health officials demand they change protocols and take more drastic steps, including shutting down service.
Jury convicts John Cowell with first-degree murder in BART stabbing death of Nia Wilson
On the first day of deliberations, the jury has reached a verdict for John Cowell, accused of fatally stabbing Nia Wilson and injuring her sister Letifah on an Oakland BART station platform.