Recent Streetsblog SF posts about BART

BART fare gate. Not to be confused with a Muni subway fare gate. Or any of the 27 Bay Area operator's other fare/payment systems. Photo: BART

BART’s Excursion Fare: How the Agency Earns Millions from Passengers Not Riding Trains

By the Staff of GJEL Attorneys | Dec 14, 2017 | 41 Comments

If you’re a frequent BART rider, chances are you’ve been in a situation where you need to exit a station shortly after entering it. Maybe you heard an announcement that BART is experiencing systemwide delays and you need to find another means of transportation. Maybe you just missed a train late at night, and instead […]

One of the new bike racks at 16th and Mission BART. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

BART’s New Green Machine Bike Racks

By Roger Rudick | Jun 23, 2017 | 18 Comments

BART has launched a pilot project at 16th Street/Mission and Pleasant Hill stations of a new type of bike storage security device. They’re called “Bike Keep” racks, but Streetsblog prefers to call them the “Green Machines.” Register to use them here. From the BART release on the new rack/Clipper-activated locking devices: A new generation of […]

Guest Commentary: A Safer BART for All

By Lateefah Simon and Nick Josefowitz | Jun 20, 2017 | 3 Comments

The risks to our undocumented riders are real.

Go Warriors! Oakland got to celebrate its basketball heroes. All photos by Melanie Curry

Big Events, Like the Warriors Parade, Can Prove Transit’s Resilience

By Melanie Curry | Jun 15, 2017 | 8 Comments

BART was ready. The city of Oakland was expecting 1.5 to 2 million people to pile into downtown this morning to celebrate the Warrior’s NBA championship. Oakland is the geographic center of the BART system, so for most people it made sense to use BART for at least part of their trip in to the […]

A car knocked down this power pole, which essentially disabled the Bay Area for 90 minutes this morning. Photo: BART's Twitter Feed

This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

BART Meltdown Highlights Vulnerability of Bay Area Infrastructure

By Roger Rudick | Mar 27, 2017 | 30 Comments

One errant motorist crashed into a telephone pole and paralyzed the Bay Area this morning at 8:30, right in time for peak rush hour crowds. From BART’s Twitter feed: The power line fell onto the BART right of way and trains couldn’t proceed until it was removed. Mainstream TV and newspapers ran pictures of some of […]

BART parked a new car from its "Fleet of the Future" at Warm Springs Station when it opened. But the new trains haven't been available for customers to ride--until today. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Pics from the Warm Springs/South Fremont BART Opening Celebration

By Roger Rudick | Mar 24, 2017 | 19 Comments

A couple of hundred officials, workers, and looky-loos braved the wind and cold rains and jammed the platforms of BART's new Warm Springs/South Fremont station for this morning's opening ceremony. Regular service begins tomorrow.

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