News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
BART will start service one hour later beginning next month, a change that will last for 3.5 years as work is done to gird the Transbay Tube against a massive earthquake. Read More
Soon after BART opened on Sept. 11, 1972, President Richard Nixon paid a visit and heaped praise on the fledgling system. Read More
A new report from MTC's Vital Signs initiative shows the health of bus, ferry and train fleets around the Bay Area. Read More
A number of BART cars are aging and are expected to be retired in the coming years, but what to do with them? Read More
BART is reporting a huge increase in the number of youth Clipper trips on trains since the beginning of the year when more young people became eligible for discounts. Read More
Groups of two or more making their way to Oakland or San Francisco International Airports via BART can sign up for a new app and get deep discounts on their trips, the agency has announced. Read More
BART unveiled a new, accessible transit pathway Friday that represents a safety upgrade at its Balboa Park Station. Read More
The red-hot Golden State Warriors celebrated their third NBA Championship in four years with another mammoth crowd in downtown Oakland on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. People came from all across the San Francisco Bay Area to celebrate, with many arriving on BART. In this video, Mark Jones talks to riders about the numerous advantages of taking public transportation to participate in the festivities. Read More
New BART service to Antioch is finally here. But how does it work? In this video, Mark Jones walks through a trip to and from San Francisco to give commuters a feel for what travel is like on the new high tech, clean diesel trains. Read More
[This post is adapted from a web story on MTC's site.]
A ribbon-cutting celebration was held Friday, May 26, for BART’s newest addition, the BART to Antioch extension.
Elected officials and BART representatives joined hundreds of community members for the ceremony outside of the new Antioch Station, one day before the official start of the clean, modern and fast service, which relies on Diesel Multiple Units, or DMU train cars. After the ceremony, guests were treated to free rides on the new line.
“East County residents now have an environmentally friendly, comfortable and state-of-the-art commute option,” said BART Director Joel Keller, who serves East Contra Costa County and is among the local leaders who were instrumental in getting the extension built. “The BART to Antioch extension will carry as many people as an additional lane of Highway 4 and will reduce vehicle miles traveled by 99 million per year.” The extension is predicted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 260,000 pounds a day.
Keep reading on to find out more about this exciting development in regional transportation. Read More