Transportation
Bikes strapped to BART!
July 15, 2019
Photo courtesy of BART.
Straps to hold bikes in place are coming to all BART trains, the agency has announced. Read More
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Transportation
BART gets shout out as feds address transportation funding
June 26, 2019
Noah Berger
Smart Cities Dive took a look at a transportation package approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, noting funding for transit has increased in recent years. Read More
Transportation
BART begins pilot to phase out sale of paper tickets at some stations
June 25, 2019
Mark Prado
BART is expanding the number of stations where the only fare medium available for purchase is the Clipper card. Read More
Transportation
Good news BART passengers: more space coming
June 21, 2019
BART has secured $300 million from the Federal Transit Administration toward expanding the number of trains in its system. Read More
Transportation
Busy BART's bursting ridership to be subject of Thursday Twitter Town Hall
June 17, 2019
Transportation
Throwback Thursday: Trains once traveled across the Bay Bridge
March 21, 2019
A train that was part of the Key System travels along the lower deck of the Bay Bridge.,
In the ever evolving world of Bay Area transportation, we take a look back at a rail system that traversed the Bay Bridge for almost two decades before it was removed. Read More
Transportation
BART's Fruitvale Station undergoes seismic strengthening
March 19, 2019
BART Fruitvale Station in Oakland. Pi via Wikimedia Commons.
As part of the BART systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, seismic work is being done at the Fruitvale station. Read More
Transportation
Monday brings changes for early morning BARTers
February 8, 2019
Noah Berger
Starting Monday, BART will start service at 5 a.m. instead of 4 a.m. as seismic work starts in earnest on the Transbay Tube. Read More
Transportation
Throwback Thursday: Building of BART's Transbay Tube
January 17, 2019
Part of the BART tube being readied for placement. MTC archive photo.
With BART announcing plans to seismically strengthen its Transbay Tube, the blog takes a look back at how the thing got put in place 50 years ago. Read More
Transportation
BART service changes next month as Transbay Tube undergoes earthquake work
January 16, 2019
GFDL from Wikimedia Commons
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