BART doubles parking for Thanksgiving weekend
Scott Marshall - 11/18/2007
BART has doubled the amount of airport and long-term parking spaces for Thanksgiving and urges motorists to reserve permits online.
Scott Marshall - 11/18/2007
BART has doubled the amount of airport and long-term parking spaces for Thanksgiving and urges motorists to reserve permits online.
BART plans for future with upgraded cars
Denis Cuff - 09/14/2007
BART's next generation of train cars may be designed with a third set of doors so more passengers can board more quickly, transit officials said Thursday.
Denis Cuff - 09/14/2007
BART's next generation of train cars may be designed with a third set of doors so more passengers can board more quickly, transit officials said Thursday.
eBART gets green light
John VanLandingham - 09/14/2007
When the eBART planning committee declared last month that the $500 million project was fully funded, Project Manager Ellen Smith mentioned there was still a cash flow problem that needed to be solved.
John VanLandingham - 09/14/2007
When the eBART planning committee declared last month that the $500 million project was fully funded, Project Manager Ellen Smith mentioned there was still a cash flow problem that needed to be solved.
Cost derails hopes of BART in Solano
Barry Eberling - 09/11/2007
Ken Reeder has long wished he could board BART in Solano County instead of traveling 30 miles by bus to the BART station in El Cerrito.
Barry Eberling - 09/11/2007
Ken Reeder has long wished he could board BART in Solano County instead of traveling 30 miles by bus to the BART station in El Cerrito.
BART turns 35
Denis Cuff - 09/09/2007
BART's sleek electric trains with plush carpets hummed into service Sept. 11, 1972, with a bold mission.
Denis Cuff - 09/09/2007
BART's sleek electric trains with plush carpets hummed into service Sept. 11, 1972, with a bold mission.
BART sets ridership records during closure
Michael Cabanatuan - 09/05/2007
BART set ridership records each day of the holiday weekend as thousands of Bay Area residents and tourists rode its trains during the 70-hour closure of the Bay Bridge, transit district officials said this afternoon.
Michael Cabanatuan - 09/05/2007
BART set ridership records each day of the holiday weekend as thousands of Bay Area residents and tourists rode its trains during the 70-hour closure of the Bay Bridge, transit district officials said this afternoon.
Good times roll on BART at night
Kevin Fagan - 09/04/2007
A willowy hippie named Summer was gyrating on the BART Powell Street Station platform, beaming a smile as big as the sun and weaving her arms and hips like a snake. Passengers streamed all around her - laughing, jostling, staring - and through the open door of a BART train a knot of young men whooped and urged her on.
Kevin Fagan - 09/04/2007
A willowy hippie named Summer was gyrating on the BART Powell Street Station platform, beaming a smile as big as the sun and weaving her arms and hips like a snake. Passengers streamed all around her - laughing, jostling, staring - and through the open door of a BART train a knot of young men whooped and urged her on.
Bridge closure pays off for BART
Erik N. Nelson - 09/04/2007
When Caltrans officials decided last fall that they were going to close down the Bay Bridge and install the first new seismically safer piece of its eastern span over Labor Day weekend, engineers were asked to draw up multiple contingency plans.
Erik N. Nelson - 09/04/2007
When Caltrans officials decided last fall that they were going to close down the Bay Bridge and install the first new seismically safer piece of its eastern span over Labor Day weekend, engineers were asked to draw up multiple contingency plans.
BART shatters records subbing for bridge
Erik N. Nelson - 09/04/2007
More people rode BART this weekend than at any time in the rapid transit system's 35-year history as Bay Area residents sought alternatives to driving over the closed Bay Bridge this Labor Day weekend.
Erik N. Nelson - 09/04/2007
More people rode BART this weekend than at any time in the rapid transit system's 35-year history as Bay Area residents sought alternatives to driving over the closed Bay Bridge this Labor Day weekend.
BART riders help to spare the air
Staff - 09/01/2007
Vast numbers of commuters climbed aboard BART trains this week because of the two Spare the Air days.
Staff - 09/01/2007
Vast numbers of commuters climbed aboard BART trains this week because of the two Spare the Air days.
Hot weather prompts power alerts
Rachel Gordon - 08/30/2007
Hot weather has prompted another Spare the Air alert for Thursday, giving Bay Area residents another opportunity to take advantage of free transit rides.
Rachel Gordon - 08/30/2007
Hot weather has prompted another Spare the Air alert for Thursday, giving Bay Area residents another opportunity to take advantage of free transit rides.
More stops in store for BART
Jason Goldman-Hall - 08/28/2007
BART plans to add more stops to existing areas and slow expansion of the rail line into new geographic areas, according to a plan being released today by the transit agency.
Jason Goldman-Hall - 08/28/2007
BART plans to add more stops to existing areas and slow expansion of the rail line into new geographic areas, according to a plan being released today by the transit agency.
Racial politics marked BART board's search
Phillip Matier & Andrew Ross - 08/26/2007
The selection of longtime BART second-in-command Dorothy Dugger as the transit agency's new general manager was loaded with politics - a lot of it racial.
Phillip Matier & Andrew Ross - 08/26/2007
The selection of longtime BART second-in-command Dorothy Dugger as the transit agency's new general manager was loaded with politics - a lot of it racial.
BART's general manager is Dorothy Dugger
Staff - 08/23/2007
Veteran Bay Area Rapid Transit District executive Dorothy Dugger was selected today as the transit agency's new general manager - and first woman leader -- in a 6-3 vote by board members.
Staff - 08/23/2007
Veteran Bay Area Rapid Transit District executive Dorothy Dugger was selected today as the transit agency's new general manager - and first woman leader -- in a 6-3 vote by board members.
Vision: add routes, track, stations by 2050
Rachel Gordon - 08/16/2007
Expanding passenger rail service capacity in the Bay Area - by laying more tracks, building more stations and running a second BART tube beneath the bay - could help prevent gridlock on the region's highways in coming decades.
Rachel Gordon - 08/16/2007
Expanding passenger rail service capacity in the Bay Area - by laying more tracks, building more stations and running a second BART tube beneath the bay - could help prevent gridlock on the region's highways in coming decades.
BART's 100 million rider
Staff - 08/15/2007
100,000,000--that's the number of times someone caught a BART train during the 12-month fiscal year that ended on June 30.
Staff - 08/15/2007
100,000,000--that's the number of times someone caught a BART train during the 12-month fiscal year that ended on June 30.
BART board to interview 4 finalists
Rachel Gordon - 08/09/2007
The BART Board of Directors will meet behind closed doors today to interview four finalists for the rail agency's new general manager.
Rachel Gordon - 08/09/2007
The BART Board of Directors will meet behind closed doors today to interview four finalists for the rail agency's new general manager.
C.V. neighbors get BART parking relief
Karen Holzmeister - 08/02/2007
Robert Waberski and Muggsy, his Boston terrier, casually patrolled Ashfield Avenue late Wednesday morning, watching drivers look for parking places near the Castro Valley BART station.
Karen Holzmeister - 08/02/2007
Robert Waberski and Muggsy, his Boston terrier, casually patrolled Ashfield Avenue late Wednesday morning, watching drivers look for parking places near the Castro Valley BART station.
Tom Margro moving to Orange County
Denis Cuff - 07/04/2007
He headed BART longer than anyone and steered it to run more trains to more places with fewer breakdowns.
Denis Cuff - 07/04/2007
He headed BART longer than anyone and steered it to run more trains to more places with fewer breakdowns.
BART has a new general manager
Staff - 07/02/2007
BART has a new general manager today for the first time in nearly 11 years.
Staff - 07/02/2007
BART has a new general manager today for the first time in nearly 11 years.