BART mulls video in trains, stations
Staff - 03/22/2007
BART hopes to generate up to $7 million a year in new revenue by charging advertising fees for video screens on station platforms and in all train cars, transit agency spokesman Linton Johnson said Thursday.
Staff - 03/22/2007
BART hopes to generate up to $7 million a year in new revenue by charging advertising fees for video screens on station platforms and in all train cars, transit agency spokesman Linton Johnson said Thursday.
Transit ridership up with gas prices
Dan Adams - 03/19/2007
The skyrocketing cost of gasoline is creating a surge in ridership on public transportation.
Dan Adams - 03/19/2007
The skyrocketing cost of gasoline is creating a surge in ridership on public transportation.
BART targets 'tunnel vision'
Erik N. Nelson - 03/15/2007
Thanks to a high-speed variation of the old "Burma Shave" advertising scheme of successive rhyming highway signs, staring at the walls of one BART tunnel just got a little more interesting.
Erik N. Nelson - 03/15/2007
Thanks to a high-speed variation of the old "Burma Shave" advertising scheme of successive rhyming highway signs, staring at the walls of one BART tunnel just got a little more interesting.
Riders say BART not clean enough
Rachel Gordon - 03/07/2007
The dirty little secret about BART is out: Trains aren't as clean as passengers want them to be.
Rachel Gordon - 03/07/2007
The dirty little secret about BART is out: Trains aren't as clean as passengers want them to be.
eBART delayed until 2013
Rowena Coetsee - 02/24/2007
Estimates of the time and money it will take to bring a proposed light-rail system to beleaguered East Contra Costa County commuters have gone up again.
Rowena Coetsee - 02/24/2007
Estimates of the time and money it will take to bring a proposed light-rail system to beleaguered East Contra Costa County commuters have gone up again.
Good samaritans foil BART sex assault
Karl Fischer - 02/10/2007
A few minutes after helping open the El Cerrito Del Norte BART station, station agent Phaethon Brown found trouble lurking in the bushes about 150 feet from his chair.
Karl Fischer - 02/10/2007
A few minutes after helping open the El Cerrito Del Norte BART station, station agent Phaethon Brown found trouble lurking in the bushes about 150 feet from his chair.
BART's 'tiny tickets' add to huge scam
Janine Kozanda - 02/03/2007
I've been a daily BART rider in the Bay Area for years now, and you know what bothers me most?
Janine Kozanda - 02/03/2007
I've been a daily BART rider in the Bay Area for years now, and you know what bothers me most?
BART officials get 2% pay raises
Staff - 01/25/2007
The Bay Area Rapid Transit District's four board-appointed officers were given 2 percent raises during a closed session at today's BART board meeting.
Staff - 01/25/2007
The Bay Area Rapid Transit District's four board-appointed officers were given 2 percent raises during a closed session at today's BART board meeting.
BART observes MLK Day, normal schedule
Staff - 01/12/2007
The Bay Area Rapid Transit district will close its administrative offices and stage a special ceremony Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but will run its trains on a regular weekday schedule.
Staff - 01/12/2007
The Bay Area Rapid Transit district will close its administrative offices and stage a special ceremony Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but will run its trains on a regular weekday schedule.
Hundreds protest Iraq war escalation
Matthai Chakko Kuruvila - 01/11/2007
Hundreds of anti-war protesters converged on downtown San Francisco Thursday evening, temporarily shutting down Market Street during rush hour to protest the increase of U.S. troops in Iraq.
Matthai Chakko Kuruvila - 01/11/2007
Hundreds of anti-war protesters converged on downtown San Francisco Thursday evening, temporarily shutting down Market Street during rush hour to protest the increase of U.S. troops in Iraq.
Spare the Air gets breathing room
Kiley Russell - 01/11/2007
Even though a Bay Area program offering free transit during smoggy days may seem inefficient way to reduce pollution, regional transportation managers voted Wednesday to keep it alive.
Kiley Russell - 01/11/2007
Even though a Bay Area program offering free transit during smoggy days may seem inefficient way to reduce pollution, regional transportation managers voted Wednesday to keep it alive.
Holiday ridership to SFO is up
Staff - 12/29/2006
Nearly 52,000 passengers boarded Bay Area Rapid Transit trains to travel to the San Francisco International Airport during the 2006 holiday travel period, according to a spokesman for BART.
Staff - 12/29/2006
Nearly 52,000 passengers boarded Bay Area Rapid Transit trains to travel to the San Francisco International Airport during the 2006 holiday travel period, according to a spokesman for BART.
BART exposer may face third strike
Michelle Durand - 12/27/2006
The 51-year-old felon accused of masturbating in front of a woman in an empty BART train could face a three-strikes sentence if convicted unless he reaches a plea bargain agreement prior to his April trial.
Michelle Durand - 12/27/2006
The 51-year-old felon accused of masturbating in front of a woman in an empty BART train could face a three-strikes sentence if convicted unless he reaches a plea bargain agreement prior to his April trial.
Mayor started on good footing, leaves on bad
Scott Herhold - 12/24/2006
Ron Gonzales' tenure as San Jose's mayor has many of the earmarks of tragedy: An ambitious Latino leader takes office in the middle of the boom and within 22 months creates a program that includes BART, new libraries, parks and neighborhood assistance. His favorable-to-unfavorable ratio is a stratospheric 63-9 percent. He's talked about for state office, maybe even governor some day.
Scott Herhold - 12/24/2006
Ron Gonzales' tenure as San Jose's mayor has many of the earmarks of tragedy: An ambitious Latino leader takes office in the middle of the boom and within 22 months creates a program that includes BART, new libraries, parks and neighborhood assistance. His favorable-to-unfavorable ratio is a stratospheric 63-9 percent. He's talked about for state office, maybe even governor some day.
BART elects women to president, VP posts
Staff - 12/22/2006
BART's board of directors this week unanimously elected two women to the agency's most powerful posts--board president and vice president.
Staff - 12/22/2006
BART's board of directors this week unanimously elected two women to the agency's most powerful posts--board president and vice president.
Fewer transit cars scheduled for holidays
- 12/22/2006
Local commuters planning to take public transportation such as BART or Caltrain during the holiday week will not have to face any service stoppages, but smaller trains and fewer trains on tracks may mean crowded rides.
- 12/22/2006
Local commuters planning to take public transportation such as BART or Caltrain during the holiday week will not have to face any service stoppages, but smaller trains and fewer trains on tracks may mean crowded rides.
BART revives Flash Pass again
Staff - 12/19/2006
The Bay Area Rapid Transit District is resurrecting the New Year's Eve Flash Pass this year.
Staff - 12/19/2006
The Bay Area Rapid Transit District is resurrecting the New Year's Eve Flash Pass this year.
BART's alcohol ad issue takes wrong track
Staff - 12/15/2006
Alcohol-abuse groups got their way recently when the BART Board of Directors cashed in a month-old policy allowing alcohol ads to appear throughout the Bay Area's main public transit system.
Staff - 12/15/2006
Alcohol-abuse groups got their way recently when the BART Board of Directors cashed in a month-old policy allowing alcohol ads to appear throughout the Bay Area's main public transit system.
Melvin Webber helped plan BART system
Staff - 12/11/2006
Melvin M. Webber, a city planner and mass transit specialist who worked on the early phases of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system but later became a critic of BART because it failed to meet early expectations, has died. He was 86.
Staff - 12/11/2006
Melvin M. Webber, a city planner and mass transit specialist who worked on the early phases of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system but later became a critic of BART because it failed to meet early expectations, has died. He was 86.
BART directors ban alcohol ads
Jeff Shuttleworth - 12/08/2006
Bay Area Rapid Transit District directors voted 7-2 Thursday not to allow alcohol advertisements on their system, reversing their decision of less than three months ago to allow such ads for a one-year trial basis.
Jeff Shuttleworth - 12/08/2006
Bay Area Rapid Transit District directors voted 7-2 Thursday not to allow alcohol advertisements on their system, reversing their decision of less than three months ago to allow such ads for a one-year trial basis.