Bay Area commuters recall chaos during windy storm
From rough water suspending ferry service, to strong winds overturning a big-rig on the Bay Bridge, the latest storm made it tough for commuters on Tuesday. Lauren Toms reports. (3/22/23)
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From rough water suspending ferry service, to strong winds overturning a big-rig on the Bay Bridge, the latest storm made it tough for commuters on Tuesday. Lauren Toms reports. (3/22/23)
BART police are more than doubling the number of officers patrolling trains starting Monday to address safety and quality of life issues, BART officials said.
Elizabeth Cook reports on BART increasing the number of police officers and crisis-intervention personnel on trains (3-20-2023)
BART service was stopped between Millbrae and San Bruno stations on Monday morning due to a wayside fire, BART officials said.
A man who pistol-whipped a passenger on a BART train on Thursday night accidentally fired the gun and the bullet grazed the victim's head, a spokesperson for the transit agency said on Friday.
Major track improvements between BART stations in Rockridge and Orinda will cause delays of 30 minutes on five non-consecutive weekends in April, May and June, officials said in an announcement Monday from the transit agency.
BART service was recovering in the East Bay after service was stopped between the Richmond and El Cerrito del Norte stations because of an tree branch on the tracks.
One person was critically hurt in a crash involving a commuter bus and multiple cars in Walnut Creek Thursday afternoon.
BART's embattled Inspector General Harriet Richardson will retire from her position next week, officials with the transit agency said Tuesday, months ahead of the end of her term in August.
A project to build a second rail crossing from San Francisco to the East Bay will now only serve BART or regional rail, but not both as previously planned because it is not cost effective, project planners said this week.
With BART facing a fiscal cliff, one Bay Area lawmaker says he won't support giving the transit agency any more taxpayers dollars.
A member of BART's board of directors announced Tuesday that she is running to take the congressional seat of Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, who is running for U.S. Senate.
BART service has been restored between the Fruitvale and Coliseum stations in East Oakland after a nearby fire prompted a shutdown Tuesday morning.
A BART rider who had to have his leg amputated after being dragged by a train in downtown San Francisco has settled with the transit agency for more than $9 million.
State lawmakers announced the creation this week of a select committee in the state Senate that will focus on how to assist Bay Area public transit agencies that are still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic.
A truck carrying evidence from Thursday's deadly explosion and fire at a San Francisco home was the source of a hazardous material incident Friday morning which interrupted BART service on the Peninsula.
Bay Area transit operators have a looming obstacle ahead of them: a massive budget shortfall, and a potential fiscal cliff.
Bay Area transit operators have a looming obstacle ahead of them: a massive budget shortfall and a potential "fiscal cliff." Max Darrow reports. (2-10-23)
A hazmat incident near the Daly City BART station Friday forced the evacuation of the station and a shutdown of train service impacting commuters on the Peninsula. (2/10/13)
BART will begin its next set of major trackway repairs during President's Day weekend, replacing worn rail between the Rockridge, Orinda and Lafayette stations.
The state has awarded $375 million to a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority project extending BART another 6 miles and four stations into downtown San Jose and Santa Clara.
Barring a sudden return to pre-pandemic ridership levels, BART's long-term future will likely hinge on a future ballot measure that would partially subsidize the transit agency, officials said Thursday.
BART trains have resumed stops on Monday morning at the Fruitvale station in Oakland, BART officials said.
On Saturday, transit and elected officials gathered at Oakland's 19th Street station to celebrate the completion of a renovation project a long time coming.
Transit and elected officials gathered at Oakland's 19th Street station to celebrate the completion of a renovation project years in the making. John Ramos reports. (1-21-23)
