BART, Caltrain, AC Transit Among Agencies Offering Fare Discounts In September To Welcome Riders Back
Looking to welcome riders back, BART, Caltrain and other transit agencies in the Bay Area are offering fare discounts in September.
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Looking to welcome riders back, BART, Caltrain and other transit agencies in the Bay Area are offering fare discounts in September.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration announced Thursday that it is issuing a grant of nearly $331 million to BART to help the transit agency recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Monday, BART service will ramp up to near pre-pandemic levels, including the return of late-night trains and expanded weekend service.
Two teenage boys have been arrested for allegedly spraying a BART passenger with pepper spray and attempting to steal his backpack, authorities said.
The Little Portugal neighborhood near Five Wounds church in San Jose will be transformed when BART pushes into downtown San Jose of the next decade.
Oakland firefighters are making progress extinguishing a fire at a homeless encampment near 16th Avenue and East 12th Street that is impacting I-880 traffic and BART service, according to authorities.
Fans at the Oakland Coliseum were treated to a fireworks show Friday night but it came at a cost. Without late service from BART, most of the fans drove to the stadium, creating quite a jam.
Bay Area Rapid Transit announced Thursday that the agency will return to what they described as "near pre-pandemic service" ahead of schedule and that limited late night service will begin later this month.
The Oakland A's have suspended sales for Friday night's game at the Coliseum, as the team blasts BART for not offering train service following a scheduled postgame fireworks display.
An equipment problem aboard a BART train resulted in major delays between between Millbrae and San Francisco International Airport Tuesday morning.
All BART stations are on track to have WiFi networks installed by 2024, officials with the transit agency said Thursday.
BART service was recovering Monday morning following major delays due to equipment problems on trains, the agency said.
Encouraged by a surge in weekend ridership as the COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted, BART officials added 16 train trips to its Saturday service.
The BART Board of Directors approved a $2.44 billion budget Thursday, with board members expressing optimism about the agency's potential to rebound as the pandemic recedes.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Castro Valley) announced Monday the $20 million he requested to connect BART to the Altamont Corridor Express commuter train will be included in this year's house transportation spending bill.
BART will add more than two dozen trips to its busiest routes next week as the agency's ridership continues to creep up from its pandemic-induced losses.
The South Bay got its first glimpse of the planned underground BART station in San Jose this week, a tunnel with multiple levels and tracks located 86 feet beneath the surface. The verdict on social media: It's too deep!
San Francisco Muni and BART service were seeing delays because of police activity at Civic Center station Friday morning.
BART officials took another step Thursday toward approving a balanced budget for fiscal year 2022, as the transit agency's budget officials presented a revised proposal that includes an $8 million increase in passenger revenue.
With more and more people returning to work, BART has come up with a half-price plan to lure riders back on its trains.
BART was recovering from major delays on its Antioch line Tuesday morning because of a disabled train between the Antioch and Pittsburg Center stations.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- After a year of low ridership due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is seeing its ridership increase, leading the agency to expand service next month.
A San Francisco man has been charged with an unprovoked attack at a BART station that killed one person and seriously injured another, authorities said.
Bay Area Rapid Transit officials announced that the tracks between the South Hayward and Union City will be shut down for several weekends in late spring, as well as September and October, due to construction work.
A lack of passengers during the pandemic decimated public transportation this past year with ridership plummeting to around 5 percent. Now, transit agencies are grappling with how to get commuters to come back.
