Bay Area Rapid Transit – California Globe

California’s ‘Impending Public Transportation Disaster’ Is Self-Inflicted

May 30, 2023 7:54 amMay 31, 2023 6:17 am

A sure sign of a crumbling, decaying, failing state is the email I received this morning from State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), calling an emergency press conference “on Impending Public Transportation Disaster:” Today, Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), Ben...

BART Survey Finds Only 17% Of Users Feel Safe While Riding

May 11, 2023 12:23 pmMay 11, 2023 12:24 pm

According to a new Bay Area Council/EMC Research poll released this week, only 17% of people in the Bay Area who ride Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) feel safe, with 45% of residents saying that they don’t take BART because...

BART Board Brings Back Masking Mandates 10 Days After Last Mandate Ended

July 29, 2022 12:56 pm

The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors voted on Thursday to reinstate the masking mandate for all passengers and employees on Thursday, only 10 days after the last mandate had ended on the Bay Area’s rapid transit rail...

BART Board Votes to Reinstate Mask Mandate on All Trains Following Dismissal of Federal Mandate

April 29, 2022 1:37 pm

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) board members voted 7-0 to reintroduce the mask mandate on all trains on Thursday, becoming the second California rapid transit system to bring back masks in a week. According to the new mandate, made by...