BART Archives - Oakland North

Tavon "Arrow" Gladen performed a set showing off 'bone breaking,' a signature move of TURF dancing, last Saturday night on BART.

BART directors are considering a ban on panhandling and busking throughout the subway system.

Last Monday, the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) service moved its morning service one hour later in order to conduct a seismic retrofit on the Transbay Tube that will allow it to withstand major earthquakes in the future. BART shifted its systemwide service from 4 to 5 a.m., allowing work crews to have an extra…

Posters and artwork honoring Nia Wilson, the 18-year-old fatally stabbed at the MacArthur BART station in July, are still posted two months later as BART officials figure out how to strengthen security without violating riders' civil rights.

BART officials face pushback by privacy and civil rights group after proposing new security measures in response to crime at stations, including the death of Nia Wilson this past summer.

Yolanda Banks-Reed, the mother of Shaleem Tindle, spoke to the BART Police Citizen Review Board during Monday's meeting and reminded members that she will not quiet until justice is served.

Tensions ran high at the BART Police Citizen Review Board (BPCRB) meeting on Monday as the family of a slain Oakland man attended to protest the involved BART Police officer’s return to active duty. On January 3, Shaleem Tindle died after being shot outside of the West Oakland BART station by BART Police Officer Joseph…

Construction begins at The Village

The City of Oakland approved a new experimental short-term housing solution, called The Village. After a year of negotiations, they’ve been granted land by the city, and are building houses for the homeless.

In this episode of the “Tales of Two Cities” podcast, we explore the different ways we look at tracks and borders — the boundaries that separate us, bring us together, or control our movement.

Last Thursday BART Board of Directors discussed robberies by a mob of teens and how to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future. Photo by Rachel Loyd.

BART riders are on high alert after a mob of teens robbed passengers two weekends ago. BART Police officials and the agency’s board of directors responded at a board meeting on Thursday with plans to prevent this from happening again.

Oakland workers adapt to long commutes despite negative affects on their health and personal lives.

Cindy Wood spends her weeknights in a vacant apartment at the Pacifica Senior Living facility in Oakland Heights, a long commute away from her husband and children in Santa Rosa. She works as the executive director of the gated senior living community, and recently had to move into an apartment on the property after being…

Attorney Michael Rains enters Alameda County Courthouse. Photo by Rachel Loyd.

Two of the Bay Area’s top lawyers often find themselves on opposite sides of high profile police misconduct cases. One is a plaintiff lawyer who often sues police departments, another defends officers in and out of court. Here’s a story of their battle told through a few cases.

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf delivers her second annual State of The City Address at City Hall.

Reaching for the moon was the theme for Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s annual State of the City address on October 14, as she introduced the “Oakland Thrives Moon Shot,” a slate of goals to guide her office for the coming year.

New BART cars were unveiled Sunday at MacArthur Station during an open house event. The cars come equipped with electronic maps and brightly colored seating, among other features.

BART unveils new cars and gears up for November vote seeking billions of dollars from taxpayers.

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The transportation service began running on an expanded schedule and operating with longer train cars during rush hour.

The new BART connector to Oakland International Airport has opened after years of construction. The day before the train started running, passengers travelled from across the East Bay to preview the new line.

A soon-to-be extinct AirBART shuttle bus drives past the new "BART to OAK" station about a week before its opening.

The new $484 million connector line from the Coliseum to Oakland Airport opens Saturday, replacing the AirBART shuttle bus, which has been carrying passengers to the airport since 1986.

BART trains resume running at the West Oakland BART station after a train was held Thursday morning as policed searched for a suspected armed

BART commuters experienced a system-wide delay Thursday morning as the BART Police Department investigated a report of a man with a gun possibly boarding a train. BART spokesperson Alicia Trost said a rider called shortly before 8 a.m., reporting possibly having seen a man with a gun outside the Richmond BART station. The rider thought…

Cyclists ride their bikes on the busy border between Oakland and Berkeley. Photo by Nigel Manuel.

The Three Feet for Safety law went into effect this week and meets with mixed reviews.