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| 2008 || || Data || BART conducts a Station Profile Study, to understand the profile of riders at each of its stations. This updates data previously collected in 1998.<ref name=bart-2008-sps/> ||
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| 2009 || June January 1 || Violence || [[w:Shooting of Oscar Grant|Oscar Grant is shot]] at [[w:Fruitvale station|Fruitvale station]] by BART police officer Johannes Mehserle, who restrained him after responding to reports of fights on a crowded BART train from San Francisco.<ref name="missteps">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/30/MNOP15JI6F.DTL|title=BART's shooting probe missteps|last=Bulwa|first=Demian|date=January 30, 2009|publisher=''San Francisco Chronicle''}}</ref><ref name="kpix1">{{cite web|url=http://cbs5.com/local/oakland.BART.shooting.2.901215.html |title=Family Files Claim In BART Shooting; Officer ID'd |year=2009 |publisher=[[KPIX-TV]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121130105/http://cbs5.com/local/oakland.BART.shooting.2.901215.html |archivedate=January 21, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=deadlybart>{{cite news|author=Jill Tucker |author2=Kelly Zito|author3=Heather Knight| url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/02/MNB9152I2Q.DTL| title = Deadly BART brawl&nbsp;— officer shoots rider, 22| publisher = San Francisco Chronicle| accessdate = January 5, 2009| archiveurl= //web.archive.org/web/20090104054941/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/02/MNB9152I2Q.DTL| archivedate= January 4, 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no| date=January 2, 2009}}</ref><ref name="BFPSA">{{cite web |url= http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2008/news20081201a.aspx |title=New Year's Eve flash pass, service adjustments, for holiday travelers |year=2009 |publisher=[[Bay Area Rapid Transit|BART]] |accessdate=February 3, 2009| archiveurl= //web.archive.org/web/20090206024542/http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2008/news20081201a.aspx| archivedate= February 6, 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref name=indybay/> || Fruitvale
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| 2009 || September 14 || Fares || New, increased BART fares are effective from this date. The minimum fare is now $1.75 (up from $1.50) and the excursion fare is now $5.20 (up from $4.90).<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/BART_FS_091409.pdf|title = BART Fares and Schedules: Effective September 14, 2009|accessdate = July 5, 2017}}</ref> ||
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| 2009 || October 28 || Highway transportation shutdown || An emergency shutdown of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge leads to record increases in BART ridership. Ridership further increases as BART runs longer and overnight service to meet transbay travel demand.<ref name=bart-40-years/> || Transbay Tube
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| 2009 || December 30 (announcement: August 16) || Team || On August 16, 2009, Gary Gee, BART Police Chief, announces his retirement in the wake of criticism of his leadership after the Oscar Grant shooting. His last day of service would be December 30.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.californiabeat.org/2009/08/16/barts-police-chief-gary-gee-resigns|title = BART’s police chief, Gary Gee, resigns|date = August 16, 2009|accessdate = February 25, 2018|publisher = California Beat}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Amid-BART-talks-police-chief-says-he-ll-retire-3220531.php|title = Amid BART talks, police chief says he'll retire|last = Asimov|first = Nanette|last2 = Bulwa|first2 = Demian|date = August 16, 2009|accessdate = February 25, 2018|publisher = ''San Francisco Chronicle''}}</ref>
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| 2010 || June 1 || Team || Kenton Rainey, who previously served as the Fairfield Police Chief, becomes the new Chief of BART Police.<ref name=indybay/><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Likely-BART-police-chief-s-turbulent-past-3263245.php|title = Likely BART police chief's turbulent past|date = May 24, 2010|accessdate = February 25, 2018|publisher = ''San Francisco Chronicle''}}</ref> He would contine to serve till his retirement on December 31, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2016/11/11/bart-police-chief-kenton-rainey-retiring/|title = Chief hired amidst ‘worst crisis in BART police’s history’ to retire|date = November 11, 2016|accessdate = February 25, 2018|publisher = East Bay Times}}</ref> Rainey would subsequently go on to become police chief of the University of Chicago Police Department.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://news.uchicago.edu/article/2017/06/01/kenton-w-rainey-named-chief-police-ucpd|title = Kenton W. Rainey named chief of police for UCPD|date = June 1, 2017|accessdate = February 25, 2018|publisher = University of Chicago}}</ref> ||
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| 2010 || June 16 || Fare collection || Translink, the smart card payment system used in BART and other Bay Area transit agencies, is renamed Clipper and launches officially at full scale.<ref name=clipper-launch-brochure>{{cite web|url = https://docs.clippercard.com/brochures/en/Clipper%20Launch%20News%20Release.pdf|title = MTC Bay Area Transit Agencies Launch Clipper: All-in-One, Reloadable Fare Card Available Free of Charge All Summer|last = Goodwin|first = John|last2 = Rentschler|first2 = Randy|publisher = Metropolitan Transportation Commission}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.mercurynews.com/2010/06/16/universal-bay-area-transit-fare-card-clipper-launches/|title = Universal Bay Area transit fare card, ‘Clipper,’ launches|last = Mara|first = Janis|date = June 16, 2010|accessdate = July 29, 2017|publisher = ''Mercury News''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://sf.streetsblog.org/2010/06/16/clipper-card-transition-for-bay-area-transit-is-now-official/|title = Clipper Card Transition for Bay Area Transit is Now Official|last = Roth|first = Matthew|date = June 16, 2010|accessdate = July 29, 2017|publisher = StreetsBlog SF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2010/02/10/translink-step-aside/|title = Translink, step aside|last = Cabanatuan|first = Michael|date = February 10, 2010|accessdate = July 29, 2017|publisher = SFGate}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.sfexaminer.com/rebranding-translink/|title = Rebranding TransLink|last = Reisman|first = Will|date = January 3, 2010|accessdate = July 29, 2017|publisher = SF Examiner}}</ref> ||
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| 2010 || July 15 || Legislation || California Governor {{w|Arnold Schwarzenegger}} signs the BART Public Safety Accountability Act into law, giving citizens a role in directing policy and reviewing practice in the BART police force for the first time, in response to problems highlighted by the shooting of Oscar Grant.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.berkeleyside.com/2010/07/16/new-bill-sees-creation-of-citizen-oversight-for-bart/|title = New bill creates citizen oversight of BART police|last = Taylor|first = Tracey|date = July 16, 2010|accessdate = July 9, 2017|publisher = BerkeleySide}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB1586|title = AB-1586 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.|date = July 15, 2010|accessdate = July 9, 2017}}</ref> The Act modifies the California Public Utilities Code to include authorization for the BART Board of Directors to establish the Office of Independent Police Auditor (OIPA), with specific authority to investigate issues and recommend solutions. The OIPA submits its first annual report for the year 2011-2012.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2011-2012_Annual_Report.pdf|title = Office of the Independent Police Auditor Annual Report 2011 - 2012|last = Smith|first = Mark|publisher = BART Office of the Independent Police Auditor|accessdate = July 9, 2017}}</ref> ||
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| 2010 || July 17 || Violence || 48-year-old Fred Collins is shot by BART police and Oakland police near the Fruitvale BART station.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Man-killed-by-BART-Oakland-police-identified-3258620.php|title = Man killed by BART, Oakland police identified|last = Martínez-Cabrera|first = Alejandro|date = July 19, 2010|accessdate = February 25, 2018|publisher = ''San Francisco Chronicle''}}</ref><ref name=indybay>{{cite web|url = https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/11/20/18793932.php|title = Timeline of BART Police killings, in-custody deaths, and militarization, 1990 - present|date = November 20, 2016|accessdate = February 25, 2018}}</ref> || Fruitvale
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| 2010 || October 20 || Construction || BART celebrates groundbreaking of the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) project, connecting the Coliseum station with the Oakland International Airport.<ref name=bart-40-years/> || Coliseum, Oakland International Airport
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| 2011 || August 31 || Team || {{w|Grace Crunican}}, who had previously worked at the {{w|Seattle Department of Transportation}}, {{w|Federal Transit Administration}}, and {{w|Oregon Department of Transportation}} becomes the new General Manager of BART.<ref name=bart-gm>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/about/gm|title = General Manager|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit|accessdate = July 22, 2017}}</ref><ref name=bart-crunican-selected>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2011/news20110831|title = Grace Crunican is selected as BART's new General Manager|date = August 31, 2011|accessdate = July 22, 2017|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref><ref name=examiner-crunican-becomes-gm>{{cite web|url = http://www.sfexaminer.com/grace-crunican-officially-named-new-bart-general-manager/|title = Grace Crunican officially named new BART general manager|date = August 31, 2011|accessdate = July 22, 2017|publisher = SF Examiner}}</ref> The Board had almost finalized the decision to appoint her by early August 2011.<ref name=crunican-in-line-for-bart-gm>{{cite web|url = http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Grace-Crunican-in-line-for-post-of-BART-manager-2336218.php|title = Grace Crunican in line for post of BART manager|author = Matier & Ross|date = August 3, 2011|accessdate = July 22, 2017|publisher = ''San Francisco Chronicle''}}</ref> ||
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| 2011 || July 3 || Violence || Charles Blair Hill, a homeless man, is shot dead by a BART police officer at Civic Center after throwing a bottle at the officer.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Man-shot-to-death-by-BART-officer-identified-2355477.php|title = Man shot to death by BART officer identified|last = Fagan|first = Kevin|date = July 3, 2011|accessdate = February 25, 2018|publisher = ''San Francisco Chronicle''}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://sfbayview.com/2011/07/barting-while-homeless-charles-blair-hill-is-the-latest-bart-police-assassination-target/|title = BARTing while homeless: Charles Blair Hill is the latest BART police assassination target|date = July 15, 2011|accessdate = February 25, 2018|publisher = The Bay View (National Black Newspaper)}}</ref><ref name=indybay/> || Civic Center
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| 2011 || August 11 || Protests || To control protests (against the killing of Charles Blair Hill) in downtown San Francisco stations, BART turns off cellular service for a limited period of time in those stations.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.npr.org/2011/08/16/139656641/cell-service-shutdown-raises-free-speech-questions|title = Cell Service Shutdown Raises Free Speech Questions|last = Johnson|first = Carrie|publisher = National Public Radio|date = August 16, 2011|accessdate = February 25, 2018}}</ref><ref name=indybay/> || Downtown San Francisco stations (Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell Street, Civic Center)
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| 2011 || || Report || The 2011 Ambient Air Test Report is published. This is the first of two Ambient Air Test Reports available on the BART website, and shows that BART meets the thresholds for asbestos and respiratory dust set by the California Occupational Safety and Health Adminisrtation (Cal/OSHA).<ref name=bart-reports/><ref name=bart-ambient-air-quality>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/b-10269%20bart%20ambient.pdf|title = 2011 Ambient Air Test Report|accessdate = June 21, 2017}}</ref> ||
| 2017 || April 22 || Violence || A mass robbery occurs at around 9:30 PM at [[w:Oakland Coliseum station|Oakland Coliseum station]]. A number of juveniles jump the faregates at the station, board a train, threaten the passengers, and extract valuables. By the time BART police arrives, they are already gone.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/04/25/audio-dispatch-of-oakland-bart-mob-its-a-group-of-50-they-bum-rushed-the-entire-train/|title = Audio dispatch of Oakland BART mob: ‘It’s a group of 50. They bum-rushed the entire train’|last = Hurd|first = Rick|last2 = Badassari|first2 = Erin|date = April 25, 2017|accessdate = June 18, 2017|publisher = ''East Bay Times''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/BART-takeover-robbery-50-to-60-teens-swarm-11094745.php|title = BART takeover robbery: 40 to 60 teens swarm train, hold up riders|last = Bulwa|first = Demian|last2 = Cabanatuan|first2 = Michael|date = April 24, 2017|accessdate = June 18, 2017|publisher = ''[[w:San Francisco Chronicle|San Francisco Chronicle]]''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/04/26/police-id-bart-train-takeover-beating-suspects/|title = Police Identify BART Train Takeover Robbery Suspects|date = April 26, 2017|accessdate = June 18, 2017|publisher = CBS Local}}</ref> || Coliseum
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| 2017 || May 25 || Team || BART Police hires a new Chief, Carlos Rojas, who was previously Chief of the Santa Ana Police Department.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2017/news20170421|title = Carlos Rojas will be BART's new Chief of Police|date = April 21, 2017|accessdate = February 25, 2018|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2017/news20170525|title = New Police Chief officially sworn in|date = May 25, 2017|accessdate = October 23, 2017}}</ref> ||
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| 2017 || June 28 || Train cars || BART completes the replacement of decoy cameras by real cameras in all train cars. The total cost of the project comes to $1.42 million; of which $463,749 is for the equipment and units and the remaining is for labor costs.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/BART-replaces-all-decoy-on-cameras-on-train-cars-11253276.php|title = BART replaces all decoy cameras on train cars with real ones|date = June 28, 2017|accessdate = October 23, 2017|last = Sernoffsky|first = Evan|publisher = ''San Francisco Chronicle''}}</ref> ||
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| 2018 || January 1 (announcement: June 22, 2017) || Fares || Fare increases and a new fare structure are effective from this date. All fares are increased 2.7%. Also, under the new structure, paper tickets have a 50-cent surcharge, but the age limit for youth discounts is increased to 18. BART's budget increases 5.5% to 1.92 billion dollars, most of the increase coming from additional capital improvements.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2017/news20170622|title = BART budget sets groundwork for system investments and expansion|date = June 22, 2017|accessdate = November 29|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/06/22/bart-board-approves-50-cent-surcharge-for-paper-tickets-expanded-discount-for-youth/|title = BART: 50-cent surcharge for paper tickets, expanded discount for youth|last = Baldassari|first = Erin|date = June 22, 2017|accessdate = November 29, 2017|publisher = ''Mercury News''}}</ref> ||
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| 2018 || January 1 (decision: October 26, 2017) || Fares || On October 26, 2017, the BART Board of Directors adopts two ordinances implementing a proof of payment requirement within BART paid areas and trains. Proof of payment means that a passenger must present a valid ticket or Clipper card anywhere within the paid area of the system upon request by authorized BART personnel. The laws go into effect January 1, 2018, with a one-month grace period in which warnings will be issued in lieu of citations for first time violations.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2017/news20171026-0|title = BART Board Adopts Proof of Payment Ordinances|date = October 26, 2017|accessdate = February 25, 2018|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.thebaycitybeacon.com/politics/bart-proof-of-payment-rule-based-on-shoddy-evidence-hurts/article_1e5658d6-ca5d-11e7-8134-a3bd100eae99.html|title = BART Proof-of-Payment Rule, Based on Shoddy Evidence, Hurts Riders (Pedestrian Observations)|last = Levy|first = Alon|date = November 15, 2017|accessdate = February 25, 2018|publisher = The Bay City Beacon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2018/news20180220|title = Proof of Payment policy is in effect|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit|date = February 20, 2018|accessdate = February 25, 2018}}</ref>
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| 2018 || January 3 || Violence || Sahleem Tindle is shot dead by a BART police officer at a barbershop outside West Oakland station, as a result of intervention by the officer in a violent dispute between Tindle and other individual.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/New-video-shows-BART-police-officer-s-path-to-12631061.php|title = New video shows BART police officer’s path to fatal shooting|last = Ravani|first = Sarah|last2 = Lyons|first2 = Jenna|date = February 21, 2018|accessdate = February 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/21/video-clip-leaked-in-bart-officer-involved-deadly-shooting/|title = BART releases full video of deadly police shooting|last = Ruggiero|first = Angela|date = February 21, 2018|accessdate = February 25, 2018|publisher = ''Mercury News''}}</ref> || West Oakland
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| 2018 || January 19 || Train cars || BART's new train cars are now in service for the general public, aftering getting the ok to do so from the California Public Utilities Commission on January 17. The cars were first ordered in 2012 from Bombardier.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2018/news20180119|title = BART's new train cars now in service|date = January 19, 2018|accessdate = January 28, 2018|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/01/19/its-here-first-train-in-barts-new-fleet-makes-inaugural-run/|title = It’s here! First train in BART’s new fleet makes inaugural run|date = January 19, 2018|accessdate = January 28, 2018|publisher = ''The Mercury News''}}</ref> An apparent brake problem causes two of the cars to be sent for maintenance, but BART claims that this does not reflect any major systemic issues.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Brake-Problem-Forces-New-BART-Car-Out-of-Service-Sources-470612113.html|title = Brake Problem Forces New BART Car Out of Service: Sources|last = Van Derbeken|first = Jaxon|date = Janaury 23, 2018|accessdate = January 28, 2018}}</ref>
| 2018 || May (tentative) || New stations || The {{w|eBART}} extension, including the stations [[w:Antioch (eBART station)|Antioch]] and {{w|Pittsburg Center station}}, is scheduled to open around this time.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/08/23/work-moving-forward-on-ebart-extension-to-antioch/|title = Work Moving Forward On eBART Extension To Antioch|date = August 23, 2017|accessdate = November 29, 2017|publisher = CBS Local San Francisco}}</ref><ref name=open2018>{{cite news|last1=Gartrell|first1=Nate|title=Pittsburg secures last piece of funding for eBART, expect new station in 2018|url=http://www.eastbaytimes.com/breaking-news/ci_27367240/pittsburg-secures-last-piece-funding-ebart-expect-new|work=[[Contra Costa Times]]|publisher=Digital First Media|date=January 22, 2015|accessdate=April 21, 2016}}</ref> || Antioch, Pittsburg Center
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| 2018 || June Fall (tentative) || New stations || The {{w|Milpitas station}} and {{w|Berryessa/North San José station}} are scheduled to open for revenue service at this time.<ref name="updated" >{{cite web |url=http://vtaorgcontent.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/Site_Content/VTABARTSV_051517_packet.pdf |title=Agenda - Monday, May 15based on projections on February 2, 2017 |publisher=[[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority]] (2018. VTA) |date=May 15is expected to complete its preparation around March, 2017 |accessdate=June 10, 2017}}</ref>and BART is expected to need 6 months for full system testing.<ref>{{Cite cite web|url=http://www.mercurynewsvta.comorg/2017News-and-Media/08/22/bartBART-Phase-I-milpitasSafe-berryessaand-stationsReliable-wontis-openOur-untilUnwavering-juneMission#.WpMZNBPwaL-2018/|title=BARTPhase I: Milpitas, Berryessa stations won't open until June 2018Safe and Reliable is Our Unwavering Mission|last=KurhiRoss|first=EricStacey Hendler|date=August 22February 2, 20172018|websiteaccessdate =San Jose Mercury NewsFebruary 25, 2018|accessdatepublisher =November 29, 2017Valley Transportation Authority}}</ref> || Milpitas, Berryessa(North San Jose)
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== See also ==
 
* [https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/11/20/18793932.php Timeline of BART Police killings, in-custody deaths, and militarization, 1990 - present]
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