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BART’s development partners are initiating construction of 240-affordable housing units at the West Oakland BART Station on September 14, 2026. This work impacts station access including buses, vehicle and bicycle parking, pick-up/drop-off, and circulation. Thread 👇

Approximately 240 out of 440 parking spaces will be removed for this phase of construction, leaving 200 first-come, first-served Daily Parking spaces available, including 11 ADA spaces. Additional BART customer parking is available at most other BART stations with parking

Buses: AC Transit buses have been moved to on-street locations on 7th St and Mandela. The following map depicts the changes. View a PDF of the map: www.bart.gov/sites/defaul...

Circulation: Vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycle circulation will remain open on the east and north sides of the station site. Access to the south from the entrance will be restricted.

Pick-up/Drop-off: Regular Pick-up/Drop-off will be moved to Southbound Chester at 7th St and Westbound 7th at Center Street. Accessible Pick-up/Drop will continue to be accommodated in the current location in front of the station. Ride App Pick-up: use Regular Pick-up/Drop-off locations

Bicycle Parking: All bike parking from the south (5th Street) side of the station has been relocated to the north (7th Street) side.

Bicycle lockers are in two locations: Outside the NE corner of the station (16 spaces) ; and Just inside the BART parking lot west the main pedestrian entry from 7th Street (64 spaces).

Bike racks (32 spaces) are located on the plaza directly outside the station on the east side of the entrance The shared Lyft Bikes (formerly Bay Wheels) are now located in the BART parking lot near 7th & Chester, west of the main pedestrian entry point.

Once completed, the master plan will deliver: - Up to 762 new residential units, including 240 affordable units - Approximately 53,000 square feet of ground floor retail space - Approx. 300,000 square feet of office space Improved bikeways on 7th Street & Mandela Parkway and a new bike station