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25-522: The station opened in 1972 as part of the first section of BART. In 1980–1986, the KE Track project added the third track to the station. Changes during the 2010s included public art at one entrance, a new canopy at another entrance, and opening of a bike station . A 2019–2023 modernization project included a new elevator and reopened public restrooms. Tempo bus rapid transit service began in 2020. The station has three underground levels. The first level

50-585: A gate or door secured by key or by proximity card access to prevent thefts. Customers may also be able to use showers or locker rooms and changing rooms. There may be on site bathrooms and drinking fountains as well as food and beverages available via vending machines. There may also be information available, such as pamphlets/brochures for bicycle safety , maps and other literature ,e.g. about cycling routes or nearby points of interest. Some may even provide classes, e.g. bike maintenance or local area knowledge. Some bike stations (such as at many railway stations in

75-464: A major transfer point for AC Transit buses. The Uptown Transit Center , located on 20th Street west of Broadway, consists of six large shelters built in September 2006 to improve the ease of transfers. A number of routes stop on 20th Street shelters and/or on Broadway at the station: Tempo route 1T service uses dedicated platforms on Broadway. The southbound platform is just south of 20th Street;

100-480: A per-use basis or completely free of charge. Some are based at railway stations to facilitate " bike and ride " multi-modal transport, while others are situated at the end of the commute and as such are located in town or city centres, universities, and workplaces. Advanced bicycle parking station provide protection from weather, thieves and vandalism not only for the vehicle but also for the helmets and other personal belongings. In order to use less floor space, they store

125-609: Is a concourse with ticket machines and faregates. An island platform and two main tracks (C1 and CX) for northbound trains (bound for Richmond and Antioch ) are on the second level. A side platform with one track (C2) for southbound trains (bound for Berryessa/​North San José or San Francisco) is on the third level. The station has blue brickwork, contrasting with the red of nearby 12th Street Oakland City Center station . The station has six public entrances: two at 20th Street, two at 19th Street, and two at 17th Street (one in an alley connecting to Telegraph Avenue). A surface elevator

150-478: Is a list of selected bicycle parking stations located in several countries around the world, often at train stations. Kinechromatic art Kinechromatic art is a form of art in which the image, particularly in reference to the colour perceived by the viewer, changes due to some form of movement. The term "kinechromatic" was coined in 1951 by Mario Pedrosa in an article in Tribuna da Imprensa to refer to

175-434: Is located near 17th Street on the east side of Broadway; platform elevators are located at both ends of the station. There is a direct entrance from the mezzanine level to the 1970 Broadway building, as well as a disused entrance to 1955 Broadway. A 130-space valet parking bike station is located in a storefront at 19th Street, across Broadway from a station entrance. The surface streets around 19th Street Oakland station are

200-587: The 2001-closed public restrooms rebuilt and reopened. The consolidation placed the elevator to the platforms inside paid area . Several pieces of public art were added as part of the renovation. Construction began on January 25, 2020. Several entrances were closed from April 13, 2020, to June 12, 2021, due to low ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic. The entrance at the northwest corner of 20th Street and Broadway closed on June 15, 2021, for about six months as part of construction work. The Telegraph Avenue entrance

225-531: The Netherlands) have staff who are able to carry out simple or complex repairs for a fee. This is useful for commuters who can leave their bike there in the morning and pick it up fully repaired at the end of the day when on the way home. Regardless of whether repairs are available at a station or not, the station may also provide parts and accessories for sale, an air pump, and bicycle rentals. The most common pricing scheme for bike stations are: The following

250-686: The canopy in January 2014; it was completed in March 2015 and includes real-time train arrival information screens at street level. The canopy reduced escalator downtime by one-third, prompting the installation of similar canopies at downtown San Francisco stations beginning in 2017. Construction of the Oakland–San Leandro East Bay Bus Rapid Transit line (later branded Tempo ) began in August 2016. Original plans had called for

275-422: The common purpose is that they provide secure bicycle parking. Bicycle parking stations also go by names such as bike stations , bicycle centers and cycle centers , among many others. Bicycle parking stations can offer additional facilities such as bicycle repairs, and customer facilities such as showers or lockers. Some are staffed while others are not. Some require users to join as members, while others are on

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300-492: The east side of each platform. The KE Track project, begun in 1980 and completed on March 17, 1986, converted the upper platform to an island platform with a new west track (Track CX). The new track was originally used for peak hour service (southbound towards San Francisco in the morning, and northbound in the evening). Schedule changes on June 22, 1992, introduced timed transfers between Richmond–Fremont line and Concord–Daly City line trains; Oakland City Center/12th Street

325-475: The eminent art historian, among others, commented on Palatnik's "luminous mobiles" and their aesthetic of motion. More recently, the term has been applied to the work of Ian Nunn , a Canadian computer scientist and artist who has done extensive work in the application of interference pigments and films to 2-dimensional painting surfaces. These special effect pigments, such as ChromaFlair , exhibit strong directional spectral reflectance and colour shifting with

350-399: The entrance. Shifting Topographies was damaged by fire on March 8, 2020. In 2013, BART began design of a prototype glass canopy for the station entrance on the northeast corner of 20th Street and Broadway. The canopy would protect the escalator from weather damage, improve lighting, and allow the escalator to be fully closed off when the station is not open. The BART board voted to construct

375-402: The installation of a kinechromatic sculpture, Shifting Topographies , by Dan Corson . The artwork consists of topographic contour layers of high-density foam coated with a color-shifting paint, which changes hue based on the sun angle and viewing angle. The entrance was closed again from February 3 to March 6, 2015, for the installation of colored glass panels covering vent shafts adjacent to

400-607: The line to use surface stops on 20th Street at the Uptown Transit Center. However, with the Berkeley leg on Telegraph Avenue cancelled, the stops were instead built on Broadway. Tempo route 1T service began on August 9, 2020. A bike station in a storefront at 19th Street opened in February 2015. By 2017, the station filled on most weekday mornings; construction of a larger station on BART-owned land at 21st Street

425-480: The mezzanine and street level because the city of Oakland refused to allow elevator kiosks on the sidewalks. In March 1972, BART reached an agreement with The Bank of Tokyo for an easement to build an elevator in the building the bank was constructing at 1750 Broadway. The bank building and elevator opened on April 30, 1973; a remote teller window at the mezzanine level opened soon afterwards. The station initially had one side platform on each level, with one track on

450-476: The name that December. The station opened on September 11, 1972, as part of the first section of BART to open; service was extended to Richmond the next year. Service to Concord was added on May 21, 1973, and extended to San Francisco through the Transbay Tube on September 16, 1974. Richmond–San Francisco service was added on April 19, 1976. The station was initially built without an elevator between

475-449: The northbound (terminating) platform is between 17th Street and 19th Street. 19th Street Oakland station, along with Oakland City Center/12th Street and Daly City stations, was designed by Gerard McCue and Associates. By August 1965, the city wanted to called the station "Oakland Downtown North", while BART preferred "Oakland-19". In October 1965, a BART committee recommended "19th Street". The BART Board approved 19th Street Oakland as

500-400: The user usually leaves their bike at bicycle parking racks in the facility. These facility are usually sheltered or indoor, but unsheltered outdoor facilities also exist. Automatic bike parking stations exist in many forms, such as underground silos using automated storage and retrieval system . Bike stations may have several services connected to the facility, including on-site security or

525-527: The vehicles vertically, either in a kind of towers or under the floor in shafts. It is important that the access time is short, even if several users want to store or transfer their bicycles at the same time. Bicycle parking stations are often operated by local governments or municipalities or they can be private businesses run by bike shops or non-profit bicycle advocacy organizations. Some are fully automated. There are several types of bicycle parking stations. Most bicycle parking stations are non-automatic, and

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550-400: The work of Brazilian artist, Abraham Palatnik . Palatnik initially created electro-mechanical devices, based on the kaleidoscopic principle, which projected a constantly changing pattern of coloured light on a screen. Later devices exposed coloured moving parts of the machinery. In all cases, the shape and colour observed were changed by the devices for a stationary observer. Frank Popper ,

575-432: Was closed prior to this. The remodeled restrooms opened on February 25, 2022. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completed project was held on January 21, 2023. Bike station A bicycle parking station , or bicycle garage , is a building or structure designed for use as a bicycle parking facility. Such a facility can be as simple as a lockable bike cage or shed or as complex as a purpose-built multi-level building:

600-451: Was recommended. By August 2020, BART had obtained $ 1.17 million of the estimated $ 8–9 million cost of the 400-space bike station. A 2014 study produced a conceptual design for modernization of the station. A $ 32.7 million contract for a renovation project was awarded in July 2019. The three separate paid areas were consolidated, a new platform elevator added to the north end of the station, and

625-458: Was the transfer point between northbound (Richmond-bound and Concord-bound) trains, while MacArthur station was the transfer point between southbound trains. On September 13, 2010, the northbound transfer location was changed to 19th Street Oakland station. The Telegraph Avenue entrance was closed from October 14, 2013, to September 30, 2014, for renovations by the City of Oakland. The work included

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