Reserved parking at West Oakland station ends and fewer parking spots beginning as soon as July

Photo courtesy Mandela Station Partners, LLC (MSP)

Update 05/04/26: BART and our development partners, Mandela Station Partners LLC, are excited to start construction on the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project at West Oakland Station this year. The TOD project is planned to include 762 new residential units, including 240 affordable units, retail and office space, a new bike station, improved bikeways, streetscape improvements, enhanced walking access to the station, and a new BART plaza.

Phase 1 is currently scheduled to start in mid-2026 with the construction of 240 affordable housing units on the southwest portion of the station parking lot. To prepare for this transition, as of May 4, 2026, Reserved parking is no longer offered. Approximately 440 Daily Fee parking is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. As soon as July 2026, approximately 300 may become unavailable. All remaining Daily Fee spaces will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until construction formally begins.

You can learn more about the upcoming TOD project by visiting this page: Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) - West Oakland. More information to come.

02/04/26: BART and our development partners, Mandela Station Partners LLC, are excited to start construction on the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project at West Oakland Station this year. The TOD project, also known as Mandela Station, will include 762 new residential units, including 240 affordable units, retail and office space, a new bike station, improved bikeways, streetscape improvements, enhanced walking access to the station, and a new BART plaza. Phase 1 is currently scheduled to start in mid-2026 with the construction of 240 affordable housing units on the southwest portion of the station parking lot (labeled T1 in the above rendering).

As part of the required pre-construction activities, soil testing will take place Tuesday, February 10, through Tuesday, February 17, and will require temporary closures of portions of the BART parking lot. The West Oakland parking lot consists of nearly 440 parking spaces, and no more than 60 parking spaces will be taken offline at a time for soil testing. Given the high demand for parking at West Oakland Station, we encourage those who park there to plan ahead and arrive earlier, consider parking at another BART station, or consider biking or taking transit to the station.

Larger lot closures to begin mid-2026

The development team will take the results from soil testing to inform environmental remediation work needed and future construction phasing. Construction activities that will begin in mid-2026 will require the temporary closure of approximately 300 parking spaces (out of 440 total). A portion of these spaces will be restored when construction is completed, while approximately 200 of the 300 affected by construction will be permanently removed as part of the approved development project.

Reserved parking to be phased out soon

Reserved Parking at the station will be phased out this spring prior to construction. Daily Fee parking will be available on a first-come, first-served basis during and after construction. We will provide additional details on the construction date and phased lot closures on bart.gov/parking.

We want to be transparent about this now so those who drive and park at West Oakland can start looking into alternatives for the change later this year.

You can learn more about the upcoming TOD project by visiting this page: Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) - West Oakland.

Figure 1. Temporary Parking Closures 2/10 - 2/17