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BART to offer safety escorts at three stations December 20
Last minute holiday shoppers can once again take advantage of BART’s police safety escorts on Friday, December 20, 2013 from 5 pm to 8 pm at three popular stations. In an effort to better protect our passengers during the hectic holiday season BART Police and Oakland Police (OPD) Department will provide
BART tests brighter, energy-saving LED lights on trains
BART is testing LED – light-emitting diode – lights that will one day replace the light fixtures currently in BART cars, which use the same technology that was around when BART began service in 1972. The LED lights last longer, can save up to 50 percent in energy costs and are noticeably brighter. “It’s
Measure RR brings dozens of BART rebuilding projects to life
BART is starting to experience a revitalization thanks to rebuilding work that is having a direct impact on the travel experience of riders. Measure RR is allowing BART to replace decades-old track equipment to create a system that is safer, quieter, and more reliable. The Measure RR Bond Oversight Committee
A new strategy helps BART to reduce delays in the Transbay Tube
BART is using a new strategy to reduce delays through the Transbay Tube. During peak commute hours BART is now deploying mainline technicians at both ends of the Tube at our West Oakland and Embarcadero Stations. These highly-trained technical experts spend the commute riding dozens of trains through the Tube
AC Transit, BART enhance service for late night commuters
** Get details on the late night bus service including schedules, bus stop details, and maps at www.actransit.org/allnighter AC Transit and BART have collaborated to launch a one-year pilot program that increases the options for late night commuters, providing new destinations and improved frequency of
BART to offer customized station-by-station elevator alerts
Starting later this month, BART will roll out an improved elevator alert system that is customizable to include only the stations riders care about.Riders already are able to sign up for different kinds of advisories to be sent to them via email or text; however, there was no way to sign up for info about the
BART will run until 3 am on New Year's Eve 2015
Special service to and from San Francisco starts at 8 pm Let BART help you ring in the New Year ! BART will extend service on New Year’s Eve to get you home safely from festivities. BART will run a normal weekday evening service schedule which will extend until 3 am. Trains will run every 20 minutes after
BART mechanics bring train cars back from the dead
BART mechanics and engineers at the Hayward and Richmond maintenance yards have faced some big challenges when it comes to repairing damaged cars. But even those experienced workers had their work cut out for them when they tried to save two cars that were so badly mangled that many thought they would just be
BART Board approves additional 365 cars for Fleet of the Future
BART’s Board of Directors today took the next step toward completely replacing the agency’s oldest-in-the-nation fleet of rail cars by approving a contract for an additional 365 state-of-the-art cars. 410 cars are already on order thanks to a May 2012 Board decision that approved the initial order and to work
Get involved in the Safe Trips to BART project
BART wants to make getting to and from its stations safer and more accessible and we want your input. We're launching Safe Trips to BART, a systemwide action plan to improve roadway safety. It builds upon existing or ongoing planning work led by local and regional agency partners and complements ongoing efforts led by BART, such as the Safe Routes to BART grant program, other station access studies and projects, and the Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Program.
The goal of Safe Trips to BART is to identify investments that could reduce or eliminate traffic deaths and severe injuries, such as transportation infrastructure improvements on roadways in and around BART station areas and BART service improvements that encourage more people to take transit instead of driving.
While Safe Trips to BART is a system-wide action plan for roadways, the project will identify some Focus Station Areas for individualized action plans and tailored infrastructure improvements. The final plan will enable BART, cities, and counties to apply for funding to implement recommended improvements at Focus Station Areas, other stations, and for the BART system at large. The development of this plan is funded by the US Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets for All program.
Get Involved: Provide comments on the action plan, sign up for project email updates and learn more about Safe Trips to BART by visiting www.bart.gov/safetrips
