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BART urges U.S. Senate to increase transit security funding

Rail Bombing In India Again Shows Inherent Danger to "Open" Transit Systems Just hours after deadly bombs ripped through one of India's busiest commuter rail lines, top BART officials urged the U.S. Senate to increase transit security funding in the 2007 fiscal year by at least $50 million when it votes on

Take BART to Presidents Cup Golf Tournament at Harding Park

Presidents Cup on BARTtv

The Presidents Cup golf tournament, featuring some of the world's top golfers including Tiger Woods, makes its first-ever West Coast stop Oct. 6-11 at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco. Now on BART TV: Presidents Cup Due to the limited amount of parking around the course, people attending the

Chinese New Year parade brings BART record ridership

229,583 riders on Saturday - highest in historyf The numbers are in, and lfast Saturday BART saw the highest ridership it's ever had for a Saturday in its nearly 35-year history. On Saturday, March 3, 2007, 229,583 people rode BART to attend the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco. That's about 42% more

BART seeks feedback on transition to Clipper-only sales in stations

BART has launched an online survey and a series of in-station outreach events aimed at gathering feedback on our transition to Clipper-only sales in stations next year. Move to Clipper-only Sales Because the region has prioritized the use of Clipper as the Bay Area’s all-in-one transit card administered by

BART to break ground at site of new station in Dublin/Pleasanton

It will be first station added since 2003 BART and its project partners will make history Friday, September 29th when they break ground at the site of the new BART station in Dublin/Pleasanton. The new station, when completed, will allow passengers to board BART in the middle of the current 10-mile gap

BART General Manager Grace Crunican announces pending retirement

Statement from BART General Manager Grace Crunican to the Board of Directors: "Directors: It has been my honor to have served BART for nearly eight years. Today I am announcing my plans to retire from BART and to begin the next chapter in my life. This announcement has inspired many conflicted emotions - as

People with disabilities, seniors take BART Train and Track Tour

Around 150 people with disabilities and senior citizens from around the Bay Area got an unusual vantage point on the BART system Wednesday, by participating in what's known as a Train and Track Tour. It's a special opportunity to get up-close and personal with the BART system. Coordinated by BART's Access

BART runs Saturday schedule on Presidents’ Day 2015

BART will operate on a Saturday schedule on Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 16, 2015. Parking will be free. Service will begin at 6:00 a.m. and follow the Saturday schedule except for one change to add earlier trains on the Richmond line in the morning. Normally when we operate Saturday service, the first

Pleasant Hill BART Station bike/pedestrian shortcut considered

A bicycle/pedestrian shortcut path at the Pleasant Hill BART Station will be considered by the Walnut Creek City Council at a meeting on Tuesday, July 15, at 7 p.m., in the Council Chambers at 1666 N. Main St., Walnut Creek. Contra Costa County proposes to construct a trail along the north side of the BART

BART and Oakland Police team up to arrest carjacking suspects

Thanks to BART’s robust surveillance camera system and BART officers’ diligent follow-up, two carjacking suspects from an incident earlier this month at the MacArthur Station parking lot have been arrested. On October 10 at 11:51pm, two victims were walking towards their 2004 BMW 330 in the MacArthur parking