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Formerly homeless vet counts blessings, including BART outreach
By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer This Veterans' Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, marks almost a year since Vietnam veteran Jack Hanna's life changed in a dramatic and positive way. Last year at this time Hanna was spending a lot of time huddled in a cardboard box in BART stations, homeless, hard for
BART seeks applicants for Earthquake Safety Citizens' Oversight Committee
Want to see where your tax dollars go? Want to get involved with your community and learn about what steps the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is taking to ensure that the system is seismically sound in the event of an earthquake? The Earthquake Safety Programs Citizens’ Oversight Committee (COC) is
BART Letter to Bay Area Delegation on Special Legislative Session
July 21, 2015 MemberBay Area State DelegationState CapitolSacramento, CA Re: Special legislative session on financing transportation infrastructure Members of the Bay Area State Delegation: The Governor’s call for a special legislative session to “enact permanent and sustainable funding for repair and
BART schedules closed session Board meetings for union negotiations
With the June 30th expiration of BART's five union contracts quickly approaching, BART has scheduled numerous closed session Board meetings to take place between now and the end of the month. Because of the nature of contract negotiations, BART has scheduled these meetings to address urgent issues regarding
BART Board to consider changes to committee system at a later meeting
The public would get improved information about meetings of BART special committees under changes to the committee system that were discussed by the BART Board of Directors at its June 9, 2011, meeting. The Board agreed it needed more information on the proposed changes and said the issue would be put on the
BART back on time, San Leandro station re-opened
BART is back on time and the San Leandro station has been re-opened after a medical emergency this morning. Bus bridges were stopped after the station opened at 9:46 a.m. The incident occurred at 7:23 a.m. Trains began to move through San Leandro Station at 7:52 a.m., but did not stop at the station. A bus
WiFi Rail Inc. to provide wifi access on BART system
A Sacramento company, WiFi Rail Inc., has finalized a 20-year agreement with BART to provide high-speed wifi service on the Bay Area Rapid Transit system. WiFi Rail has been testing the service for the past year in four downtown San Francisco stations, where more than 15,000 customers registered to use it
BART hosts "All Aboard with Transit CEOs" public event
In celebration of Transit Month, BART is hosting “All Aboard with Transit CEOs,” a multi-modal ride-a-long and social event giving the public a chance to ride with and meet regional transit leaders. The event is Friday, September 16, 2022, from 3pm-6:30pm. 11 General Manager/CEOs from various Bay Area transit
BART Citizen Review Board considers recommendation on transgender policy
By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer The Citizen Review Board that advises BART Police will continue considering a recommendation that BART PD adopt a policy for interactions with transgender people. “Most law enforcement agencies still don’t have those kinds of policies in place,” said Harper Jean
Pedestrian access temporarily re-routed at Pleasant Hill BART
From Monday, Sept. 8, through Thursday, Sept. 18, BART crews will finish the landscaping along E Street adjacent to the new garage at Pleasant Hill Station. Because of this project, on those days from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, BART will divert the pedestrian access along E Street to the west side of E Street. BART