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BART pays tribute to civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks
At exactly noon today, Wednesday, November 2, BART paid tribute to civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks by making a system-wide announcement asking all passengers and employees to observe a moment of silence. Ms. Parks, who died at the age of 92 on October 24, was a catalyst to the civil rights movement and will
BART Board approves platform digital displays for advertising and news
The BART Board voted to move forward with converting up to 34 existing poster ads located in three downtown San Francisco stations to 17 digital screens that will display a mix of advertising, news, weather and BART messages. The decision came after a survey concluded there is strong rider support for the
BART will run a Sunday schedule on Labor Day, 9/5/22
On Monday, September 5, 2022, BART will be running a Sunday schedule (8am-midnight) as we observe Labor Day. We will run five-line service until 8pm with 30-minute frequencies on all lines, and then three-line service after 8pm. Five-line service means all lines will be running including Red and Green lines
BART releases draft FY 06 ten-year plan
Will hear public comment at January 2006 Board Meeting BART has released the District's Draft Fiscal Year 2006 Short Range Transit Plan and Capital Improvement Program (SRTP/CIP) for public review. The agency will hear public comment on the document at the January 12, 2006 Board meeting, which begins at 9:00
Join BART at 6th annual Blue Sky Festival
The 6th annual lunch-time eco celebration runs from 11am to 1:30pm at Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. There will be environmental info and giveaways from more than 50 environmental exhibitors, plus valet bicycle parking, a Segway obstacle course, and carnival games with an
BART launches API to spur innovation in transit app development
Today marks the formal launch of BART’s expanded API. If your first question is "What’s an API?" and, second, "Why should I care?" – this article is for you! (If you already know, you can head on over to the Developer Resources section for more technical detail.) API stands for Application Programming
BART Board hears staff recommendation for Fleet of the Future contract
BART staff today recommended that the Board of Directors authorize award of a contract to build the next-generation Fleet of the Future to North American-based Bombardier. Bombardier bid the lowest price and earned the highest technical score in the competition to build BART’s new cars. In choosing Bombardier
With release of iPad, a reminder of tips for protecting personal property on BART
The Apple iPad was just released this past weekend, and commuters already are toting the tablet computers along on BART -- prompting lots of riders to report their first sightings of iPads "in the wild" on BART. Along with attracting attention from curious commuters, the iPad -- like other easily portable and
BART breaks ground for transit village at Pleasant Hill Station
A new transit village promises to help future Contra Costa County residents end their addiction to the automobile. Today BART, AvalonBay Communities, Inc., Millennium Partners and the County of Contra Costa broke ground on a new transit-oriented development at the Pleasant Hill Station. The extensive
Geek out with BART and celebrate a special Pi Day this year
Have you ever thought about pi on BART? Not the lemon meringue or deep-dish apple kind -- the mathematical one. Turns out pi is used in lots of ways at BART. Pi is a mathemathical constant, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. It's typically written as 3.14159 and is celebrated with Pi