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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

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

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

Sunny outlook for BART solar power in Contra Costa county

On October 27, the Board of Directors authorized BART to enter into an agreement with Solar City to install, operate, and maintain solar panels at the new, upcoming Antioch station as well as Lafayette Station. BART will purchase electricity generated from these two new installations, which once constructed

BART runs regular service Saturday, July 4th

BART is planning to run regular Saturday service on Independence Day, Saturday, July 4, 2009. BART will operate a regular weekday schedule on Friday, July 3rd. A reminder: If you're planning to use long-term parking over the weekend, the only way to reserve a long-term spot is to visit www.bart.gov/parking

BART to run on Saturday schedule for Presidents Day, Feb. 18

BART will operate on a Saturday schedule on the Presidents Day holiday, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Service will begin at 6:00 a.m. and run until around midnight. BART’s administrative offices will be closed in observance of the federal holiday. Presidents Day is also observed as a parking holiday at BART, which

BART to operate longer trains for A's-Angels and Kenny Chesney

BART will run longer trains on Saturday, July 18, and Sunday, July 19, to accommodate the crowds of baseball fans heading to the Oakland A’s versus the LA Angels series at the Oakland Coliseum stadium. Also on Saturday night, BART will operate longer trains for the country music fans going to the Kenny