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BART tests digital monitors with service information above fare gates

You can find lots of digital monitors with real-time info at BART stations, but for the first time, now you can find a set directly above the fare gates – in a pilot project at Civic Center Station. The idea is, you’ll see how much time you have to get to the platform, or be able to change your plans if there

Efforts to rebuild BART advance despite impacts of global pandemic

There are now more rebuilding projects happening across the BART system than at any point in the District’s 50-year-history despite the continuing impacts of the global pandemic. That’s one of the conclusions in a newly released report on BART’s Measure RR rebuilding program that will be presented to the BART

National Engineers Week: Meet three engineers rebuilding the BART system

By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer For nearly 70 years the National Society of Professional Engineers has held a National Engineering Week to increase interest in engineering careers and attract a diverse and well-educated engineering workforce. This year, we’re observing National Engineering Week from

BART Board seeks refinement of cell phone service interruption policy

The BART Board of Directors directed staff on Thursday, Oct. 27, to refine the draft cell phone service interruption policy for possible future action. The current draft version of the policy is posted on bart.gov.The revised version is expected to be posted on bart.gov before the Board considers any action

BART adds monthly ridership reports; latest release of open data

A leader in opening up its data to the public, BART now is providing monthly ridership number reports. These reports, in a downloadable spreadsheet format, give a snapshot of how many people are traveling between various stations in the BART system. You can look at this "entry-exit" data to see average

Take BART to Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco

Take BART to the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Saturday, February 7, at 5:15 p.m. Exit BART at Montgomery or Powell Street Station and you’re there. Named one of the top ten parades in the world and a San Francisco tradition since the 1860s, the parade continues to delight and

BART running longer trains for Giants' World Series victory parade

BART is urging fans and commuters alike to take public transportation to San Francisco on Wednesday, when a World Series victory parade for the Giants is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. The Giants clinched the championship Monday night against the Texas Rangers. BART will be running longer trains on all lines

BART passengers, train operator work together to save life

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The combination of an alert train operator and quick-thinking BART passengers helped save the life of a person in crisis who went onto the trackway at the Civic Center Station in San Francisco during the Monday afternoon commute. At about 4:43 pm a man entered the trackway from one of the station platforms

BART to implement last of inflation-based fare increases July 1

Effective Sunday, July 1, 2012, BART will implement the last in a series of inflation-based fare increases when fares increase by 1.4%. Because BART fares are rounded to the nearest nickel, some fares will remain the same after the increase, including the minimum BART fare of $1.75, and the average fare will

Podcast: The future is now for BART’s renewable power initiatives

(Sky River Wind Farm. Photo Courtesy: NextEra Energy Resources) Transcript below: HOST: "BART has set an ambitious goal to get at least half of its power from renewable sources by 2025 but the Bay Area likely won’t have to wait that long. On the latest edition of our podcast series, “Hidden Tracks: Stories