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BART to add longer trains for KFOG "Kaboom" Fireworks Show
Trains will provide service to an estimated 250,000 fans BART will operate longer trains this Saturday, May 13, to serve the estimated 250,000 people attending the KFOG "KaBoom" Fireworks Show at Piers 30-32 (Embarcadero & Brannan, near AT&T Park) on the San Francisco waterfront. After the concert, additional
BART runs weekday service on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Limited number of free passes available to SF MLK celebration BART runs a regular weekday schedule on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 21, 2008 as riders from throughout the Bay Area head to the region's largest celebration honoring the life and achievements of the late civil rights leader. BART's
BART seeks to increase public input with night Board meetings
In an effort to encourage more public participation and transparency, the BART Board of Directors will hold five night meetings between now and June. The meetings will begin at 5 pm on the fourth Thursday of each month through June, with the first night session taking place on Thursday, February 27, 2014. The
BART Police to ensure safe and speedy evacuations of stations
Starting Monday, July 21, 2014, BART Police began to focus on its legal obligation to evacuate a station in an emergency from the furthest corners of the platforms in four to six minutes or less as required in the California Building Code Section 433 pertaining to transit systems. Ensuring hallways are not
BART celebrates completion of major upgrades at Balboa Park Station
BART held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, November 30, 2018 to celebrate the completion of the Eastside Connection Project at San Francisco’s Balboa Park Station. The station area is also home to a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency light rail terminal and streetcar depot, as well as multiple
Celebrate SF Pride 2019 and take BART to the Parade
The 49th annual San Francisco Pride Celebration Parade will be held on Sunday, June 30th and BART will increase service to carry participants to and from the festivities. BART will open at 8am and will run Dublin/Pleasanton trains to Daly City rather than turning them around at MacArthur Station. There will
BART PD now hiring Crisis Intervention Specialists and Transit Ambassadors
The BART Police Department has agreed to a three-year extension of the labor contracts with the BART Police Officers’ Association and the BART Police Managers’ Association. The BART Board of Directors approved the contracts at its meeting on Thursday. The agreements will help BPD to fully staff its new
BART budget prioritizes increased passenger and employee safety, maintains flexibility
The BART Board of Directors has approved a $2.42 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) which begins July 1, 2020. The budget was developed during unprecedented shelter-in-place orders that have resulted in significant ridership decline and revenue loss. The budget focuses on increased investment in
BART outlines 7-point plan for responding to budget crisis
The path to regaining ridership will be a slow climb and the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact of our short and long-term operating budget shortfalls. As of mid-January, BART ridership hovers at 11% of pre-COVID levels. Ridership drives our operating budget because BART relies on fare revenue
Take BART to Presidents Cup Golf Tournament at Harding Park
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