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BART's efforts to ease transbay crowding paralyzed by federal grant process

BART’s General Manager Grace Crunican is renewing a call for action to the federal government to fund the agency’s Transbay Core Capacity Program which is a package of strategic investments that will increase train frequency between San Francisco and Oakland by more than 30% and overall capacity by 45%. The

A (courteous) biker’s guide to BART: New straps can be part of the solution

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By RAQUEL CRITESBART Communications Intern More than 20,000 people a day are expected to be accessing BART by bike in 2022 -- thanks in no small part to efforts by the BART Bike Program to increase bike access. And BART ridership overall, at record highs already, is predicted to increase also as new train

New transparency initiative increases public’s access to BART crime data

The BART Police Department is now sharing reports of Part 1 crimes with the website CrimeMapping.com. The site will process the crime data with its advanced mapping engine to show where the crime has occurred within the BART system. The service is free and available to everyone. CrimeMapping.com is a

Union leaders announce they'll take BART proposal to membership

Train service continues Friday The leadership of BART’s two largest unions, SEIU and ATU, is taking the District’s latest proposal to save $100 million in labor costs to their membership for a vote next week. BART is expected to provide normal train service for its customers today, Friday, July 10. Contracts

BART Board approves generational project to replace train control system

The BART Board of Directors at its meeting on Thursday, January 9th voted to award a $798 million contract to Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc. to design and build a modern Communications Based Train Control System that will dramatically improve future BART service. Replacing the current train control system, which

BART extends hours, runs special service New Year's Eve

Trains will skip some stations, plus there will be more police and employees in the systemBART will extend service until 3 a.m. again this New Year's Eve, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010 -- and there will be two other extra efforts to help you arrive at your destination as safely and swiftly as possible. Trains will

Regular BART schedule for Veterans Day, Nov. 11, but parking holiday

BART will run on a regular weekday schedule on Veterans Day, Friday, November 11, 2011, opening around 4 a.m. To plan a trip use the BART QuickPlanner. However, note that Veterans Day is a BART parking holiday, so parking permit and fee requirements will not be enforced. The parking section of the BART