Search Results
In innovative approach, BART outreach focuses on moving homeless people into services
Armando Sandoval (left) talks with a community member who advocates for helping the homeless population around the 24 th St./Mission BART Station Plaza to access services and move into housing. By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer The man leaned against the wall of Powell Station, in ragged clothes, his
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
BART budget prioritizes safety with continued emphasis on Quality of Life issues
The BART Board of Directors has approved a $2.3 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) which begins July 1, 2019. The budget focuses on expanding and investing in Quality of Life issues, including the addition of 19 police officers and four unarmed fare inspectors. “This budget is designed to make BART
BART Board awards Oakland Airport Connector contract in historic vote
The struggling Bay Area economy just received a big boost thanks to the BART Board, whose historic vote today also means BART customers will finally have a swift, world-class train-to-plane connection between the Coliseum BART Station and the Oakland Airport. After two decades of planning and debate, the
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
Engineers Week: Meet some people and projects building a better BART
Workers guide a section of track into place as it hangs from a crane by Richmond Station. Photo by Maria J. Avila By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerAcross the 131 miles of track and 50 stations of the BART system, Professional Engineers are working every day to deliver on our mission of safe and
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
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
Human trafficking: It’s in our communities, and BART aims to be part of the solution
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerThe girl was a 13-year-old cheerleader in Oakland, the 38-year-old man called her his girlfriend, and he bought her ice cream between the sex acts she did with strangers for $40 apiece.BART Police Lt. Ed Alvarez helped get the conviction that sent that man to prison
BART provides thousands the opportunity to attend MLK Day Celebrations for free
Photo of MLK Day Parade in San Francisco in 2013 (By Steve Rhodes/Creative Commons) For Cesar Barragan, the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be devoted to education, civic engagement – and having fun on a field day in San Francisco. As program manager for Brothers on the Rise, an Oakland-based non