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Largest rider survey in BART's history reveals treasure trove of data
Understanding how riders use and access system helps BART plan for future The largest survey of BART riders ever conducted – like BART’s version of the U.S. Census – reveals a treasure trove of data about how riders use and access the system that will help BART plan for the future. The 2008 Station Profile
Seen & heard on BART this week: romance, Christmas ham, Mariachi band
BART riders are a busy bunch -- taking trains to work, to play, to meet friends and travel around the Bay Area. While they're on BART they're gaming, crocheting, listening to music, reading and people-watching. Here's a fresh batch of things people saw and talked about on BART this week. We'll update this
Second-generation BART employee works with trains – even on the weekends
On the outer edges of the Bay Area, surrounded by rolling green hills and fierce but slowly gyrating white wind turbines, a series of unassuming car barns set off from a beige main building sit idly. If you’re lucky, you may see a vibrantly colored train chugging a path along the greenery. And if you’re even
To learn the story of BART, look to its system maps
08.05.22 A map can tell a person where to go, where not to go, and how to get there. It orients the viewer in physical space – but also geographic time, chronicling the shifting landscape and the patterns of human motion. The BART System Map is one of the most iconic maps to grace the modern Bay Area. To
Roll With Us: Train Car Electricians are the neurosurgeons of BART
BART is currently hiring for Train Car Electricians. Salaries start at $38 an hour and go up to $50 and include premier benefits. For more information, visit bart.gov/jobs and search for “Transit Vehicle Electronics Technician.” To his coworkers at Concord Maintenance Yard, Michael Thomas is known for a
In wake of Moscow bombings, BART officers remain on high vigilance
BART reminds riders to serve as extra eyes and ears for suspicious activity In the wake of the Moscow bombings, BART officials held a news conference on Monday to both reassure the public that officers remain on high alert and to reengage riders to be the agency’s extra eyes and ears when it comes to
Get a summary of all the BART holiday schedule and service plans
Here is a summary of BART schedule and service plans for the holiday period beginning with Christmas Eve on Friday, December 24, 2010, and continuing until New Year's Day, Saturday, January 1, 2011. BART to run longer midday trains on Christmas Eve With the exception of modified peak-commute service on the
New law will help achieve BART energy goals and save money
BART’s commitment to 100% clean, renewable electric supply by 2045 took a major step forward thanks to a bill signed into law September 20th by Governor Gavin Newsom. AB 923, authored by East Bay Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, grants BART unrestricted access to California’s wholesale energy markets, as well as
BART opens up extra long-term parking spaces for holiday travelers
BART is opening up extra Airport/Long-Term parking spaces this holiday season and is urging the public to purchase their parking permits early as the agency expects a heavy demand from people who are getting ready to fly out of town. Permits are available now, but only online at www.bart.gov/parking . BART
Public hearing on BART-to-Bus Paper Discount Transfer Ticket
Updated on September 25, 2020 The AC Transit Board approved the proposal to eliminate the paper BART-to-Bus transfer on September 23, 2020. The AC Transit Board of Directors will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. to receive input on the proposed elimination of the paper