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BART to reopen long-closed restrooms at two of the system’s busiest stations
View the April 14, 2022 Board of Directors update on reopening underground restrooms. View the March 10, 2022 Board of Directors update on the need to continue restroom attendants. BART is poised to reopen restrooms that have been closed for 20 years at some of the system’s busiest stations. The BART Board
BART releases Sustainability Report showing strides toward environmental goals
BART’s annual Sustainability Report is out, and it’s chock-full of interesting news about strides BART is making to address climate change, environmental justice and the housing crisis. BART is more than just trains and tracks. The District, now operating in five Bay Area counties, includes real estate assets
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
Concord couple finds love on BART
Anna and Dentrick McNorton met 19 years ago on a Pittsburg/Bay Point train and are about to celebrate 15 years of marriage. Watch their story of how these two found love in an unexpected place.
BART discusses priorities for keeping system in State of Good Repair
Cover page of presentation In coming weeks, BART staff and officials will be visiting with groups throughout the Bay Area discussing priorities that will be needed to meet the demands of record ridership and to keep the transit system in a State of Good Repair. Check back here for a list of meetings when they
BART seeks public input on new police chief with online survey
Note! This survey closed at the end of the business day on Thursday, January 7, 2010. An online survey is now available to provide input on qualities and experience desired for new BART Chief of Police. BART invites the public to take an online survey designed to give us input on the qualities and experience
BART to Livermore Draft Environmental Impact Report Available for Public Review
BART has issued a draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed BART to Livermore Extension Project, and is now accepting public comments. Comments will be accepted beginning July 31. The deadline for receipt of comments is 5:00 pm, October 16, 2017. Proposed Project The proposed project, being
New BPD arrest highlights BART’s efforts to crackdown on cellphone thefts
BART police have arrested a juvenile suspect for a cellphone robbery that was reported at the Rockridge Station in Oakland Monday night. This is just the latest arrest made by BART officers as the agency cracks down on cellphone thefts. Rockridge Station incident Just after 7 p.m. Monday, August 14, 2017, the
BART recognizes disability rights activist Hale Zukas on anniversary of ADA
Story by MELISSA JORDAN | Photos by MARIA J. AVILABART Communications As the 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) approaches, members of BART’s Accessibility Task Force (BATF) reflected on what the landmark legislation has meant in their lives. Hale Zukas, a pioneering disability
BART Board to honor Train Operator's spelling bee champ son
Evan O'Dorney's dad is a BART Train Operator At its next meeting on June 14, the BART Board of Directors will be honoring both this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee champion 13-year-old Evan O'Dorney and his father Michael O'Dorney. "We are so proud of both of them!" BART Board President Lynette Sweet