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Girls Inc. of Alameda County visits BART to learn about engineering
On a surprisingly sunshiny day in early March, fourteen girls and their chaperones traipsed down the steps into 19th Street/Oakland Station. They wore matching pink or black shirts with “Girls Inc.” emblazoned across, and their nametags were decorated with the outline of a BART System Map. The girls –
Free shuttles to U.S. Open from Colma Station for BART riders
The United States Golf Association (USGA) will be hosting the 2012 U.S. Open Championship at The Olympic Club located in San Francisco. BART customers attending the U.S. Open should take BART to Colma Station. From Colma Station, customers will follow the signs to the U.S. Open shuttle queuing area, go
BART trial first to use mobile phones to pay for fares, food
Limited trial with First Data and Jack in the Box uses "Near Field Communication" technology A select group of BART riders is helping to launch a first-in-the-nation technology trial that will allow participants to walk up to any BART fare gate with a specially-equipped Sprint wireless phone and pay for their
BART Board Moves Forward with Quality of Life Initiatives and Station Modernization
The BART Board of Directors took action today on two agenda items that are expected to significantly improve the customer experience in the near future. In one vote, directors authorized BART staff to negotiate agreements to expand and continue successful quality of life initiatives. In a second, separate
Downtown Berkeley BART Station hosts Rose Pavilion art installation
Starting Monday, July 16, 2012, the main entrance to the Downtown Berkeley Station will be transformed from a functional transit stop into a rose-inspired art installation. The art piece blends photography with poetry and is part of a creative collaboration between BART, the University of California Botanical
BART, Salvation Army expand partnership for downtown San Francisco Stations
Following a successful joint outreach event last month, BART and the Salvation Army are expanding their efforts to address quality of life issues in and around downtown San Francisco’s Civic Center Station. The expansion involves Salvation Army officers and staff conducting weekly outreach events at the
BART joins White House discussion on earthquake early warning system
BART Board Director John McPartland is scheduled to participate in The White House Earthquake Resilience Summit, on February 2, 2016 in Washington, DC to help build greater support and funding for earthquake warning technologies. BART plays a leadership role in being the first transit agency in the United
BART Police conduct training at Millbrae Station Sunday, 8/14
From 8:00am to 2:30pm on Sunday, August 14, 2016, BART Police will conduct security training exercises at Millbrae Station using the out-of-service train platform. The purpose of the training is to prepare for possible future emergencies. The training should not cause service delays of more than 3-5 minutes
Podcast: Moving oral histories of Tanforan at BART's San Bruno Station
BART can take you many places around the Bay. But in this case, it offers a trip back to the past….to one of our darkest chapters in American history. “We knew that some among them were potentially dangerous. Most were loyal, but no one knew what would happen among this concentrated population if Japanese
BART Police Department Review Committee meeting rescheduled to Feb. 18
DATE CHANGE - The meeting on Monday, February 8 has been rescheduled The BART Police Department Review Committee will meet on Thursday, February 18, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. in the BART Board Room, which is located in the Kaiser Center 20th Street Mall, Third Floor, 344 20th St., Oakland, CA Download directions to