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BART Independent Police Auditor to hold community forum on Jan. 29
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District has created the Office of the Independent Police Auditor (OIPA) and the Citizen Review Board (CRB) to provide effective, independent oversight of the BART Police Department. One of the cornerstones of effective oversight is community input and engagement. To
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 runs weekday service on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Limited number of free passes available to SF MLK celebration BART runs a regular weekday schedule on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 21, 2008 as riders from throughout the Bay Area head to the region's largest celebration honoring the life and achievements of the late civil rights leader. BART's
BART runs weekday service on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Limited number of free commemorative flash passes available to San Francisco MLK Celebration BART will run on a regular weekday schedule on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 15, 2007 as riders from throughout the Bay Area head to the region's largest celebration honoring the life and achievements
Work on new BART station to close I-580 ramps temporarily
Work similar to last week, but in eastbound direction Just as they did last week on westbound I-580, tonight crews will start work on eastbound 580, as construction continues on the highly anticipated BART station and transit village in West Dublin/Pleasanton. When completed, the development will include 1
BART is embracing big bikes and rolling out improvements for all cyclists
Bikes are playing a big role in our ridership recovery. We are seeing more of our riders bringing their bikes on board for car-free work commutes and fun trips exploring the Bay Area. Trains are less crowded than before the pandemic, and BART is working on new ways to make it easier than ever to bring your
Computer Science Engineers innovate to improve BART rider experience -- and we're hiring
Who’da thunk that BART would Splunk?
Government agencies are typically associated with byzantine bureaucracy more than with agility and innovation. But BART’s Computer Systems Engineering (CSE) group is turning that on its head. They’re getting into Big Data in a big way.
CSE staff produce tools to improve safety and reliability, using many data sources including the Integrated Control System (ICS) that runs trains from a NASA-like Operation Control Center.
BART also has an open-data policy under which as much data as possible is shared, allowing third-party developers to create apps to meet customer needs (see www.bart.gov/developers for that info).
CSE engineers run on tight schedules, write code, use Agile development methods and meet in stand-up scrums. (Splunk, by the way, is a San Francisco company that works to make machine-readable data more accessible and usable, and BART is using its technology). All the projects the team undertakes are aimed at improving the rider experience, in one way or another – such as spotting patterns to identify issues and fix them before they cause a problem.
Take a look at the graphic above for some of the impressive numbers from the CSE group. If you’re interested in joining our team, check out the listings for computer science engineers currently posted at www.bart.gov/jobs
BART to lift bike ban for five-month pilot July 1 - December 1
Starting July 1, 2013, BART will temporarily lift its bike restrictions and allow bikes on all trains all at times — with the exception of the peak commute hours (7 am to 9 am and 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm) when bikes will not be allowed to board the first three cars of any train. The first-three-car rule provides
BART PD swears in 10 officers, exceeds 2018 hiring numbers
(Monday July 22 update: 2 more officers were sworn in today, bringing the hiring total to 33 for the year.) The BART Police Department has already hired as many officers this year as it did in all of 2018 after one of its largest swearing-in ceremonies in recent memory. Ten new police officers, four community
BART's fleet ready to roll for fleet week, other weekend activities
Longer Trains Will help Ease Weekend Traffic Longer BART trains will be speeding through the TransBay Tube while the Navy's Blue Angels streak through the sky above the San Francisco Bay this weekend as Fleet Week activities add to an already busy roster of events in the Bay Area. BART's Pittsburg/Bay Point