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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
BART management believes provision it did not agree to was inadvertently included in contract
BART management believes that a provision that it did not agree to was inadvertently included in the final labor package, which is scheduled to be considered by the BART Board next week. BART is currently costing out the impact of the provision. The BART Board will have to factor this item into its
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