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BART to offer special service for LGBT Pride and other weekend events
BART will run longer trains and add special event trains as needed for the LGBT Pride celebration in San Francisco and other events on the busy first official weekend of summer. CROWDS EXPECTED FOR PRIDE PARADEOne of the weekend events with large crowds expected is the 42nd annual Pride Parade in San
BART staff available to speak at offices to promote transit
Heading back to office for work or sick of sitting in traffic?
BART staff will come to your office building and present about all the ways BART is improving service and safety.
We will take your questions and share insider tips.
Encourage your leadership to invite BART to your building. It can be a brown bag lunch, an all-hands meeting, or any format.
Remote presentations are also an option.
Please email [email protected] if you would like to arrange something.
Resources for sharing:
One page hand out about our Safe and Clean Plan.
View our sample presentation.
A wish comes true: Boy rides BART for Make-A-Wish experience
By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer Austin James made a wish for something hundreds of thousands of people take for granted every day. The 13-year-old boy from San Pablo, who has serious medical conditions and uses a wheelchair, longed to ride a BART train. "This is his joy,' said Virginia D. Thomas
BART hosts first of two interactive career fairs
BART hosted the first of two interactive career fairs Wednesday, February 26th at North Berkeley Station, featuring dozens of job and internship opportunities as well as hands-on experiences to learn about careers at BART and its community partners.
Job seekers of all backgrounds are encouraged to attend the fairs to explore internship learning opportunities currently posted.
The BART Police department, with over a dozen vacancies for entry level police officer and police dispatchers, hosted activity stations at North Berkeley to educate attendees about different roles within the department, including an agility wall, a dummy drag, and an evidence van demonstrating fingerprinting techniques.
On the maintenance side, activity stations offered hands-on demonstrations such as full-size replica train tracks and power washing.
BART’s Talent Recruitment Team offered a special course on “How to Successfully Apply for a BART Job” to teach attendees about the application process.
The first event was held in a parking lot at North Berkeley Station from 10 am to 2 pm February 26th.
A second career fair is scheduled for Thursday, March 6th at Concord Station during the same hours.
An Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program grant funds the career fairs. It’s part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment — particularly in disadvantaged communities.
New bus stop locations at Union City BART Station
Beginning Sunday April, 1, 2012, the bus stops in the Intermodal area are being relocated. With the recent completion of the Intermodal Area, the temporary bus stops on the South Accessway will be moved into the new Intermodal Area. Please download the Passenger Bulletin (.pdf) and refer to the Find Your Bus
BART, project partners reassessing Lake Merritt Station development opportunities
Future development options for the Lake Merritt BART Station are currently under consideration by BART and its project partners after two short-listed development teams have chosen to pursue other opportunities. Despite local representative interest by both TRG Pacific Development and Ayala Land, Inc
Pre-construction work at Pleasant Hill BART Station Transit Village
The contractor for the Pleasant Hill BART Station Transit Village is scheduled to begin pre-construction activities in late February 2006. Contra Costa County approved the final development plan for the Pleasant Hill BART Station Transit Village in May 2005. The complex is being developed by Pleasant Hill
BART will have long trains and extra staff for the Women's March events
BART is gearing up to serve what are expected to be large crowds this Saturday, January 19, 2019 for the Women’s Marches in downtown San Francisco and Oakland. Longer trains will be available for riders all day and additional event trains will be on standby ready to deploy if needed. We are expecting our
BART Police wrap up successful drug operation at Civic Center
BART Police arrested 27 suspected narcotics users during a three-day operation at Civic Center Station designed to make the station safer and cleaner for customers. “We want to send a clear message that drug use at our stations will not be tolerated,” said Acting Police Chief Jeff Jennings. “This is in direct
Essential workers on BART: Meet the San Francisco SPCA's Daniel Malin
Story by MELISSA JORDAN | Photos and video by MARIA J. AVILABART Communications In the city of San Francisco, named for the patron saint of animals, the SF SPCA is providing essential services to animals for sick, urgent and emergency care visits during the coronavirus pandemic, and still helping animals find