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A wish comes true: Boy rides BART for Make-A-Wish experience

Watch Austin's ride

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

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 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

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 sees little change in newest proposal from unions

BART spokesman Rick Rice issued the following statement in response to the unions latest proposal: "This is not a game-changing proposal. We do not see that it represents significant movement. They went from 5% per year wage increases with a pension swap to 4.5% per year increases with a pension swap, which

BART Police asks public help in identifying sexual battery suspect

Tuesday May 30, 2017 Update BART Police now have the surveillance footage from on board the train car and are releasing this new photo: BART police are releasing a surveillance image of a man who is suspected of sexual battery on board a train car this week. The suspect is a black male, possibly 20-25 years

Take BART to Yerba Buena Gardens Festival events

Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet Three outdoor Stages. One hundred programs. Totally free! The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival breathes a little rhythm and life into the parks and open spaces of Yerba Buena Gardens through their series of free cultural programs. From May to October enjoy free dance programs, Latin

BART Board Signs-Off on Sister Agency Agreement with Shanghai Metro

Director James Fang, SF Mayor Ed Lee with Shanghai Metro CEO Yu Guangyao Today, the BART Board of Directors approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed to develop a Sister Transit Agency affiliation with Shanghai Metro, the subway system in Shanghai, China. Such an affiliation will benefit both urban

BART to run longer trains for Giants playoff games Thursday and Friday

BART will run longer trains this Thursday and Friday to accommodate the tens of thousands of sports fans attending the San Francisco Giants playoff games against the Atlanta Braves. The Giants clinched the National League West division title on Sunday for the first time since 2003. The matchups against