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BART invites public to May 2 meeting on civilian police oversight models
WHEN: Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.* WHERE: Joseph P. Bort Metro Center Auditorium 101 - 8th Street in Oakland (across from Lake Merritt BART Station) MEETING AGENDA: Part I - Civilian Oversight Models Learn how civilian oversight of police is managed from experienced professionals representing: City and
Geek out with BART and celebrate a special Pi Day this year
Have you ever thought about pi on BART? Not the lemon meringue or deep-dish apple kind -- the mathematical one. Turns out pi is used in lots of ways at BART. Pi is a mathemathical constant, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. It's typically written as 3.14159 and is celebrated with Pi
BART train maintainers and operators win big at International Rail Rodeo
The winning team in front of a Maryland MTA locomotive, at the yard where the competition was held. BART train maintainers and operators took home the overall winner award at the APTA International Rail Rodeo over the past weekend in Baltimore, Md. The operators' 2 nd place overall showing and 1 st place in
BART to run on Saturday schedule for Presidents Day, Feb. 18
BART will operate on a Saturday schedule on the Presidents Day holiday, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Service will begin at 6:00 a.m. and run until around midnight. BART’s administrative offices will be closed in observance of the federal holiday. Presidents Day is also observed as a parking holiday at BART, which
BART to operate longer trains for A's-Angels and Kenny Chesney
BART will run longer trains on Saturday, July 18, and Sunday, July 19, to accommodate the crowds of baseball fans heading to the Oakland A’s versus the LA Angels series at the Oakland Coliseum stadium. Also on Saturday night, BART will operate longer trains for the country music fans going to the Kenny
BART back on schedule after earlier police action at West Oakland
Service has resumed and BART is back on schedule after an earlier police action at West Oakland Station caused delays into and out of San Francisco and throughout the system. The delay was caused after a bomb threat was reported on a train. The train was stopped at West Oakland station and BART Police K-9
New BART ticket kiosk opens at Coliseum/Oakland Airport Station
Tectrans (CDSNet), BART's contractor for tickets sales and exchanges, is opening a new "mytransitplus" ticket kiosk at the Coliseum/Oakland Airport Station on Wednesday, August 1. The kiosk will be open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. This new location will sell $64 and $48 high-value blue tickets
BART seeks public input at meetings on East Contra Costa extension
East County residents will be riding eBART before they know it. eBART is the 10-mile BART extension eastward from the Pittsburg/Bay Point BART Station to a station near Hillcrest Avenue. Construction begins this fall and will coincide with the widening of State Highway 4. eBART and Highway 4 will finish
Library-a-Go-Go comes to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station
BART is adding a novel amenity for its El Cerrito del Norte customers, giving riders access to library books via Library-a-Go-Go, an ATM-style device. BART and the Contra Costa County Library will launch the newest “Library-a-Go-Go” book lending machine at El Cerrito del Norte Station on Tuesday, June 16
BART seeks candidates for Environmental Justice and Title VI Advisory Committee
NEW! Deadline to apply for has been extended until Jan. 10, 2013. BART welcomes applications. BART's Office of Civil Rights is currently seeking candidates for its Environmental Justice and Title VI Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee will serve as a forum for public participation for BART on issues