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Statement of BART Board President Tom Radulovich on behalf of the BART Board of Directors
The Board of Directors met in closed session tonight and has voted 7 to 1 to release the following statement: “We’ve reviewed the chronology of events concerning section 4.8 and are convinced that it was never the District’s intention to include the disputed Family Medical Leave Act proposal in the contract
BART is recruiting new members for the BART Accessibility Task Force (BATF)
Want to help make BART more accessible for seniors and people with disabilities? The BART Accessibility Task Force (BATF) is recruiting new members!
The BART Accessibility Task Force is a public committee comprised of BART riders to advise the BART Board of Directors and staff on disability-related issues and advocate on behalf of people with disabilities and seniors to make the BART system accessible to all.
The BART Accessibility Task Force (BATF) generally meets on the fourth Thursday of each month from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The BATF meetings are open to the public and are located at the East Bay Paratransit Office, 1750 Broadway, 1st floor conference room, Oakland, CA 94612, which is adjacent to the 19th Street BART station street level elevator. Times and/or locations may vary for the November and December meetings.
BATF member responsibilities include the following:
- Provide input on issues and policies; capital projects; compliance with local, state and federal legislation; and other issues that might be brought to the BATF by the public, staff or the Board.
- Develop recommendations which take into consideration the needs of people with different disabilities and seniors.
- Participate in the development of proposed new policies and the planning and implementation of new services that affect people with disabilities and seniors who use BART.
- Provide a public forum for discussion of all BART related issues concerning people with disabilities and seniors.
- Act as a resource group to BART staff who interact with people with disabilities and seniors to answer complaints, develop new programs, solve architectural problems in the system, conduct staff disability training, and address other areas as needed.
To learn more about the BATF, please click here: BART Accessibility Task Force (BATF).
To become a member of the BATF, people have to attend two of three consecutive BATF meetings and then apply for membership. So come on by and check it out. Here is the schedule for upcoming meetings, as well as agendas from previous meetings: https://www.bart.gov/about/bod/advisory/accessibility
Remaining 2025 BATF meeting dates:
- June 26, 2025, Thursday
- July 24, 2025, Thursday
- August 28, 2025, Thursday
- September 25, 2025, Thursday
- October 23, 2025, Thursday
- November 20, 2025, Thursday
- December 18, 2025, Thursday
If you are interested or if you have any questions, please contact Elena Van Loo at 510-874-7366 or by email at [email protected].
Early BART Car Design
Our original train cars were designed to feel sleek and futuristic to distance themselves from other outdated trains.
Take BART to Chinatown StreetFest
Come celebrate the Year of the Dog in Oakland on August 26 and 27 at the 19th Annual Oakland Chinatown StreetFest. The Chinatown StreetFest attracts thousands of people from all over the Bay Area to come savor the taste of Asia and experience the traditions that Oakland's Chinatown has so diligently preserved
A letter from BART to our customers
Dear Customers, BART’s top priority is to ensure the safety of its passengers. Prior to a planned protest on August 11, 2011, BART obtained credible information that led us to conclude that the safety of the BART system would be compromised. Out of an overriding concern for our passengers’ safety, BART made
BART Board of Director District 7 update
On March 23, 2022, BART Board President Rebecca Saltzman and BART General Manager Bob Powers have issued the following joint statement about BART District 7: The BART Board of Directors and BART staff are working to address the unfortunate chain of events surrounding BART District 7 and the impact to Lateefah
Community meeting about BART to Antioch
Please join BART and the City of Antioch for an update on BART and the BART to Antioch project. As you may have seen, construction is underway on Highway 4 widening and on the new BART system tracks and two new BART stations in the center median. We invite you to attend an informational meeting at the Antioch
General Manager’s comments on BART District 7
March 23, 2022, Update: Lateefah Simon remains on BART Board BART Board President Rebecca Saltzman and BART General Manager Bob Powers have issued the following joint statement about BART District 7: The BART Board of Directors and BART staff are working to address the unfortunate chain of events surrounding