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BART adds more Airport/Long Term parking spaces for holiday period
BART has nearly doubled the number of Airport/Long Term parking spaces available during the Christmas travel season. The additional Airport/Long Term spaces will be available from Friday, December 19, 2008 through Sunday, January 4, 2009. BART is urging the public to purchase their parking permits early as
Google.org funds 20K free BART rides for youth field trips
In partnership with the local non-profit, The Youth Transportation Organization (“Yoots”), BART is working to launch a special Free BART Rides for School Field Trips program that will provide local students, teachers, and chaperones the opportunity to take transit to BARTable field trip destinations. Google
Night Board meeting to cover e-cigarette ban, role of art at BART
The BART Board of Directors will meet Thursday, Jan. 22 at 5 pm to consider a range of topics including a newly proposed ordinance to restrict smoking of e-cigarettes / vaping devices as well as a presentation on the role of public art in existing and future BART facilities. The meeting will be held in the
TSA and BART Police conduct joint training exercise Friday, April 18
From 8:30am to 12:30pm on Friday, April 18, BART Police, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and Bay Area law enforcement will be working with other local transit agencies to conduct joint security training exercises at the SFO, Embarcadero, West Oakland, and Coliseum BART stations. The purpose
With more seat labs scheduled, BART begins analyzing feedback on Fleet of Future
Seat lab at SFSU on May 11 The calendar is being set for all of BART's mobile seat labs, where riders are giving feedback on what they'd like to see in the Fleet of the Future. The seat labs are just one of many ways BART is gathering public input on the project to replace its entire fleet of train cars, the
BART riders notice extra security after death of Osama bin Laden
Critical Asset Patrol officers at press conference BART riders will notice extra security today and in the future, as the transit system steps up police presence following the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. While there has been no specific threat, BART is taking a number of steps to increase
BART adds "Developer App Center" to website, lists third-party apps
As part of continuing outreach to developers and customers, BART has created a “ developer app center” section of its website where third-party applications for various platforms are listed. BART was one of the first transit agencies in the country to open up its schedule and real-time information to third
NOBLE presents DRAFT Management Audit of BART Police at Special Board Meeting
The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) has prepared a DRAFT Management Audit of the BART Police Department. The DRAFT Management Audit will be finalized after NOBLE presents its findings and recommendations at a Special Meeting of the BART Board of Directors on Thursday, October
Recruitment attracts more than 700 applications for BART Police Officer Trainee
BART attracts more than 700 applications for its most recent Police Officer recruitment, confirming that enforcing transit safety and security is a popular career. “As BART’s Police Chief, I am extremely pleased with the number of applications BART received for this single posting,” Chief Kenton Rainey said.
BART overall rider satisfaction up 16 percentage points in latest survey
Customer satisfaction ratings among surveyed BART riders are up 16 percentage points from the last survey two years ago. In the most recent survey, 72% of riders reported being satisfied with BART, compared to 56% in the 2018 survey. 81% would recommend BART to a friend (up from 74%) and 66% agree BART is a