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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
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 Police Officer hospitalized after stolen car crashes into patrol vehicle
A BART Police Officer is in the hospital this morning after a suspect fleeing from Alameda County Sheriff deputies in a stolen car, ran a red light in Hayward just before midnight Sunday evening and crashed into the BART officer’s patrol vehicle. The BART Police Officer, who was not involved in chasing the
BART, Peter Pan production team up to put characters on ticket backs
It’s not fairy dust in your eyes if you see Tinker Bell flying on your BART ticket soon. Starting tomorrow, riders will find the main characters from the world famous JM Barrie play: Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Tinker Bell and Wendy and the Lost Boys featured on BART ticket backs. Riders who collect all four
Statement by BART General Manager Grace Crunican regarding recent petition drive
January 2, 2015 “BART supports the rights of free expression. Just yesterday, New Year’s Day, the District facilitated a vigil to honor the life of Oscar Grant at the Fruitvale BART Station, drawing hundreds of community participants. BART has an Expressive Activities permit procedure which balances the
BART bomb dog plays key role in weapons bust in Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek Police Credit BART Dog for Playing "Significant Role" in Discovering Weapons Stash The Walnut Creek Police Department is crediting the discovery of illegal firearms and explosives to one of BART's bomb sniffing dog teams. Walnut Creek Police asked BART Police Officer Jason Ledford and his
BART officers to provide crime prevention tools as part of National Night Out
Tonight BART Police officers, including members of the well-known K9 team, will provide evening commuters with crime prevention tools at four stations for the 2010 National Night Out. The officers will talk to customers about preventing crime, answer questions and distribute child fingerprinting kits for
BPD seeks vandalism suspect who drew offensive images on BART property
The BART Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find a suspect who was seen on video earlier this week writing on the floor at the Embarcadero Station. He has drawn several swastikas and written racial slurs on BART property. Upon getting the initial report of the offensive image we immediately
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
Lessons of 2010 help BART plan extra service for 2012 Giants parade
BART’s highest-ridership day ever was the 2010 Giant’s World Series victory parade with 522,198 riders. Now it’s 2012 and the Giants are World Series champions again. This time the parade comes on a day that would typically have high ridership already – Oct. 31, Halloween, when many people take BART for