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BART plan for dealing with $10M deficit has no fare hikes or service cuts

BART customers will be happy to know that they won’t see their fares go up or their train service cut thanks to the budget plan General Manager Dorothy Dugger proposed for the upcoming fiscal year. Despite facing a looming $10 million deficit, Dugger strongly opposed fare hikes and service cuts as the

BART weekend ridership heats up as families hop aboard for summer fun

The weather is hot, and the sun is blazing. At long last, summer is in full swing in the Bay Area. This past winter was a rainy one, and we can tell locals (and visitors, too!) are eager to stretch their limbs in the sunshine and explore the nooks and crannies of the region. How do we know? Last Saturday

BART runs limited late-night service over Labor Day weekend

After midnight, trains run hourly and to 14 stations only Normally BART service ends each day around midnight. But this Labor Day Weekend, BART will operate all night long because Caltrans will be closing the eastbound deck of the Bay Bridge for earthquake retrofit work. So to help people get between the East

How BART Works: A night with Train Control Electronic Techs, our neurosurgeons

Carlton Davis is an outgoing, talkative guy – traits which belie the fact that his job is largely invisible to riders – unless something goes wrong. “My job is to make trains move. That’s what keeps us in business and that’s what keeps people happy,” Carlton says. Carlton is a Train Control Electronic