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Take BART to Disney's Frozen at the Orpheum; view our Family Guide
BART is excited to welcome families taking BART to the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco for Disney's Frozen. The Orpheum is steps away from BART's Civic Center Station. We are deep cleaning Civic Center Station and planning for extra staff and fun pop-up events for the occasion. We've made a Family Guide to
BART continues longer trains for evening commute because of soaring morning ridership
85% jump in morning transbay ridership Although the Bay Bridge opened around 9:00 a.m., BART will continue to run longer trains both throughout the day and during the evening commute to carry home the large number of additional riders who chose to use BART this morning while the Bay Bridge was closed. Between
BART inspects and upgrades station emergency lighting following recent power outages
BART has taken aggressive action to make sure every station in the system has operating emergency lights. This effort comes after recent power outages left two stations without electricity for a short period of time. The purpose of emergency lighting is to allow safe evacuation of stations in the event of a
BART riders who transfer to Muni should plan for subway closures
BART riders who transfer to Muni should be aware of planned Muni subway closures and bus bridges. The following information has been provided by The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which operates Muni. The Muni Metro Subway from Montgomery to West Portal station will close early on
BART Police save teenaged girl by arresting suspected kidnapper
Quick work by the BART Police Department, in partnership with the San Francisco Police Department, last night ensured the safety of a teenage girl and landed a suspected kidnapper in custody.
Shortly after 8:00 pm BART Police received a call regarding a juvenile female victim who was forcibly removed from the Powell Street Station by an adult male and pulled into a vehicle.
Witness statements confirmed the initial report and surveillance video from Powell Street Station showed the incident, including the suspect forcibly removing the female from the station.
The parents of the teen filed a missing persons report shortly afterward.
At about 3:00 am San Francisco Police located the suspect and an associated vehicle. BART police took 37-year-old Jamall Blue into custody.
The missing juvenile was also located early this morning and she was referred to the appropriate juvenile services.
BART provides thousands the opportunity to attend MLK Day Celebrations for free
Photo of MLK Day Parade in San Francisco in 2013 (By Steve Rhodes/Creative Commons) For Cesar Barragan, the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be devoted to education, civic engagement – and having fun on a field day in San Francisco. As program manager for Brothers on the Rise, an Oakland-based non
New West Dublin/Pleasanton Station, BART's 44th, to open Feb. 19
By Xuan Lam BART Website Intern Just one month away from its opening day, BART’s newest station -- West Dublin/Pleasanton -- buzzes with construction activity. Metal is clanking, drills are humming and construction workers in neon-yellow vests and hard hats are putting the finishing touches on the 44th
BART art posters feature whimsy and wonder from local artist Josh Ellingson
By Melissa Jordan BART Senior Web ProducerNew artwork in BART by local artist Josh Ellingson shows fantastic, surreal transit trips that are inspiring imagination and a sense of wonder in kids of all ages.In one scene, a boy watches out the window of his BART car as spaceships zoom by, trailing flashes of
BART awards first major construction contract to earthquake strengthen the Transbay Tube
Construction begins first phase of systemwide strengthening The first major construction to strengthen BART to withstand a massive earthquake is about to begin on the most critical part of the BART system - the Transbay Tube. Each weekday, nearly half of BART's 325,000 daily riders go through the Tube, which
BART co-hosts workshop for those interested in civilian oversight of police
Russell Bloom (center), speaking at the 2016 NOBLE Forum on 21st Century Policing By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer BART's Independent Police Auditor, along with the Berkeley Police Review Commission and the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE), will host a regional