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BART adds extra service for Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco
BART plans to run longer trains to accommodate the large crowds expected to attend the Chinese New Year Festival and Parade in San Francisco Saturday, Feb. 19. In addition, there will be extra trains operating after the parade for customers headed home. The parade is scheduled to begin at 5:15 p.m. at the
Better Balance, Better World: Showcasing women of BART on International Women’s Day
Senior Engineer Van Nguyen uses a gauge to measure fault creep in the BART Caldecott Tunnel By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Julia Quittman's grandmother told her as a little girl that her brain was just as good as her five older brothers' and she should choose any career that made her happy: Now she
BART Board Moves Forward with Quality of Life Initiatives and Station Modernization
The BART Board of Directors took action today on two agenda items that are expected to significantly improve the customer experience in the near future. In one vote, directors authorized BART staff to negotiate agreements to expand and continue successful quality of life initiatives. In a second, separate
Project Touchdown: BART employees help at-risk students get into college
Once a week at church in Berkeley, about two dozen disadvantaged students with the drive to beat the odds gather to receive individualized college prep tutoring in math and science from volunteer BART employees looking to make a difference in their community. It’s all the work of Antoine Golden, a Senior
BART to break ground at site of new station in Dublin/Pleasanton
It will be first station added since 2003 BART and its project partners will make history Friday, September 29th when they break ground at the site of the new BART station in Dublin/Pleasanton. The new station, when completed, will allow passengers to board BART in the middle of the current 10-mile gap
First BART Police Auditor brings big-city experience to transit police oversight
By Melissa Jordan BART Senior Web Producer As a young law student, Mark P. Smith interned with the civilian oversight agency for the Los Angeles Police Department. At that time, the LAPD was still reeling from the Rampart scandal, one of the most notorious cases of documented police misconduct in U.S. history
BART’s Station Operations Manager uses real-world experience to provide seamless commute
It takes a team effort to carry more than 413,000 riders on a typical weekday. On the latest edition of our podcast series “Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART” we meet Operations and Transportation Supervisor Phaethon Brown who oversees all station operations across BART. Brown has spent more than 17 years with
New parking garage and transit village coming to Walnut Creek BART Station
The initial phase for a project that will bring a new 900+ stall parking garage to the Walnut Creek BART Station is set to begin Saturday, September 9 th. The new garage is the first major step in the creation of the Walnut Creek Transit Village, which will transform the area in and around the Walnut Creek
Building bridges: BART PD's Shop With A Cop program helps those in need
BPD Sgt. Ja'Son Scott helps youngsters pick presents at Shop With A Cop By RAQUEL NAVARRO CRITESBART Contributing Writer The holiday season brings joy and warmth to the Bay Area, and around 50 families are feeling the love this year as their kids get a shopping spree with help from BART Police and partners
BART Police ask public's help in solving attempted robbery at Coliseum Station
BART Police are asking anyone with information about a shooting at the Coliseum/Oakland Airport Station to come forward to assist the investigation."The only witnesses we have to this crime are the two victims," BART Police Patrol Bureau Commander Daniel Hartwig said. "Any help the public can provide will be