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Artwork from BART Lost and Found sent to Matthew Shepard Foundation for display
Hundreds of stray items can c ome into the BART Lost and Found office every day, and workers diligently try to reunite them with their owners. The typical process involv es tagging the item with the relevant information on when it was found, where, and by whom. Somehow, though, early this year, a piece showed
BART PD to host "Trunk or Treat" event at Pittsburg/Bay Point Station
Halloween is just around the corner which means the BART Police Department "Trunk or Treat" event is back!Come join our officers and staff at the Pittsburg/Bay Point BART Station on Friday, October 26 from 4-7 p.m for our third annual "Trunk or Treat" festivities. Children dressed in their Halloween costumes
Essential workers on BART: Meet some front-line health care workers
BART continues to serve thousands of essential workers who ride to and from work. Since the first shelter in place order went into effect, BART ridership has declined nearly 90%. Today we met and spoke to some of them in Oakland. All work in healthcare, helping in the Bay Area’s fight against the coronavirus
BART partners with SF to divert mentally ill and addicts from jail to treatment
San Francisco is well on its way to adopting a new program to reduce the number of people with substance use disorder and mental illness who are incarcerated, by redirecting them into treatment before they are arrested. The Health Department, which is leading this effort, received preliminary notice of a $5.9
BART Plans Limited Morning/Afternoon Charter Bus Service On Friday, July 5
Morning Service: First Come, First Served 7 buses at 5am at El Cerrito del Norte, Walnut Creek, Dublin/Pleasanton, Fremont & West Oakland Stations BART will provide limited charter bus service to and from San Francisco during the peak commute periods: starting at 5am from five East Bay stations and 3pm - 7pm
Sharp-eyed BART customer and Station Agents foil bike thieves
A customer reported suspicious activity to the Station Agents at MacArthur Station Monday, April 11th at 11am. It appeared that some men were using tools to cut the locks on bikes parked there. When the men saw that they’d been spotted, they tried to get rid of their tools in a nearby garbage can. BART Police
BART union launches food and toy drive to help families in need
In the spirit of holiday giving, BART Station Agents and Train Operators (Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 members) are teaming up to host a food and “Toys for Tots” drive. Volunteers will collect non-perishable food items and brand new toys at selected stations through Friday, November 18. If you would
BART phasing out paper discount tickets, holding Clipper outreach events
Get a free Clipper card! We told you that our retail ticket network was shrinking, and it has. Paper discount tickets are pretty scarce. But the discount rates for Red, Green and High Value Discount tickets are available on Clipper, the regional transit fare payment system. If you already have a Clipper card
How to receive timely information about BART service as Mehserle is released from jail
We know many of our customers are concerned about BART's service plan should there be any public reaction to the release of Johannes Mehserle. BART will use its website, mobile website, text alerts, email alerts and phone system to update you on any changes we may make to BART service. Our goal is to ensure
BART Police Chief Ed Alvarez statement on the horrific death of Tyre Nichols
BART Police Chief Ed Alvarez issued the following statement on the horrific death of Tyre Nichols: “Words cannot express the pain, disgust, and trauma experienced from watching the murder of Tyre Nichols. The BART Police Department stands against the brutality and dehumanizing excessive force used to kill