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Free BART Rides for School Field Trips program launched with octopus train wraps
BART is partnering with Monterey Bay Aquarium to provide Free BART Rides for School Field Trips to Bay Area students this coming school year. Approximately 40,000 students (up to age 18), teachers and chaperones will have the opportunity to ride BART free for educational field trips during the 2014-2015
BART focused on boosting service and enhancing traditional cleaning as budget talks move forward
Increasing train service, reprioritizing traditional cleaning methods, and boosting visible safety staff dedicated to riding trains are among the initiatives prioritized in BART’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget planning. BART’s Board of Directors will meet on Thursday, April 22 nd to discuss the recently released
BART's Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Program earns billion dollar federal grant
BART’s long-term effort to reduce crowding and increase service across the Bay is getting a critical funding boost. The Federal Transit Administration has issued a $1.2 billion Full Funding Grant Agreement for BART’s Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Program. This comes after the conclusion of a legally
BART gears up for epic weekend with more train cars, special event trains
BART is significantly boosting its passenger carrying capacity for what promises to be an epic Bay Area weekend of events that include Fleet Week activities, America’s Cup races, concerts at East Bay music venues, home games for the 49ers, Giants and possibly the A’s and a full slate of parades and street
New video boosts BART PD effort to hire more officers
BART PD’s aggressive public outreach campaign to hire more officers is getting a boost from a just released recruitment video. The new video highlights the real-world experience of BART PD officers and shows what it’s like to work in a dynamic transit environment. The department has been going all-out to fill all its vacant officer positions. In the latest quarter BART PD received 837 officer applications, a record high for any quarter in the department’s history.
“This video is the latest tool we are adding to our hiring arsenal,” said BART Police Chief Kevin Franklin. “We have been reaching out to officer candidates by hosting recruitment open houses, attending job fairs, promoting open positions on social media, and various other methods of outreach. We are doing whatever it takes to find high-quality candidates who want to join us on our mission of ensuring that BART is the safest way to travel around the Bay.”
BART PD currently has 23 officer vacancies, which is down from 29 just two months ago. BART PD is now onboarding 7-9 new officers per month.
A key focus of BART PD’s recruitment campaign has been to highlight the recent 22% salary increase for officers. The BART Board of Directors approved that increase in June to ensure pay at BART PD remains competitive with other law enforcement agencies in the Bay Area. Since that time, BART PD has seen a nearly 50% increase in its monthly sworn officer new hire rate. The pay increase is in addition to the $15,000 hiring bonus currently being offered to new hires. BART PD has increased the frequency of its testing and has also streamlined the hiring process so qualified candidates can join the department more quickly.
BART PD has launched the Join BART PD website, which is exclusively geared towards providing candidates with all the information they need to apply. Since its launch in July the site has attracted more than 80,000 views.
BART gears up to prevent service disruptions from Public Safety Power Shutoffs
BART has been working closely with PG&E throughout the 2020 wildfire season in anticipation of the eventual implementation of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). PG&E may turn off electricity in designated areas to lessen the threat of fires. BART is using lessons learned from the last fire season to do all
BART gears up to prevent service disruptions from Public Safety Power Shutoffs
BART has been in contact with PG&E as the 2021 wildfire season approaches in anticipation of the eventual implementation of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). PG&E may turn off electricity in designated areas to lessen the threat of fires. BART is using lessons learned from the past fire seasons to do all
BART Lines Teen Poetry Contest 2024 - Read the Winning Poems
Innovative training program helps prepare trainees for jobs as BART track workers
An instructor demonstrates a track jack at Cypress Mandela Training Center. By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer One tends bar, one digs swimming pools, another has a temp gig at a seasonal pop-up store. They are eager-to-learn hard workers, seeking careers and not just side hustles. The students
Help at the holidays: BART employee toy drive benefits Mission Neighborhood Centers
Nearly 1,000 toys and more than $2,500 in gift cards were presented today to Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc. at the BART Board of Directors meeting. By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerIt’s right after lunch and the younger children have been picked up from their schools by staff and ferried to the