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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
BART seeks public help in case of man found unconscious at Civic Center Station
The BART Police Department (BART PD) is seeking BART riders who used the Civic Center Station on Friday, March 9, 2012, and may have seen something unusual involving a Caucasian, six foot male with brown hair and hazel eyes. The BART PD is seeking the public’s help to find out what happened to this man who
Transcript of statement from BART Police Patrol Bureau Commander Daniel Hartwig
November 23rd news conference on incident at West Oakland Station (Saturday, November 21st)Good evening everyone, I'm Commander Dan Hartwig.The current status of the investigation is as follows: Today we have identified 12 separate witnesses who were at the West Oakland BART Station on Saturday evening. We
New Fremont dog park opening latest milestone for BART Warm Springs Extension
By Xuan Lam BART Website Intern At the opening of the new dog park in Fremont Central Park on Wednesday, a cacophony of howls and yips from assorted canines mixed with excited chatter and laughter from dog owners. When the ribbon was finally cut by Fremont Mayor Bob Wasserman and BART Board Director Tom
BART Statement on Ca. Public Utilities Commission decision related to 2013 fatal accident
BART is currently evaluating the October 11 th Decision by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) regarding the tragic deaths of two workers along the BART tracks on October 19, 2013. BART has worked with the CPUC and others to identify and address all potential causes of the accident. BART
Riders invited to Sept 27th evening BART Board meeting on system safety
UPDATE: This board meeting will be livestreamed and recorded for future viewing. Rider safety will be the focus as the BART Board of Directors holds its Thursday, September 27 th meeting at 5pm at Pittsburg City Hall. The BART board voted in August to hold a special night meeting in a suburban location to
BART unveils new swing style fare gate and dramatic savings for systemwide rollout
The Richmond BART Station now has a newly designed accessible fare gate prototype to test BART’s next generation of faregates. The new design is the result of months of innovation by BART staff that has reduced the cost estimate for replacing fare gates across the system from $150 to $90 million, a 40%
BART Board conditionally earmarks $2.5 million for additional station along eBART extension
A future additional station along the eBART extension could receive a $2.5 million boost thanks to a vote Thursday by the BART Board of Directors. BART Directors voted to earmark $2.5 million toward the cost of a Pittsburg Center Station at the intersection of Highway 4 and Railroad Avenue. BART’s
BART teams up with UC Merced engineering students through Innovate to Grow program
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer The Capstone Design class for engineering students at the University of California, Merced gives students a chance to work on real-world problem-solving with businesses and agencies like BART. This spring semester, two student teams will be working on projects with
BART adds trains, opens early for May 20th Bay To Breakers Race
Extra trains also on deck for baseball fans BART will provide special service for the world-famous Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco on Sunday, May 20th. Most trains will begin running two hours earlier than the regular 8 a.m. Sunday starting time. BART will provide train service from all East Bay