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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 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
BART riders get pre-access code for Free Night of Theater 2010
Free Night of Theater is back, and giving you a chance to experience a new venue or type of performance by giving away FREE tickets from 100 local performing groups and theater companies. You'll have your choice of theater, musicals, and comedy shows during the entire month of October - there are over 5,000
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
Purchase a special BART 50th anniversary Clipper card at Lake Merritt Station
BART celebrated 50 years of serving the Bay Area last year, and we are continuing our appreciation for the region and our riders with a special commemorative 50th anniversary Clipper card now available for purchase at Lake Merritt Station. The special Clipper cards are available exclusively at Lake Merritt
Pilot project approved for Muni Senior/Disabled Fast Passes to be good on BART in SF
BART's Board of Directors has approved a pilot program that will make some $10 Muni Senior and Disabled Fast Passes good for unlimited trips on BART within San Francisco. The pilot program will begin in about a year after fare gates have been modified to accept the passes. Initially 2,000 people selected by
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 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