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With solar power and more, Warm Springs may be BART's greenest station yet
Solar panels atop the concourse roof and parking areas provide power to the station. By RAQUEL CRITESBART Contributing Writer and Photographer What does it take to construct a state-of-the-art, environmentally sustainable train station? It was a long road to the March 25 grand opening, but BART, with its new
Fiscal year 2018 budget among topics for BART Board meeting May 11
BART is in the process of developing its Fiscal Year 2018 budget, a process that continues Thursday, May 11, with a budget discussion on the agenda for the Board of Directors meeting. Read the FY18 Preliminary Budget Memo. Read the Budget Pamphlet NEXT STEPS May 11: FY18 Budget - Sources, Uses, Service Plan,
BART Board to consider Draft Cell Phone Interruption Policy on Oct. 27
Below is the text of the Draft Cell Phone Interruption Policy currently scheduled for consideration by the Board of Directors at its October 27th meeting. This revised draft differs from an earlier version in that it incorporates the suggestions and comments of the American Civil Liberties Union on that
EMT student and BART Police save man found overdosing at Civic Center Station
Nicholas Stallcup believes he was at the right place at the right time to save a man's life. On Monday, February 3rd, Stallcup was waiting for a friend to catch a 11:30 p.m. train from Civic Center to MacArthur, his home station. As he descended the station stairwell, he found a man lying on the floor
BART Independent Police Auditor presents Positive Outcome Award to Officer William Baker
BART’s Independent Police Auditor presented this year’s Positive Outcome Award to BART Police Department (BPD) Officer William Baker after reviewing body-worn camera video of a contact on a train. The Office of the Independent Police Auditor (OIPA) is tasked with reviewing BPD officer contacts with riders and
Crucible chronicles: Go behind the scenes to see how welders are helping rebuild BART
Above: Welders Nick Rosales and Orlando Lozano work on an overnight shift By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerThe job of welder at BART requires manual dexterity and mental agility; it’s an age-old craft that is important in the modern-day rebuilding of BART. The American Welding Society marks National
BART PD Chief Ed Alvarez talks police reform with Latinos in Transit group
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Image above: BART Police Chief Ed Alvarez BART Police Chief Ed Alvarez told the group Latinos in Transit how his experience as an immigrant has shaped his policing philosophy, most recently when he created a new Bureau: the Progressive Policing and Community
BART Police Explorers: Program exposes youth to law enforcement careers, builds character
Explorers from BART Police Explorer Post #413 do push-ups at a training session By MADELEINE VALDEZ BART Communications Intern These young adults are a team. They join together to learn together. They train together. They compete together. They are Police Explorer Post #413, a youth organization sponsored by
BART will run a Sunday schedule for 4th of July 2022 with extra trains for fireworks
On Monday, July 4th, 2022, BART will be running a Sunday schedule (8am-midnight). We will run five-line service until 8pm and then three-line service after 8pm. Five-line service means all lines will be running including the Green and Red lines which provide direct service into San Francisco. Extra trains
“Beyond a transcendental experience”: Bach in the Subways brings the joys of classical music to BART stations
Brothers Lucas and Bryan Bai play Bach on their recorders as part of Bach in the Subways at Downtown Berkeley Station on March 21, 2023. Fellow performers included Jaylen Wei on the piano, Michael Shuang on the piano, and Nana Ng on violin. Bach in the Subways performances will be held at BART stations