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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
BART completes construction of 3 new canopies over downtown San Francisco station entrances
BART has opened three new canopies covering downtown San Francisco BART entrances in recent weeks. The Montgomery St. Station canopy at the corner of Market and New Montgomery St. opened on April 17th. The Powell St. Station canopy at the corner of Market and 5th St. opened on April 24th and the Civic Center
Earth Day 2022: This is how much carbon you save by taking BART versus driving
Taking BART to the same place every day for one month emits less CO2 than driving the same route just once. That’s right, if you drive, your carbon footprint is about 30 times – 30 times! – larger than if you take BART. On Earth Day, we celebrate the planet and advocate for greater environmental protections –
BART celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through music and the arts
On Wednesday, January 19, from noon to 1 pm, the public is invited to join BART in its annual celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a program of music and song. The event will ttake place in the auditorium on the second floor of the administration building at 300 Lakeside in Oakland. The
All aboard the hype train: BART to host first Twitch livestream in collaboration with local streamers
On Friday, Dec. 16, BART and friends will celebrate the holidays by hosting our first ever livestream on Twitch, the popular video live streaming platform loved by gamers and content creators worldwide. The stream begins at 4 p.m. at https://www.twitch.tv/sfbart. We’ve invited local content creators Yuuna and