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First person: Website intern learns the ups and downs of bicycles on BART in her first ride
BART Intern Xuan Lam By Xuan Lam BART Website Intern I didn’t think it would be a big deal. I thought it would be simple to take my new sleek road bike on BART for the first time, riding from my home station in Fremont to Berkeley. I was wrong. Upon buying my ticket, I proceeded to walk toward the faregate
BART Board OKs trial of vinyl seat covers to replace fabric in 100 train cars
The BART Board of Directors voted unanimously Thursday to fund a trial of vinyl cushioned seat covers that will replace the familiar fabric seats in 100 train cars. The Board authorized the General Manager to award a contract for $1,945,234 to buy easier-to-clean, vinyl cushioned seats for 100 train cars with
BART offers special early service with limited stops for Bay to Breakers 5/15/22
BART will provide four trains with limited stops before regular BART service begins for the Bay to Breakers event on Sunday, May 15, 2022. The special service will get race participants to Embarcadero around 7am. The special early morning event trains will pick up passengers for an Embarcadero arrival with
An invitation: Share your memorabilia as BART marks 40th year of service to the Bay Area
BART employees in the styles of the 1970s The big 4-0. Lordy, lordy, look who’s forty. Is 40 the new 30? Forty and fabulous. Turning 40 prompts punchlines, but it’s a milestone for most humans – a time not only for reflection but also for looking ahead. So it goes with a transit agency, its employees and
Teens take note: BART has new discount for your Clipper card starting Jan. 1
By JIAHAO HUANGBART Communications Intern BART is ramping up outreach to teens, encouraging them to switch to Clipper and away from paper tickets. Teens have until Jan. 1, 2018, to make the switch if they want a 50% discount, being expanded to teenagers 13-18, and to avoid paying a 50-cents-each-way surcharge
BART reminds Giants fans to be aware of possible mid-week late-night service delays
There are 16 home games left in the Giants regular season that fall on either a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday night, so BART wants to remind baseball fans that late-night, mid-week work in the Transbay Tube may affect BART service after 10 pm. Another tip: Use Montgomery Street Station. Not only will it be
BART runs special service Sunday, July 4th and Monday, July 5th
EXTRA SERVICE FOR FIREWORKS SHOW ON SUNDAY, JULY 4 On Sunday, July 4, BART will operate longer trains for those attending the Fisherman's Wharf / Pier 39 Independence Day fireworks display, which begins at 9:30 pm. After the show, BART will keep additional trains on standby to accommodate the extra crowds
Computer Science Engineers innovate to improve BART rider experience -- and we're hiring
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Who’da thunk that BART would Splunk?Government agencies are typically associated with byzantine bureaucracy more than with agility and innovation. But BART’s Computer Systems Engineering (CSE) group is turning that on its head. They’re getting into Big Data in a big
World Series parade boosts BART ridership to highest day ever - past half-million
Giants fans at BART/Photo by Margot Duane BART carried the most riders of any day in its 38-year history on Wednesday -- 522,200 -- many of them going to cheer the San Francisco Giants in a World Series victory parade. The highest previous single day of BART ridership was Oct. 29, 2009, during an emergency
Small business owners learn about contracting for Measure RR-funded projects to rebuild BART
Joseph Towner of BART's Office of Civil Rights with small business owner Susana Mendoza By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer More than two dozen small business owners turned out Thursday to learn about contracting opportunities at BART, particularly those funded by the $3.5 billion voter-approved