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BART will run Saturday service for the 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 1/16
BART will run a Saturday schedule on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 16, 2023. Saturday service means BART will open at 6am and close at midnight. BART will also run all five lines until from opening until around 9pm, and three-line service from around 9pm until end of service. For the most up-to
Help at the holidays: BART toy drive benefits Contra Costa Family Justice Center
Update: On Thursday, December 17, 2020, Contra Costa Family Justice Center Executive Director Susun Kim thanked BART employees who donated more than 1,000 gifts and more than $1,000 in gift cards in this year's holiday toy drive. “Your gifts representing your love and care mean so much to our clients and
BART PD connects young gunshot survivor to SF pro soccer team for a night to remember
By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer A dream team will make dreams come true Saturday night, July 15, for a group of young Oakland soccer players and their families. It began with the story of Isai Catalan, a bystander wounded in a drive-by shooting on the day of his 9 th birthday as he was out for a
BART partners on telephone town hall on future of West Contra Costa County transportation
BART is partnering with other transit agencies on the West Contra Costa County High-Capacity Transit Study. Part of the study involves a telephone town hall on Nov. 12. West Contra Costa County residents have long been asking for more transit options and enhancements to existing services. Now, the study is
BART PD employees donate to jacket, glove drive to warm hearts and hands of day laborers
Rudy Lara, center, of the Multicultural Institute, talks with day laborers Story by MELISSA JORDAN | Photos by MARIA J. AVILABART CommunicationsDay laborers, whose work helps power essential construction around the Bay Area, are often transit-dependent and rely on BART to get to their jobs.BART Police
BART Board supports SB 532, the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Public Transportation Emergency Act
The BART Board voted Friday, June 30 th, to support Senate Bill (SB) 532 the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Public Transportation Emergency Act. Authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), SB 532 would require the Bay Area Toll Authority to raise tolls on the seven state-owned bridges in the Bay Area by $1
Joint statement from BART PD and the Independent Police Auditor on the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis
BART Police Chief Ed Alvarez and BART Independent Police Auditor Russell Bloom have issued the following joint statement: The BART Police Department and the Office of the Independent Police Auditor stand together in denouncing the killing of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. His death was
BART invites public to tour mockup of new train car interior July 23-26
Under construction: workers are building a wooden mockup of a new train car interior using high-contrast colors to help visitors visualize the configuration. A milestone in public outreach for BART's Fleet of the Future project comes July 23-26, when a full scale mock up of two-thirds of a train car interior
From routine patrols to explosives detection, K-9 unit helps keep BART riders safe
Officer Mike Zendejas with Tim By Melissa Jordan BART Senior Web Producer Tim seemed to be getting a little restless. He paced a bit on the platform, unfazed by the trains screeching through Lake Merritt Station and the cameras filming the scene. Now on BART TV: Watch video of the dogs in action "He wants to
New exhibit at 16th St. Mission BART Plaza features youth posters
By Hong HoBART Marketing Intern A new exhibit has opened at Public Artspace at Plaza 16, outside the 16th St. Mission BART Station, featuring posters made by young people around the themes of peace and non-violence. Public Artspace at Plaza 16 consists of four plexiglass-fronted bays, showcasing the work of