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Watch: BART representatives speak at Senate Select Committee on Bay Area Public Transit on 5/16/23
BART Assistant General Manager of External Affairs Rodd Lee and interim BART Police Chief Kevin Franklin gave their remarks on May 16, 2023 at the Senate Select Committee on Bay Area Public Transit at Sacramento. Please watch the video above for full remarks made by Lee and Franklin. Lee and Franklin spoke of
BART takes proactive steps to minimize flu spread risk
Dear Customer: As of April 28, there are no train-related travel advisories as there are with air travel; however, we are taking proactive measures to do our part to minimize further outbreaks of the H1N1/“Swine Flu” virus. We are providing cleaning supplies and masks to our employees and encouraging them to
Family Paths: BART holiday toy drive benefits agency that puts mental health front and center
By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web ProducerThe holiday season can bring added pressure to families already coping with mental health stressors and stigma: A parent may feel they have nowhere to turn when a baby cries inconsolably, joint custody gets strained, or there is no money for a tree, much less presents
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BART rents portion of Castro Valley Station parking lot to company combatting housing crisis through ADUs
If you’re taking BART to the Castro Valley Station off Redwood Road, you may notice a peculiar sight in the parking lot. Two tiny homes, created by the Bay Area-based company Spacial, have landed at the spacious lot, which is currently underutilized by passengers as BART continues to welcome riders back to
Take BART to Second Sky Music Festival, limited late night service Sunday 9/19/21
BART will provide extra event trains to support the Second Sky Music Festival taking place at the Oakland Arena on Saturday, September 18th and Sunday, September 19. On Sunday, BART closes early but will provide very limited late-night service which will require attendees to plan ahead. BART’s Coliseum
Art at BART: 15 years after its installation, a mural at Richmond Station continues to inspire
Artists Jos Sances (left) and Daniel Galvez (right). When creating an art installation in a highly trafficked public space, duration matters. While some artworks are intended to celebrate the ephemeral and the fleeting, BART often looks for the permanent and the durable when adding another mural to its
World Engineering Day 2022: BART fosters new generation of young, diverse UC Merced student engineers
BART engineer Derry Moten leads the UC Merced Capstone Design program for BART On a sunny weekday in February, a group of UC Merced students trekked to the Bay Area to study pigeons. Huddled around the concourses at Richmond and El Cerrito del Norte stations, the students craned their necks at the ceilings to
Blind and low-vision riders gather at 19th St Oakland Station to learn how to navigate BART
Blind and low vision riders congregate in front of an opened door in a out of service Fleet of the Future train. BART hosted a safety orientation for the blind and low-vision community on Tuesday to demonstrate how they can navigate the system on their own and welcome back riders with disabilities. 19th St