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Board approves continuing Police Ambassador Program
The BART Board of Directors voted October 22, 2020 to formalize the BART Police Ambassador program. The Ambassador program was launched in February 2020 as a pilot program to deploy 10 unarmed uniformed personnel to provide a visible presence to riders and increase overall safety and security. During the
Parking violators face higher fines
BART began charging higher fines for drivers who park illegally at BART stations on April 1, 2008. "Parking space poachers interfere with our ability to provide promised parking to our prepaid permit holders and daily parking for other law-abiding BART patrons," said BART General Manager Dorothy Dugger. "Some
Bike to Work on May 15
Join thousands of Bay Area commuters as they get some fresh air and exercise, avoid high gas prices and pedal past traffic gridlock while biking to work or to BART on "Bike to Work Day," Thursday, May 15. This is the Bay Area's 14th annual Bike to Work Day, promoting bicycling as a healthy, fun, and viable
GTFS Realtime
Developers please note: The trip_id values generated by the BART to Antioch system are not coordinated with the trip_id values generated by the BART schedule system. As a result, GTFS-RT trip_id for Pittsburg Center and Antioch stations (in the 600 range) have no match in GTFS. Service alerts for the system
Minor schedule changes begin February 12
BART is making behind the scenes changes to better match the published train schedule to the actual run times of the trains. The new customer schedule will go into effect on Monday, February 12, 2018. The changes will likely not be noticeable to most customers, although some may find that the train they are
Economy
Strategic indicator: Jobs and housing units near BART stations Goal: Contribute to the region's economic competitiveness and create economic opportunities BART owns an estimated 250 acres at 27 stations that could accommodate future development. BART partners with developers to advance construction of transit
FY06 preliminary budget maintains service and safety, but $30M deficit remains
Today BART General Manager Thomas Margro further outlined to the BART Board a Fiscal Year 2006 (FY06) Preliminary Operating Budget that's designed to continue belt tightening without sacrificing BART's priorities of safety, reliability, customer convenience and cleanliness. After three years of budget cuts
10 Questions with Station Agent Robert Parks
The BART Communications team is starting a new series called “10 Questions,” in which we ask BART employees questions about BART and life. To kick things off, we’d like to introduce you to Robert Parks, a longtime Station Agent who greets every patron with a smile. Dressed in a button-down shirt and tie
Saturday Service on President's Day
Monday, February 19, 2007, President's Day, BART operates a Saturday schedule with service beginning at 6 a.m. and running until midnight on all five lines. BART's administration offices are closed in observance of the federal holiday. There will be no charge for BART parking on President's day and the