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19th Street Station entrance closed 9/15
From Monday, September 15, through approximately Monday, December 22, 2014, the 19th Street Station entrance at the Northeast corner of 20th Street and Broadway will be closed. We are installing a canopy over the station entrance as added protection from weather for customers, employees and the escalators
Coliseum vaccination site will be drive-up only
As the Pedestrian Village is now closed, BART has ended the free ride home program. In total, we handed out 5,487 free $7 tickets as part of this program. BART has offered our stations and parking lots to county health officials, community organizations and health care providers as transit friendly
Earthquake safety work begins at South Hayward Station
As part of our systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, we will begin strengthening structures at the South Hayward Station to better withstand future earthquakes. Beginning late May, 2014, work areas will be fenced in and you may see large equipment accessing the site such as dump trucks, backhoes and lifts
Time running out and still no progress on cost savings proposals at negotiating table
With two weeks left before the June 30 contract deadline, BART unions have yet to agree to a single major cost saving proposal designed to help close a $250 million, four-year deficit and secure a new labor contract that will protect jobs and worker salaries. "The public and our ridership want and expect us
New seats now in all trains
Times change. Turns out BART seats do too. We’ve now changed every seat on every train car –all 669 of them- replacing the wool material with easy-to-clean vinyl. The last of the wool seats followed the wooly mammoth into extinction at exactly 10:50 a.m. on December 30, 2014. BART utility workers yanked out
Temporary elevator service interruption at Powell Street Station
From March 26 through March 30, BART crews will interrupt elevator service at Powell Street Station to complete electrical improvements to the elevators. On March 26 and 27 the BART/Muni street elevator (located between Stockton and Powell on the north side of Market Street) will be out of service. The
Community seat labs finish up; next step will be public outreach on renderings
Past is prologue? Unveiling of first BART car, 1965. The public will get a look at renderings for the next generation of BART trains as the Fleet of the Future project proceeds. Photo: Corbis By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer The seat labs are over and the results are in: Some 2,200 Bay Area
Track maintenance delays expected near Concord 8/23-9/7
BART will be performing essential track maintenance near Concord station on the following dates: Saturday 8/23 between 9 am and 2 pmSunday 8/24 between 9 am and 2 pmMonday 8/25 between 10 am and 2 pmTuesday 8/26 between 10 am and 2 pmSaturday 8/30 between 9 am and 2 pmSunday 8/31 between 9 am and 2 pmSaturday
New version of emergency poster has more pictograms
BART is piloting a new version of the important emergency evacuation maps in train cars, starting with about 50 of the new posters to see how they are received. The posters contain the same basic information but uses more pictograms, and fewer words, to show how to safely evacuate from the train in different
Baseball fans headed to AT&T Park encouraged to use Montgomery Street Station
Baseball fans headed to AT&T Park to see the Giants and Dodgers renew their rivalry are encouraged to use Montgomery Street Station instead of Embarcadero Station to begin their trip home after the game. It doesn’t cost any extra money and it just might save riders some hassle. The fares from Montgomery