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The cushion question: What do riders want in "Fleet of the Future"?

In the meantime, BART wages a war on grime with an army of car cleaners and seat replacements Concept illustration/not a final design What’s more important to you: a soft, comfy seat for your BART ride, or a seat with an easy-to-clean surface that might be a little more spartan when it comes to comfort? This

July 4 news conference on officer involved shooting at Civic Center Station

Transcript of news conference: LINTON JOHNSON: I'm BART Chief Communications Officer, Linton Johnson, and this and this is uh... BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey and he's here to give us an update on yesterday's officer involved police shooting. BART POLICE CHIEF KENTON RAINEY: Good morning. As you are aware

Saturday emergency track work between Pleasant Hill to Pittsburg Bay/Point

BART will operate shuttle service using buses and trains between Pleasant Hill and Pittsburg/Bay Point Station all day and into the evening on Saturday February 22, 2014 due to emergency track work. BART strongly recommends that riders access the BART system at Pleasant Hill Station if they are travelling in

Kids ride free to OAK Airport for the holidays

BART is offering a holiday promotion for families traveling to and from the Oakland International Airport. BART’s “Kids ride free to OAK Airport for the holidays” promotion is available starting December 19, 2014 through January 4, 2015. The promotion is for children 12 and under. Kids must use a “FlashPass”

Planning for a second Transbay Tube

BART is taking early steps to create a second Transbay Tube, although it’s too early to say if it will actually be a tube. For right now, BART and Capitol Corridor partners are calling it the second Transbay Rail Crossing. At tomorrow’s Board meeting, BART Directors will see that a companion to the existing

Street elevator at Powell Street Station closed for renovation

The street level elevator enclosure at Powell Street Station is being replaced, therefore the elevator is closed through April 2010. However, the street-level, city-operated elevator that serves Powell Street Station, via Hallidie Plaza, will remain open. BART started a major elevator rennovation project in

Ridership record to SFO set over Thanksgiving holiday

BART passengers set a ridership record to the San Francisco International (SFO) Station during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period. Beginning with the Wednesday before Thanksgiving through and including the Monday afterward, 62,600 customers went in and out of the SFO Station. That’s a 10% jump over the

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