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Meet the Fleet: New trains will showcase many environmentally friendly features
Microplug doors save energy by helping with climate control; they also help reduce noise By RAQUEL CRITESBART Communications Intern The engineers tasked with designing BART’s Fleet of the Future faced an unenviable feat: creating train cars even more environmentally friendly than the current ones, which are
Statement regarding February letter from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
BART has received FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff’s letter today stating that the FTA has rejected BART’s plan to meet the FTA’s standards of full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. This letter cites no substantive deficiencies in BART’s latest draft action plan to correct Title VI deficiencies
$100 million transit village breaks ground
Union City BART station to become a signature landmark Top BART, Union City and AC Transit officials broke ground on Tuesday, November 13, on a massive construction project that will transform the Union City BART Station into a spectacular, world-class, solar-powered, multi-modal transit hub where passengers
Open house May 10 to plan Lake Merritt Plaza redesign, new Transit Operations Facility
BART is starting work on a new Transit Operations Facility and redesign of the Lake Merritt Plaza to support improved & expanded BART operations and create an enhanced multimodal transportation hub and transit plaza that better serves the neighborhood. Our Goals Make Transit Work Create Place Connect to
Bike to work, skip the traffic, on Bike to Work Day May 14
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 14. This is the Bay Area's 15th annual Bike to Work Day, promoting bicycling as a healthy, fun, and viable
First Fleet of the Future train car heads west
You might see a brand new BART train car travelling next to you on the highway in the next few days. The inaugural train car from BART’s Fleet of the Future has been completed and is now headed on a cross-country journey from Plattsburgh, New York to a BART testing facility in Hayward. This first test car
Transcript of statement from General Manager Dorothy Dugger, January 9 Press Conference
Chief Spokesperson Linton Johnson: "Thank you everybody for coming, this is Dorothy Dugger, she is the General Manager at BART, her name is spelled D-O-R-O-T-H-Y, last name Dugger, D-U-G-G-E-R. We also have Police Chief Gary Gee over here, his last name is spelled G-E-E, G-A-R-Y is his first name. And Dorothy
February 11 schedule change impacts weekdays and Sundays
BART is making schedule changes beginning February 11th to accommodate Measure RR funded improvements to our infrastructure to keep BART safe and reliable. Projects to upgrade our electrical power system in downtown San Francisco and the Transbay Tube Seismic Retrofit require adjustments to our schedules. The
You might be surprised by what's BARTable
Transcript below: HOST: “Some call it the fun side of BART. In our latest edition of “Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART” we learn about all things BARTable. The site has only been around for a couple of years but already it has generated a large following among those interested in fun activities that are just
Powell Street Station platform elevator out of service March 8-12
Dear Customer: On Monday, March 8, our crews will begin replacing the floors in the Powell Street Station platform elevator. Therefore, from March 8 through March 12, we will need to take this elevator out of service. If you require an elevator, you must plan ahead and make alternative travel plans during