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Portrait of a meeting: communities glad to have a voice, on issues large and small
By Melissa Jordan BART Senior Web Producer Wind whipped umbrellas inside-out Wednesday night as BART began a series of 17 meetings reaching out to minority, low-income and limited-English-speaking communities – all a part of San Francisco’s diverse Tenderloin neighborhood, where one of the first meetings was
The Senior Engineer whose summer interns still text him for advice and guidance
Abanehita Esoimeme knows it’s important to talk about failure. A Senior Engineer in the Integration Engineering Department, Esoimeme joined BART three years ago. Just months after starting at the transit agency, he began serving as a mentor for BART’s robust Summer Engineering Internship Program. One of the
Civic Center elevators temporarily out of service
There will be no elevator access to trains at Civic Center Station from April 30 through May 4. The street elevator at Civic Center Station will be out of service Monday, April 30 through Wednesday, May 2. The platform elevator at Civic Center Station will be out of service Thursday, May 3 and Friday, May 4
Green and red discount ticket prices increase January 1
On January 1, 2006, the green (seniors 65 and older) and red (disabled/youth) discount tickets will increase in price from $6 to $9. The increased cost is part of an effort to balance BART's budget. The 62.5% discount offered to seniors, disabled and youth remains one of the highest discounts in the nation
New Berkeley Bike Station nearly quadruples bike storage capacity
It's never been easier to bike it, park it and BART it in Berkeley thanks to the newly opened bike station at street level above the Downtown Berkeley Station. The new bike station at 2208 Shattuck Avenue provides safe and secure parking for up to 268 cyclists. It replaces the cramped, outmoded bike parking
Improvements in FY12 budget include cleaner seats, noise abatement, escalator work
Cleaner seats, quieter trains and more reliable escalators are some of the benefits in store for BART riders in the proposed Fiscal Year 2012 budget, which be considered by the Board of Directors on Thursday, June 9. The Board will vote on the 2012 budget resolution, a step in the legal process toward making
Update on 11/19 homicide aboard Warm Springs-bound train
(update 11/20/19 11:55 am) At about 1 pm on Tuesday, November 19th BART Police staff was informed of a confrontation between two adult males on a Warm Springs-bound train. The train was held for officers at the South Hayward Station at approximately 1:05 pm. Hayward Police and BART Police officers both
Bike straps coming to all trains to help with a steadier ride
By SINDHU ANANTHAVEL BART Communications InternA simple but effective idea -- straps attached to the rail in bike spaces on trains -- has proved so popular with riders that the straps are being added to all BART trains. Cyclists can use the straps to secure their bike to the rail, so there’s less chance of
2021 Christmas week schedule and New Year's schedule
This year, Christmas Eve, Friday December 24, 2021, will be a regular weekday schedule (5am-midnight). Christmas Day, Saturday December 25, 2021 will be a Saturday schedule with service running 6am-midnight. There will be no other service adjustments Christmas week. New Year’s Eve, Friday, December 31, 2021
Powell Street Station modernization continues through Sept. 2012
BART is continuing asbestos removal work within the Powell Street BART Station. BART has been removing existing fireproofing material that was applied to the steel beams installed when the station was built nearly 40 years ago. The common fireproofing material from that time contains traces of asbestos. BART