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Mechanical/Electrical Engineering: Bringing the Power
Decayed power pipe, left, and modern shielded cabling, right; Mechanical and Electrical Engineers work on a wide variety of engineering challenges. Part II in our four-part series celebrating National Engineers Week. You're invited to join in our Twitter Q&A at the end of the week on Friday, Feb. 23, from
Special late-night service and extra security for Taylor Swift Concert
BART will run extra trains for the Taylor Swift Eras Tour concerts on Friday, July 28, 2023 and Saturday, July 29, 2023. Swifties can rely on BART plus VTA to get to Levi’s Stadium by transit and avoid traffic. Fans will transfer from BART at Milpitas Station to VTA’s Orange Line and ride to VTA’s Great
Roll with Us: Crisis Intervention Specialists make a direct impact every day
BART is hiring for Crisis Intervention Specialists. Salaries start at $40 an hour and go up to $48 an hour. To apply, visit bart.gov/jobs and search “Crisis Intervention Specialist.” As a Crisis Intervention Specialist at BART, Stephine Barnes knows her work matters. Each day, while walking the trains and
Latest Quarterly Performance Report: Train cleanliness rating at all-time high
BART is not only carrying record numbers of riders, it’s cleaning up its act. The latest Quarterly Performance Report (QPR) presented to the Board today included the highest rating ever for cleanliness inside trains. In fact, the QPR for the first quarter of the 2013 fiscal year (July – September 2012) showed
Second public forum held on citizen police oversight
Members of both the BART Police Department Review Committee and the subcommittee formed to focus on designing a draft model for citizen oversight of the BART Police Department met with the public on Friday, May 15. The evening meeting at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission auditorium focused on
Below inflation fare increase starting Jan 1, 2016 dedicated to improvements
BART’s inflation-based fare increase program is set to slightly raise the price of trips by 3.4% starting on January 1, 2016 in order to help pay for high-priority improvement projects riders will benefit from. Since 2003, BART has only increased fares using a formula set below the inflation rate – a method
Temporary changes to parking at Bay Fair Station starting Feb. 22
As part of our systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, we are starting construction to strengthen the elevated structures in the Bay Fair Station parking lot to allow them to better withstand future earthquakes. This work will require the temporary closure of some daily fee parking spaces and the relocation of
Temporary changes to parking at San Leandro Station March - August 2013
As part of our systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, construction crews are continuing to strengthen the elevated structures outside the San Leandro Station to better withstand future earthquakes. The current area of work is nearing completion and will be returning 38 daily fee parking spaces to service. The
Temporary changes to bike rack location, one disabled parking space at Hayward
As part of our systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, construction crews are continuing to strengthen the elevated structures outside the Hayward Station to better withstand future earthquakes.Beginning in early August 2013 work areas will be fenced in and you may see large equipment accessing the site such as
Grab-and-go theft caught on video; riders reminded of crime prevention tips
BART Police is releasing a video of a cell phone snatching incident that occurred this week at 12th Street/Oakland City Center Station to remind riders to always be aware of their surroundings, day or night. The Dec. 11 video shows a thief grabbing a cell phone from an unsuspecting rider before running up the