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Powell Street Station modernization continues until September 2012

BART has started asbestos removal work within the Powell Street BART Station. BART is 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 is

Longer trains on May 10th for Kaboom, Giants

BART operates longer trains Saturday, May 10th to serve the crowds attending the KFOG "KaBoom! 2008" Fireworks Show and the San Francisco Giants game. "KaBoom organizers expect 350,000 people at its annual show," BART Board President Gail Murray said. "Add that crowd with the thousands of Giant's fans heading

Temporary weekend closure of Dublin/Pleasanton Station

BART will temporarily close the Dublin/Pleasanton Station August 18th and 19th as part of the construction process for a new station and transit village in West Dublin/Pleasanton. Passengers should use the Castro Valley Station to ride BART during the closures. STATION CLOSURE DATES & TIMES BART will close

Earthquake Safety work on two stairwells at Hayward Station

As part of our systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, BART will begin strengthening both stairwells at the Hayward Station to better withstand future earthquakes. Beginning February 2017 work areas will be enclosed and you may see personnel and large equipment accessing the site. The work will involve

September's skyrocketing ridership: 3 weekdays of 400,000-plus riders

Riders drawn by BART’s 95% or better on time performance standard are flocking to the transit system in September, pushing weekday ridership past the 400,000-plus milestone for the third time this month, including more than 415,000 trips Monday, September 10. “Record ridership is great for the Bay Area. It

Public feedback on temporary fare rollback collected in report

MIG report: Proposed Temporary Fare Reduction Options Public Participation Summary Report (1109k .pdf) Title VI Assessment of Proposed Temporary Fare Reduction Options (362k .pdf) Executive Summary of the Title VI Assessment of Proposed Temporary Fare Reduction Options (22k .pdf) BART projects a $4.5 million

"Spare the Air" Free Morning Commute wins Environmental Award

BART is honored along with program partners Spare the Air free morning commutes are not only a hit with BART riders, they're award winning too. A coalition of California business, labor and public leaders is honoring the Spare the Air/Free Morning Commute campaign with its "Edmund G. ?Pat' Brown Award" for

Every "Tiny Ticket" counts

It's Tiny Tickets time again! BART and the East Bay Community Foundation are sponsoring a contest to make this the most exciting and productive Tiny Tickets effort yet. Once again, local nonprofits will be asking you to search high and low for all those low value BART tickets taking up space in your purses