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Suicide Prevention
In April 2015, BART first launched a crisis intervention campaign posted in our stations that was developed in cooperation with area mental health professionals and agencies. The agencies involved are all part of BASCIA (Bay Area Suicide & Crisis Intervention Alliance). Large posters with the suicide crisis
Denser filters have been added on all train cars
Denser air filters like the one shown above are capable of blocking more particlesAfter a successful pilot, BART installed MERV 14 filters throughout its fleet of train cars in 2021 as part of a multilayered plan for stepped-up system safety as the pandemic plays out.Air filtration has an important role in
The definitive history of the BARTmobile as it approaches its 20th birthday
The BARTmobile at BART’s 50th Birthday Party and Family Fun Festival on Sept. 10, 2022. It has been said that its eyes can see through to your soul. Some have speculated it has the power to improve society. Those who cross its path are known to start acting joyfully and sometimes erratically. It’s even slowed
Union City Station transit-oriented development project hits a milestone
Promenade lined with palm trees leads to housing within steps of the BART Station By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer The latest milestone in the Union City Station District comes Friday, May 12, with a ceremony to mark completion of the new East entrance to the BART station -- an entrance that opens
Weekend track work may cause delays on Pittsburg/Bay Point line
Weekend track work may cause delays on the Pittsburg/Bay Point line the weekends of October 29 - 31, November 5 - 7 and November 12 - 14, 2010. For the next three weekends, BART will need to run northbound Pittsburg/Bay Point line trains on a single track due to ongoing weekend track work for the Central
Electrical work at Downtown Berkeley Station starting Feb. 7
On Thursday, February 7, 2013, we will begin sectioning off areas of the Downtown Berkeley station to do some needed electrical work. Because there is some asbestos dust contamination in the work areas, they will be contained and decontaminated before the work begins. There will be on-site monitoring of the
More parking changes on the Dublin side of Dublin/Pleasanton Station
Effective Saturday, December 17, AvalonBay will close approximately 400 of the 800 parking spaces located in the privately operated surface parking lot located on the Dublin side of the Dublin /Pleasanton BART Station. The area is needed by AvalonBay to construct the residential development on the parking lot
Take a car-free trip to Niles Canyon Rail
On the first and third Sundays of each month through October, a classic fully restored 1950s bus will stop at Fremont BART Station to take train buffs to Niles Canyon Railway, the historical rail service that takes passengers along the route that linked America’s first transcontinental railway. A five minute
West Oakland elevators to close temporarily for earthquake safety work
Dear Customer: As part of our systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, work is in progress to strengthen West Oakland Station against earthquakes. We will need to close both elevators temporarily. Westbound, platform #1, and Eastbound, platform #2 elevators at West Oakland Station will be temporarily out of
42 parking spaces at San Leandro Station to be closed--UPDATED
Update: 7/30/2015 The new start date is August 12, 2015 Starting August 12, 2015 BART will begin electrical improvements for the San Leandro Electrical Substation in the BART parking lot located under the tracks near Davis Street. The project will renovate the electrical substation by replacing most of the