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Unsung heroes: End-of-line cleaners race clock to sweep, scrub and pick up trash on trains
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerImagine cleaning a space longer than two football fields that's been occupied by thousands of people. There's the regular wear-and-tear of dirt from shoes and sticky fingers; accidental messes; and intentional misuse. Imagine doing that cleaning on a moving train
Daly City parking fee to decrease from $3 to $2 starting March 15
Dear Customer: Beginning Monday, March 15, 2010, parking fees at Daly City Station will decrease from $3 to $2. Daily parking fees are determined by the market-based pricing model approved by the BART Board of Directors. The policy requires parking fees to be adjusted up or down based upon usage of the
Earthquake safety construction begins at El Cerrito Plaza Station
As part of our system-wide Earthquake Safety Program, in July we will begin strengthening structures at the El Cerrito Plaza Station to withstand future earthquakes. While this work is going on, there will be times that we will need to change pedestrian access and traffic flow to the station. Please proceed
Cooler than the other side of the pillow
"Birth of the cool" captures midcentury California hip at the Oakland Museum of California Julius Shulman, photograph of Case Study House #21 (Pierre Koenig, Los Angeles, 1958). Back in the 1950s, BART was still on the drawing board and gasoline was only 24 cents a gallon. The hottest car on the road was a
"My Transit Plus" ticket sales kiosks to close
“My Transit Plus” has sold BART tickets in our stations for the past 19 years. They have served our customers well and we are most appreciative. But on December 29, 2016, the ticket sales kiosks in the San Francisco downtown stations, Walnut Creek, and the Bay Fair stations will close permanently. Since
Both platform elevators at Walnut Creek Station out of service
Both the platform elevators at Walnut Creek are currently out of service. If you require an elevator to access a BART station, below are the suggested weekday alternatives while the elevator is out of service. For late night weekday service and on weekends, please see Elevator Mitigation Alternative below. If
Police Chief provides update on ongoing investigation of officer involved shooting
BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey, speaking at the BART Police Department Review Special Committee meeting on June 12, 2011, provides an update on the ongoing investigation of the officer involved shooting on July 3, 2011.
Lake Merritt 50th Anniversary Celebration
The BARTmobile at BART’s 50th Anniversary Celebration and Family Fun Festival on Sept. 10, 2022.
A billion dollar power problem
To someone who had never seen it before, electricity would likely appear indistinguishable from magic. The way it brings to life all the objects we love and depend on—everything from street lamps, to refrigerators, to the screen on which you’re reading this article—is wondrous. As an all-electric system, BART