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West Oakland Station elevators closing 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 at different times. In addition, we will install temporary stairs to allow passengers to detour around construction
Temporary assisted parking available at El Cerrito del Norte during construction
Dear Customer: As part of our system-wide Earthquake Safety Program, we are in the process of strengthening the El Cerrito del Norte Station parking structure to withstand future earthquakes. Beginning in mid-December, construction crews will begin expanding their work within the parking garage. While the
Festival of Sail showcases maritime history
The Festival of Sail taking place in San Francisco from July 23 through July 27 stretches along the waterfront from Pier 40 at AT&T Park to the Hyde Street Pier. You can experience world-renowned Tall Ships firsthand this summer as they sail under the Golden Gate Bridge for four days of history, entertainment
Downtown Berkeley Station Modernization
The photo rendering above shows a possible new concourse ceiling, walls and floors as part of the ongoing BART Station Modernization Plan for Downtown Berkeley. The Downtown Berkeley Station Modernization Plan creates a community-based vision for modernizing the station with a high standard of design
Systems Engineering: Meet the Connectors
Train control engineering is one of the areas that make up Systems Engineering. Part I 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 noon - 1 pm PST. By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer The four
There's more to Ticket Vending Machines and fare gates than meets the eye
There’s a lot of technology that goes into making sure you can easily reload your Clipper card or buy a BART ticket and get quickly through the fare gates. On this latest edition of “Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART” we’ll take an inside look at what makes BART’s Ticket Vending Machines and fare gates tick
New Detours inside Coliseum Station for Earthquake Safety Work--Update
Updates: Periodic nighttime work activity inside the Station during weekdays is scheduled in April and May, starting as early as Thursday, April 11 at approximately 9:00 pm. Night work will continue through the morning blanket (non-revenue hours) and conclude early the next morning at approximately 4:00 am
Six months in, elevator attendant pilot program at Civic Center and Powell is going strong
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Six months into a pilot to provide elevator attendants at two BART stations, data show the program is helping to keep stations cleaner. And it’s getting rave reviews from customers, too. The pilot at Civic Center and Powell Street stations began on April 30, 2018, and
Elevator attendant who uses wheelchair knows firsthand the importance of accessibility
By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer BART’s newest elevator attendant knows firsthand the importance of accessibility and having clean and safe elevators. Michael Stitt uses a wheelchair himself and is the first BART elevator attendant to do so.He was working a shift last Thursday at Civic Center
Track improvement work at MacArthur Station June 9 and 10
On the weekend of June 9 and 10 we will be doing maintenance work on a track section near MacArthur Station. The work will result in 10-15 minute delays on the line for customers transferring between southbound trains. Southbound trains will share one track only at Macarthur which will prevent cross-platform