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BART entry-level engineer program accepting applicants

BART's innovative entry-level engineer program, described in more detail in the story here, is accepting applications through Sept. 19 for the next round of positions. There is a special need for applicants in the following two areas: Fare Collection Engineering FCE at BART is made up of a small group of

BART will temporarily stop accepting new cars

BART will temporarily stop accepting delivery of new Fleet of the Future (FOTF) rail cars beginning January 8, 2021 to allow the manufacturer, Bombardier Transportation, the time to take steps to improve the cars’ reliability and availability, and to alleviate rail car storage constraints at BART’s

BART hosts "Wardrobe for Opportunity" clothing drive

Instead of taking space in your closets, the professional clothes you no longer wear can serve as a wardrobe for opportunity for low-income jobseekers. To help those in need, BART is inviting the public to join BART employees for its first annual professional clothing drive to benefit "Wardrobe for

Take BART to Bay Area farmers markets

Savor summer's fresh, locally grown produce by visiting a farmers market. The Bay Area has a bounty of farmers markets just steps away from a BART station. Let yourself be tempted by the sights, smells and sounds of the season: a juicy peach; deep green bunches of fragrant herbs; sausages sizzling on a grill

Take BART to Pride Sunday, June 24

On Sunday, June 24, BART will open at 8am running on a normal Sunday schedule with some added event trains. There will be large crowds at Embarcadero Station before the parade starts at 10:30am and large crowds are expected at Civic Center Station all day. Passengers headed to the festivities are encouraged

BART Board votes to oppose Proposition 90

Board joins hundreds of other groups opposing Prop 90 The BART Board of Directors today voted unanimously to formally oppose Proposition 90, the initiative on the November 7th general election ballot that would make changes to the state's eminent domain laws. "We on the BART Board of Directors are concerned

BART service restored after earlier service disruption

1:30 pm update At 5:10 a.m., one of the dozens of BART’s field network devices failed, disrupting the operational communications network. The system went into fail safe mode and shut down. Engineers and technicians worked to locate the failed device and to restore communications functionality. Service was

North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study

Final Report Available Download the completed North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study: North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study - 2018 (PDF) Appendices (PDF) Project Purpose Anticipating the opening of BART to Antioch, BART undertook a study to identify how access to stations in Eastern Contra Costa

BART responds to unions' Monday strike notice

BART Spokesperson Rick Rice issued the following statement in response to notification from BART’s two largest unions of a Monday strike: "Shortly before 11 pm Thursday, BART received written notification from two of its unions that they may go on strike as early as July 1, 2013. The letters did, however

BART Police Chief Ed Alvarez announces retirement

BART Police Chief Ed Alvarez, who has led the department’s efforts to embrace progressive policing and to boost the visible safety presence on the system, is announcing his retirement. Chief Alvarez is retiring after 25 plus years of service with the department including spending the last four as Chief of