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BART Board President gives labor negotiations update
BART Board President Tom Radulovich held a press conference today to underscore the Board’s authorization of BART’s last best and final contract proposal to its unions. He said BART’s team was meeting with union leaders and the mediators today to help keep the conversation going and prevent a strike. He
BART Station Agent gets a Mardi Gras surprise
A local high school teacher recently reached out to us to praise one of BART’s Station Agents for exceptional customer service. The teacher, Kathrina Miranda, chaperone Carla Perez and 30-plus students had all just used BART to travel to and from a field trip. They met station agent Cheryl Florent at her
BART Board votes to endorse governor's budget
Following the BART Board of Directors' unanimous passage Thursday of a resolution to support Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2010-2011 budget proposal, Board Members are now calling on Bay Area leaders and the public to voice their support of Brown’s budget plan. "We urge our customers to contact their state legislators
BART seeks members for Business Advisory Council
BART is seeking new members for its Business Advisory Council (BAC) for the 2017 to 2019 term and your organization is invited to apply for membership.The BAC was established in 2010 to encourage communications between the District and the small business community and to advise the District in its efforts to
BART responds to unions' strike authorization vote
BART spokesperson Rick Rice issued the following statement on the unions’ strike authorization vote: “This procedural step is a clear signal our employees are willing to shut down the Bay Area and cause commute chaos to make their case for a 23% raise. Despite losing a day at the table to allow for their vote
Take BART to Frida Kahlo at SFMOMA
Everyone recognizes her face. Few artists have captured the public's imagination with the force of Frida Kahlo. Her life and fame are closely linked to San Francisco. She began her career as an artist here in 1930, making her first commissioned portraits, and her reputation blossomed after her death thanks in
Spare the Air, get a free BART ride
On the first five non-holiday weekdays declared a "Spare the Air" day by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, anyone entering a BART station between 4 a.m. and 9 a.m. can ride BART for FREE! Now through October 14. Cars are the Bay Area's number one source of air pollution. Take BART on Spare the Air
Top 21 BART accomplishments in 2021
2021 was the first full year we spent living in the midst of the pandemic. Despite the challenges, we accomplished many things to help serve the Bay Area. Improvements to the Rider Experience: We returned to near pre-pandemic levels of service and hours Monday through Saturday in August, with a commitment to
BART plans to build new radio facility
Draft Initial Study on environmental impacts of new radio site available to public BART is planning to build a new radio equipment facility within its Oakland Shop at 601 East 8th Street, replacing the facility at the Lake Merritt Administration building, which will be dismantled for seismic safety reasons