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BART Launches Open Public Records Request Portal
In an effort to make the records request process easier for the public, and to improve transparency and efficiency, BART has implemented a new, open public records portal at https://bart.nextrequest.com/. Built by San Francisco-based software company NextRequest, the portal helps BART streamline processes
Attend a workshop on the Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza redesign
Come help redesign the Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza & transit area. How can we improve the BART Plaza area? What do you like? What needs to change? What would you like to see? Attend a Community Workshop January 23 7-9 p.m. in the MultiPurpose Room of the North Berkeley Senior Center @1901 Hearst Ave. at MLK
BART announces Thursday's Spare the Air ridership results
BART estimates 28,000 additional passengers or 358,000 total riders, are taking advantage of Thursday's (July 20) free BART rides. That's 8.5% jump in ridership for a typical Thursday. During the first five Spare the Air days this year, BART estimates that a total of 131,000 additional people have steered
BART expands its involvement in student engineering competition
BART sponsoring more schools as they try to follow in footsteps of 2005 Future City regional winner BART will expand its involvement in the Future City engineering competition Saturday, January 7, 2006 when it invites eight teams from middle schools in San Francisco, Oakland and Richmond to the BART
BART issues notice of disadvantaged business enterprise goal
In accordance with requirements of the U.S Department of Transportation (USDOT) as set forth in 49 CFR Part 26, the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) hereby notifies the public that it has set an overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal for federally funded contracts during the
New BART Chief of Police has been selected
According to BART Chief Communications Officer Linton Johnson, this afternoon General Manager Dorothy Dugger confirmed that she has selected former Fairfield Police Chief Kenton Rainey as BART's new Chief of Police. Chief Rainey will come to the BART with a long and distinguished career in law enforcement
BART responds to drought with water reduction action plan
BART applauds the Governor’s call for mandatory water reduction statewide. For over a year now BART has put into place water reduction strategies to respond to the drought. Action items are both short term and long term and align with BART’s environmental and sustainability policies. “BART has made a
BART Police arrest suspect in copper cable theft
Cable, tools and drugs among evidence recovered During the early morning hours of December 8, 2011, members of the BART Police Department began an operation with the intention of serving an arrest warrant for Dennis McGuire (07/19/59), a subject with a lengthy criminal history, suspected of being involved in
BART Board of Directors to Hear Info On Beverage Policy
The BART Board of Directors will hear information at its meeting Thursday about whether riders should be allowed to drink beverages on trains. The current policy bans eating and drinking on trains and anywhere inside the paid areas of stations. An idea had been proposed to let riders drink beverages, but only
BART begins evaluating digital displays for advertising and news
BART turned on its first digital advertising and news display at the Montgomery Station platform today as part of a pilot program that will include getting feedback from riders. The 82-inch LCD display replaces two advertising posters across from the platform and will rotate a mix of advertising, news