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Accessibility innovation is the focus at June 8 BART conference in Berkeley
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Around 175 attendees are signed up for a June 8 conference BART is sponsoring that will bring together technologists, accessibility advocates and people with sensory and mobility challenges to brainstorm ideas for making BART more accessible to all. The one-day event
Don't Save BART's Rainforest: Water Intrusion in the Tunnels
The Bay Area is home to some of the most beautiful water vistas in the United States, but all that water causes problems for a subway system like BART. Over four decades after construction, underground trickles and leaks are becoming more and more common. Engineers are exploring options for a more permanent
Construction to begin on subway section of Fremont BART extension
On Monday, August 24, BART will reach another milestone on a major phase of the Warm Springs Extension project that will ultimately bring BART closer to Silicon Valley. BART will issue a “Notice to Proceed” to Shimmick Construction Company, Inc./Skanska USA Civil West California District Inc. Joint Venture
BART Board committed to reaching contract agreement by Sunday
BART Board President Tom Radulovich issued the following statement on labor negotiations: “The BART Board of Directors met today in a closed session to discuss the status of labor negotiations. BART's Board is committed to working continuously today, tomorrow, and through the weekend to reach an agreement
BART lengthens commute trains to accommodate increased ridership
September ridership up 3 to 4 percent over same period last year Today BART began giving its riders additional room by adding more cars onto morning and evening commute trains. The combination of gas prices, Bay Bridge construction, gridlock and games at the Oakland Coliseum & SBC Park has spurred ridership
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 Police begin implementation of Narcan opioid antidote
Images above: Narcan single-use dose, left. Penny at right next to grains of fentanyl for comparison By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer The doses, single-use nasal sprays sealed in plastic containers that look like your typical allergy spray, have been stocked. BART Police officers have been trained in
BART restores full-speed service on Fremont line
BART restored normal, full-speed service today between Bay Fair and Fremont Stations -- a full month earlier than projected. Now trains on both the Richmond-Fremont and Daly City-Fremont lines will run on their regular schedules and make their usual stops all the way to Fremont. On May 10, an electrical fire
BART announces Friday's Spare the Air ridership estimates
BART is projecting at least a 6% increase in ridership Friday, July 21 as a result of the Spare the Air free transit day. That means an estimated 20,000 more people are expected to take BART than usual Friday. Total ridership for Friday, July 21, is projected to be 343,000. Friday is the last of the six, free
Take BART to the 2015 Chinese New Year parade
Join us in celebrating the Year of the Ram. Take BART to the celebration in downtown San Francisco on Saturday, March 7. Exit at Powell or Montgomery station to find your perfect parade viewing spot. The fun starts at 5:15pm at the corner of Second and Market streets and winds along Market to Post, Sutter