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BART earthquake program seeks members for Citizens' Oversight Committee
BART earthquake program seeks members for Citizens' Oversight Committee BART is seekinginterested applicants for participation on its Earthquake Safety Program Citizens' Oversight Committee. The role of the Committee is to verify that BART properly spends the bond revenues that voters authorized under Measure
BART Earthquake Safety Program on "fast track" to construction
BART issues 1st annual "Earthquake Safety Media Progress Report" One year ago this month, nearly 70% of voters approved Measure AA – a $980 million bond that will help fund BART's $1.3 billion, 10 year Earthquake Safety Program. The program is designed to strengthen BART stations, elevated train tracks and
Take the BART Earth Day Quiz and celebrate sustainability
On Saturday, April 22, BART will join the world in celebrating Earth Day, an international event held annually since 1970 to support environmental protections and sustainability. It's no secret that public transit is one of the greenest ways to get around the Bay Area. BART continues to offer train service
Station security, access and other information during a BART strike
During the BART strike here are some details you ought to know about station security, access, parking and more: Security District personnel will close all stations, shops, yards and all BART buildings to secure assets. All required inspections will continue to take place. BART’s Operation Control Center will
Gov. announces $24 million for BART's Earthquake Safety Program
Voter-approved Proposition 1B money to strengthen Transbay Tube Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced a state allocation of $24 million to help ensure the safety of the millions of BART passengers who travel through the Transbay Tube each year. This award will help fund BART's Earthquake Safety Program
BART tackles unprecedented escalator outages with additional repair staff
BART has assigned additional staff in a concentrated effort to repair out-of-service escalators, particularly the 12 escalators out of service in the downtown San Francisco stations. Thanks to this additional effort, BART expects to have seven of the 12 escalators in San Francisco back in operation by June 22
BART extends hours, runs special service New Year's Eve
Trains will skip some stations, plus there will be more police and employees in the system BART will extend service until 3 a.m. again this New Year's Eve, and there will be two significant changes to help you arrive at your destinations as safely and swiftly as possible: trains will skip some stops in
BART, FSN Bay Area & Oakland A's "Golden Ticket" Sweepstakes
101 Prize-winning BART "Golden Ticket" ticketbacks will be distributed September 1 - 14, 2006 BART, FSN Bay Area and the Oakland Athletics are announcing the start of the "Golden Ticket" sweepstakes. From Friday, September 1st to Thursday, September 14th, 101 BART "Golden Ticket" ticketbacks will be randomly
BART releases platform video from July 3 officer involved shooting
The public will be able to see BART’s platform video that provides a partial view of the July 3, 2011 officer involved shooting on the platform of the Civic Center/UN Plaza BART Station. Today BART released the platform video, which contains what happened moments before the shooting, which killed 45-year-old
Improvements underway for more secure bicycle parking at BART
BART has a plan to double the rate at which riders access the system by bicycle and now, five years into the 10-year plan, there are some exciting improvements underway to make parking your bike at BART stations more secure and convenient than ever before. These projects include testing new, more secure types