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BART Board: Zero tolerance for attacks on front line employees
Resolution emphasizes that BART will seek prosecution to fullest extent of the law The BART Board today expressed its solidarity with front line employees such as Station Agents and Train Operators by unanimously passing a resolution that expresses “support for the prosecution of attacks on front line staff
BART expects record ridership to SFO during Christmas week
50,000 riders expected to take BART to SFO airport BART officials expect ridership to the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Station during Christmas week to soar even above last year's record-setting levels. From December 21 to December 27, BART is predicting 50,000 people will use the SFO Station
BART seeks industry input on key federal stimulus project
Oakland Airport Connector on fast track to construction BART is looking for industry input to begin the process of building the long-awaited transit connection between the Oakland Airport and the Coliseum BART Station that will be quicker, easier and more efficient than the current connection – the AirBART
BART Board delays next fare increase by six months
Today the BART Board of Directors put the brakes on the next regularly scheduled fare increase. Instead of ticket prices going up on January 1, 2012 as originally planned, they won’t increase until six months later – on July 1, 2012. This was the last piece of the Board’s overall plan to thank riders for
BART Police Civilian Review Board (BPCRB)
BART to run longer trains for Chinese New Year Parade
BART will be operating long trains all day Saturday to bring customers planning on attending the Chinese New Year Parade into San Francisco. In addition to long trains in the evening BART will have extra event trains to bring customers home following the parade. BART staff will monitor the progress of the
Coming soon: new smartphone app for BART rider safety
BART riders will soon have a simple-to-use app available on their smartphones that will allow them to easily report crimes, suspicious items or activities or other safety hazards on the BART system. Riders have been asking for a safe, silent and discreet way to communicate with BART when they are on a train
BART awarded new grant to jumpstart Art Master Plan
BART’s emergent art program is getting a boost thanks to a new grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The $20,000 award is being presented to BART through the NEA’s Art Works grant program. The funds will be used to support important work for BART’s Art Master Plan. That includes getting a
BART Police Department Hosts Safety Awareness Event at Rockridge
The BART Police Department will host a safety awareness event on Monday, December 20, 2010, from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Rockridge BART Station. Uniformed BART Police personnel will be providing tips and giveaways to promote safety awareness during the holiday season. Walking escorts to vehicles will be
BART more than doubles number of electronic bike lockers
Lockers at Castro Valley Station Over the last few months BART has installed 336 new electronic bike lockers at 19 stations. This is the second deployment of lockers around the BART system. The first shared-use electronic lockers started appearing at BART stations in 2008. BART now has more than 500