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BART moves to new email and text message platform March 9

On Monday, March 9, BART will launch a new platform for subscription-based email and text alerts. Our current system is how we send out BART Service Advisories and other news and announcements you have subscribed to as detailed here. Here is what you need to know: • The new platform will send email messages

BART to reduce public impacts from Lafayette track rebuild

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The construction team rebuilding a large section of trackway near the Lafayette Station is ahead of schedule and that is allowing BART to lessen the public impact of remaining track work. Workers have been active around-the-clock during two previous shutdown weekends to replace nearly 50-year-old track

BART Police to carry torch to support Special Olympics athletes

On June 18, 2012, BART Police personnel will carry the Special Olympics “Flame of Hope” in the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR). At approximately 10:30 am, BART Police personnel will receive the torch at the Hayward Police Department and will run 3.5 miles to the Castro Valley BART Station. From there, BART

BART Police help with Fruitvale cleanup and Halloween costume drive

Officer Denise Gutierrez and her cleanup partner take a break from picking up litter to pose for the camera On Oct. 15, 2011, BART Police Department staff and BART Board Member Robert Raburn joined a community effort to help spruce up the Fruitvale area. Raburn, around a dozen BPD officers, neighborhood

New posters on BART trains celebrate LGBT Pride Month

June is LGBT Pride Month -- and BART is helping riders take part in the many events celebrating Pride Month in the Bay Area. LGBT stands for Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender; Pride Month is dedicated to inclusion and recognition of diversity in sexual orientation and gender identity. "From around the world

BART seeks input on Bay Fair development and access plan

Community meeting scheduled for Saturday, March 3 BART, the City of San Leandro, Alameda County, AC Transit and Bayfair Center invite the public to a community meeting to learn about alternative access and development concepts for the Bay Fair BART Station Area. The Bay Fair BART Transit-Oriented Development

Rep. Garamendi tours BART to see stimulus money in action

$13 million in stimulus means more seating, more trains and more jobs East Bay Congressman John Garamendi (D) toured BART today to see how a new construction project, using $13 million in federal stimulus money, is putting thousands of people to work and will ultimately provide more seating, more trains and

BART running longer trains for the Big Game - Stanford at Cal

BART will run longer trains through Berkeley on Saturday, November 20, for the 113th playing of a classic rivalry known as the Big Game -- the football matchup between the Cal Bears and Stanford Cardinal. The game is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley. Fans can avoid the hassles of

BART Police mourn death of officer killed in plane crash

Officer Craig Wilson Joined BART Police in August 2003 BART Police are wearing mourning bands on their badges as they grieve over the death of one of their own: 36-year-old Officer Craig Wilson. BART Police Chief Gary Gee requested all police staff to wear the bands until after the funeral service of Officer

BART runs Saturday schedule on Presidents’ Day 2015

BART will operate on a Saturday schedule on Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 16, 2015. Parking will be free. Service will begin at 6:00 a.m. and follow the Saturday schedule except for one change to add earlier trains on the Richmond line in the morning. Normally when we operate Saturday service, the first