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BART opens outreach survey to public on new public safety approaches
UPDATE AS OF 12/21/2020: Thank you for participating in the survey. The survey is now closed. BART is conducting outreach on new public safety approaches that emphasize responding to homelessness, behavioral health and substance use issues without relying on armed police. We invite you to take this survey and
BART invites public comment on East Contra Costa County extension
Proposed project would extend service from Pittsburg/Bay Point Station to Antioch BART wants the public's opinion on a proposal to extend the system into Eastern Contra Costa County. The agency is looking to see what people have to say about the potential impacts an extension would have on the environment
BART holds kick-off for Measure RR small-business outreach
Above: Members of a BART panel answer questions after a Measure RR Kick-off Event By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Javier Chavez, who works in his family’s business TJ&M Masonry in Benicia, was one of the first in the seats at the auditorium on Thursday. “My dad asked me to come to find out what
BART ready for Giants playoff games and Fleet Week this weekend in SF
Riders can take BART to Giants playoff home games and Fleet Week activities in San Francisco this weekend. BART’s expansion of service in August increased service hours for the system six days a week. That means trains will be running until midnight this Friday and Saturday when the Giants host their first
BART service restored after power outage contributes to system shutdown
BART trains are back on time tonight after a power outage in Oakland forced BART to stop normal train service for 45 minutes. Power went out at 1:05 p.m. It came back on at 1:50 p.m. By 2:15 p.m. all trains were running on time. However, many passengers were delayed at least 45 minutes. Approximately 8,000
BART reduces rebuilding impacts on September weekends amid ridership increase
Construction teams have been making substantial progress on replacing vital track components in southern Alameda County. Work is continuing between the South Hayward and Union City stations, but BART is now able to cancel two track-shutdown weekends that had been planned for Labor Day weekend September 4-6 as
Domestic violence cases are largest category of BART prohibition orders issued
Domestic violence crosses all lines, including public transit: Here's how BART Police handle it By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Aug. 22, 2014, Bay Fair Station: Witnesses see a man and woman arguing in the bus zone; the man strikes the woman and grabs a stroller with a 2-year-old inside. Sept. 14
BART shifts westbound I-580 lanes for new station construction
Following last week's postponement, on the evenings of Monday, July 30 and Tuesday, July 31, BART crews hope to finish all the lane shifting work in the westbound direction that they need to do in order to begin construction of the highly-anticipated BART station and transit village in West Dublin/Pleasanton
Woman whose bike was stolen at BART station helps in sting to recover it
A 44-year-old Oakland woman wasn't going to sit back and let her $900 bike get stolen without striking back. So she enlisted the help of BART Police in a sting operation that not only recovered the bike, stolen from MacArthur station last weekend, but put the suspected thief in jail. She spotted her bike for
Pistol-whipping suspect identified by BART cameras and arrested for attempted homicide
The suspect in last week’s pistol-whipping aboard a BART train is under arrest for attempted homicide thanks to BART surveillance cameras and teamwork between BART Police Department and San Francisco Police Department officers. A BPD patrol officer reviewing surveillance camera images of the March 16th