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BART provides thousands the opportunity to attend MLK Day Celebrations for free
Photo of MLK Day Parade in San Francisco in 2013 (By Steve Rhodes/Creative Commons) For Cesar Barragan, the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be devoted to education, civic engagement – and having fun on a field day in San Francisco. As program manager for Brothers on the Rise, an Oakland-based non
BART adds monthly ridership reports; latest release of open data
A leader in opening up its data to the public, BART now is providing monthly ridership number reports. These reports, in a downloadable spreadsheet format, give a snapshot of how many people are traveling between various stations in the BART system. You can look at this "entry-exit" data to see average
Public gets first look at detailed concepts for BART's Fleet of the Future
Exterior concept design By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer The public is getting its first look at detailed concepts for BART's Fleet of the Future, new train cars designed by BMW Group DesignworksUSA to replace the oldest fleet in the nation. BART has been gathering public input through a series of
BART holds meeting Feb. 12 on new small business program
Are you a small business owner? BART wants to work with you on the following contracts: CONSTRUCTION — PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — PROCUREMENT — GOODS & SERVICES The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District invites you to attend a special meeting to learn about significant changes made to our NEW Small
BART Board approves El Cerrito del Norte Station modernization
On Thursday, February 9, the BART Board of Directors approved a plan to bring a series of upgrades to BART’s busiest station in Contra Costa County. The BART Board has awarded a contract to begin modernizing El Cerrito del Norte Station. The modernization plan will improve the area inside the fare gates
BART PD reports decline in crime rate for third straight month
For the third consecutive month BART has seen a decline in its crime rate. BART’s overall crime rate through March is down 21% compared with the same three months of 2019. The drop includes a 30% decrease in violent crimes over that same period. BART crime had already started to decline in the first two
BART Board approves new Oakland Airport Connector funding plan
The BART Board reaffirmed its commitment today to creating thousands of jobs by approving a new funding package worth $484 million to build the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) - a world-class, pollution-free, swift and reliable train-to-plane connection between the Coliseum BART Station and the Oakland
BART Police arrest leads to discovery of suspected stolen bikes and parts
Owners sought to identify property 57-year-old Richmond resident Marque Moore’s first mistake was to have a stolen bike in his possession, his second was to try to sell it back to its owner. Fortunately for the bike theft victim, BART Police Officers were on hand when Moore agreed to meet at BART’s Ashby
BART earns highest security rating from Transportation Security Administration
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) awarded BART the highest security rating possible following a comprehensive assessment of BART’s security program. BART received a “Gold Standard” rating by attaining high scores across all categories of the TSA’s most recent Baseline Assessments for Security
BART seeks input on below-inflation fare increase scheduled for January
BART has a program of small regular fare increases to generate revenue to help fund the system’s extensive capital needs, with the next increase scheduled for January 1, 2016. The increase amount is determined by averaging national and local inflation over a two-year period and then subtracting 0.5% to