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BART expanding Clipper-only sales at stations systemwide through 2020
BART has successfully transitioned all stations to offer Clipper as the only fare product available for purchase. Systemwide conversion was fully completed the week of December 7, 2020. Find details about the transition here. See below for information about the conversion schedule. The section below was
BART to hold budget telephone townhall on Thursday, May 7th
**If you missed our telephone townhall you can download the mp3 recording to listen to the event. BART officials will hold its first ever telephone town hall meeting and webcast on Thursday, May 7, 2015 from 6:30pm-7:30pm to offer the public the opportunity to ask questions about BART’s budget which is
BART seeks public input on new police chief with online survey
Note! This survey closed at the end of the business day on Thursday, January 7, 2010. An online survey is now available to provide input on qualities and experience desired for new BART Chief of Police. BART invites the public to take an online survey designed to give us input on the qualities and experience
BART budget prioritizes increased passenger and employee safety, maintains flexibility
The BART Board of Directors has approved a $2.42 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) which begins July 1, 2020. The budget was developed during unprecedented shelter-in-place orders that have resulted in significant ridership decline and revenue loss. The budget focuses on increased investment in
BART looks at ideas to deal with projected FY10 budget deficit
The BART Board of Directors is scheduled to hear a presentation at its Thursday, March 12, meeting on the economic outlook for the next fiscal year (FY10), which begins July 1, 2009. Amid the continuing recession, BART is projecting declines in two key revenue sources – passenger revenue and sales tax, which
BART takes new steps to address urgent messes on board trains
Rapid response train cleaners have been deployed to key mid-line station platforms as part of the agency’s efforts to manage urgent cleaning needs on trains. Dedicated teams have been positioned at the MacArthur and Lake Merritt Station platforms where they can quickly intercept a train and clean messes from
BART Board considers preliminary operating budget for Fiscal Year 2010
The BART Board of Directors is considering a preliminary operating budget for Fiscal Year 2010 that takes a multi-pronged approach to dealing with a $54 million deficit – including cost-cutting, eliminating positions and raising more revenue from fare increases and parking fee expansion. The Board received
BART Independent Police Auditor to hold community forum on Jan. 29
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District has created the Office of the Independent Police Auditor (OIPA) and the Citizen Review Board (CRB) to provide effective, independent oversight of the BART Police Department. One of the cornerstones of effective oversight is community input and engagement. To
Statement from BART General Manager Grace Crunican on NTSB report
BART acknowledges receipt of the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) final report on the tragic accident of October 19, 2013 and wishes to thank the NTSB for its meticulous investigation. Our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the families of Chris Sheppard and Larry Daniels, as well as to
BART PD reports drop in crime rate for second straight month
Newly released numbers from the BART Police Department show BART’s overall crime rate for the first two months of 2020 is down 7% compared with January and February of last year. Over that same time violent crime is down 16%. A big reason behind the recent decline in BART’s crime rate is a drop in the number