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Local design students invigorate Market Street BART stations with colorful designs
“Have a ___ Day” installed at Embarcadero Station. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Easton. What comes to mind when you think of San Francisco? It might be icons, like the Golden Gate Bridge and the Victorians of Alamo Square. It might be the seals at Pier 29 or a bread bowl of chowder from Boudin. It might even be
BART riders who transfer to Muni should plan for subway closures
BART riders who transfer to Muni should be aware of planned Muni subway closures and bus bridges. The following information has been provided by The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which operates Muni. The Muni Metro Subway from Montgomery to West Portal station will close early on
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BART summer internships give students real-world experience in public transportation
Iris Nunez, (left) Track Engineering Intern and Ann Cherayil, Construction Engineering Intern work the A65 Hayward track replacement project By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerJennie Nguyen’s summer internship with BART let her stretch her computer science skills with real-world experience architecting
BART summer internships give students real-world experience in public transportation
Iris Nunez, (left) Track Engineering Intern and Ann Cherayil, Construction Engineering Intern work the A65 Hayward track replacement project By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerJennie Nguyen’s summer internship with BART let her stretch her computer science skills with real-world experience architecting
Financial picture for BART bleaker than expected despite union leadership claims
Sales tax drops 20%, ridership down 10% The economic storm that's swept the country wiping out both public and private sector budgets, continues to take a terrible toll on businesses and governmental agencies across the Bay Area including BART. Newly released state figures now show BART has just suffered the
A cleaner, more comfortable ride: Taking a look at BART's seat replacement project
Photo of BART seat, mid-replacement By Xuan Lam BART Website Intern On an empty railcar, with the intense focus of a surgeon taking out an appendix, a BART worker pokes and pries to remove a saggy, dingy seat cushion from its frame. For a few moments the empty frame looks skeletal, coiled springs exposed at
BART to stop selling all discounted magnetic tickets on December 31, 2021
As part of BART’s transition to offer Clipper as the only fare product available for purchase, BART will stop selling all discounted magnetic stripe tickets starting December 31, 2021, while helping riders transition to the discounted Clipper option. While BART stopped selling tickets from station vending
BART adds more Airport/Long Term parking spaces for holiday period
BART has nearly doubled the number of Airport/Long Term parking spaces available during the Christmas travel season. The additional Airport/Long Term spaces will be available from Friday, December 19, 2008 through Sunday, January 4, 2009. BART is urging the public to purchase their parking permits early as