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Critical Asset Patrol officers at press conference BART riders will notice extra security today and in the future, as the transit system steps up police presence following the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. While there has been no specific threat, BART is taking a number of steps to increase

As part of continuing outreach to developers and customers, BART has created a “ developer app center” section of its website where third-party applications for various platforms are listed. BART was one of the first transit agencies in the country to open up its schedule and real-time information to third

The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) has prepared a DRAFT Management Audit of the BART Police Department. The DRAFT Management Audit will be finalized after NOBLE presents its findings and recommendations at a Special Meeting of the BART Board of Directors on Thursday, October

Customer satisfaction ratings among surveyed BART riders are up 16 percentage points from the last survey two years ago. In the most recent survey, 72% of riders reported being satisfied with BART, compared to 56% in the 2018 survey. 81% would recommend BART to a friend (up from 74%) and 66% agree BART is a

BART attracts more than 700 applications for its most recent Police Officer recruitment, confirming that enforcing transit safety and security is a popular career. “As BART’s Police Chief, I am extremely pleased with the number of applications BART received for this single posting,” Chief Kenton Rainey said.

BART’s highest-ridership day ever was the 2010 Giant’s World Series victory parade with 522,198 riders. Now it’s 2012 and the Giants are World Series champions again. This time the parade comes on a day that would typically have high ridership already – Oct. 31, Halloween, when many people take BART for

A BART Police Officer is in the hospital this morning after a suspect fleeing from Alameda County Sheriff deputies in a stolen car, ran a red light in Hayward just before midnight Sunday evening and crashed into the BART officer’s patrol vehicle. The BART Police Officer, who was not involved in chasing the

It’s not fairy dust in your eyes if you see Tinker Bell flying on your BART ticket soon. Starting tomorrow, riders will find the main characters from the world famous JM Barrie play: Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Tinker Bell and Wendy and the Lost Boys featured on BART ticket backs. Riders who collect all four

January 2, 2015 “BART supports the rights of free expression. Just yesterday, New Year’s Day, the District facilitated a vigil to honor the life of Oscar Grant at the Fruitvale BART Station, drawing hundreds of community participants. BART has an Expressive Activities permit procedure which balances the

Walnut Creek Police Credit BART Dog for Playing "Significant Role" in Discovering Weapons Stash The Walnut Creek Police Department is crediting the discovery of illegal firearms and explosives to one of BART's bomb sniffing dog teams. Walnut Creek Police asked BART Police Officer Jason Ledford and his