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Join BART PD Oct. 4 at Powell Station for National Coffee With a Cop Day
Save the date for National Coffee With a Cop Day! Please join BART Police on Wednesday, October 4, from 8-10am at the Starbucks Coffee SF Centre store located at the Powell Street BART station in San Francisco. This annual nationwide coffee klatch was founded in 2011, and brings police officers and the
BART Board night meeting to be held focusing on parking, budget, and fare gates
The BART Board of Directors will hold its next meeting at night to encourage greater public participation. The March 24th meeting will start at 5pm and will be live streamed on BART.gov. Due to COVID-19 the BART Board has been meeting virtually with public comment available via Zoom or email. Key topics
Police chief, auditor update BART Board on July 3 officer-involved shooting
Here is a closed/caption-provided transcript of Item 3A from the Thursday, July 14, 2011, BART Board of Directors meeting, an update on the July 3, 2011, officer-involved shooting at the Civic Center/UN Plaza BART Station. A playback with video and audio will be available later today at www.bart.gov/board
From waiting tables to wearing tutus, BART Police volunteer for Special Olympics
BART PD's Chris Vogan stacks cups at a Tip-A-Cop Night By STEFAN MARTINEZ BART Website Intern The family of four that sat down at Max’s Diner one recent Wednesday evening in San Ramon did not expect their waiter to be decked out in full law enforcement blue. It was Tip-A-Cop Night, when officers like Scott
BART continues longer trains for evening commute because of soaring morning ridership
85% jump in morning transbay ridership Although the Bay Bridge opened around 9:00 a.m., BART will continue to run longer trains both throughout the day and during the evening commute to carry home the large number of additional riders who chose to use BART this morning while the Bay Bridge was closed. Between
BART recruiting for Transit Security Advisory Committee (applications due 6/1/2023)
BART's Transit Security Advisory Committee (TSAC) is currently looking to fill several open positions and is accepting applications until June 1, 2023. TSAC is the citizen and community oversight committee that works to ensure Assembly Bill 716 (Dickinson) -- which allows BART Police Officers the authority to
Ghirardelli sponsors BART Rider Thank You Day September 4, 2009
Ghirardelli Chocolate is teaming up with BART to sponsor another Rider Thank You Day on Friday, September 4, 2009. Ghirardelli will pass out 65,000 free individually wrapped chocolate squares along with discount coupons at six BART stations between 6:00 am and 9:00 am on September 4 to thank riders for taking
Commuter tax benefits are up for 2013, making BART an even better value
Commuter tax benefits for transit have increased in 2013, making BART an even better value. Thanks to the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, there’s an increase in the amount you can save using pre-tax dollars for commuting. The tax code now allows up to $245 per month for qualified transit fares. And
BART releases final environmental documents for slope repairs at Castro Valley and Concord
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is proposing the BART Slope Stabilization Project (Project) along BART’s alignment to perform maintenance on damaged abutment joints, drainage systems, and eroded slopes, reducing long-term risk to passengers, employees, and property. Abutments are
Renowned artist Gordon Huether fills BART to OAK with color and beauty
Gordon Huether, one of the country's most respected artists who specializes in major, site-specific art, is about to install one of his latest large-scale works in BART's Oakland Airport Connector, the train-to-plane connection now under construction, and scheduled to open by the end of 2014. Soon BART riders