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Help at the holidays: BART employee toy drive benefits Mission Neighborhood Centers
Nearly 1,000 toys and more than $2,500 in gift cards were presented today to Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc. at the BART Board of Directors meeting. By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerIt’s right after lunch and the younger children have been picked up from their schools by staff and ferried to the
BART gears up for epic weekend with more train cars, special event trains
BART is significantly boosting its passenger carrying capacity for what promises to be an epic Bay Area weekend of events that include Fleet Week activities, America’s Cup races, concerts at East Bay music venues, home games for the 49ers, Giants and possibly the A’s and a full slate of parades and street
BART gears up to prevent service disruptions from Public Safety Power Shutoffs
BART has been working closely with PG&E throughout the 2020 wildfire season in anticipation of the eventual implementation of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). PG&E may turn off electricity in designated areas to lessen the threat of fires. BART is using lessons learned from the last fire season to do all
BART gears up to prevent service disruptions from Public Safety Power Shutoffs
BART has been in contact with PG&E as the 2021 wildfire season approaches in anticipation of the eventual implementation of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). PG&E may turn off electricity in designated areas to lessen the threat of fires. BART is using lessons learned from the past fire seasons to do all
New Fremont dog park opening latest milestone for BART Warm Springs Extension
By Xuan Lam BART Website Intern At the opening of the new dog park in Fremont Central Park on Wednesday, a cacophony of howls and yips from assorted canines mixed with excited chatter and laughter from dog owners. When the ribbon was finally cut by Fremont Mayor Bob Wasserman and BART Board Director Tom
BART seeks public help in case of man found unconscious at Civic Center Station
The BART Police Department (BART PD) is seeking BART riders who used the Civic Center Station on Friday, March 9, 2012, and may have seen something unusual involving a Caucasian, six foot male with brown hair and hazel eyes. The BART PD is seeking the public’s help to find out what happened to this man who
Transcript of statement from BART Police Patrol Bureau Commander Daniel Hartwig
November 23rd news conference on incident at West Oakland Station (Saturday, November 21st)Good evening everyone, I'm Commander Dan Hartwig.The current status of the investigation is as follows: Today we have identified 12 separate witnesses who were at the West Oakland BART Station on Saturday evening. We
Riders invited to Sept 27th evening BART Board meeting on system safety
UPDATE: This board meeting will be livestreamed and recorded for future viewing. Rider safety will be the focus as the BART Board of Directors holds its Thursday, September 27 th meeting at 5pm at Pittsburg City Hall. The BART board voted in August to hold a special night meeting in a suburban location to
BART Statement on Ca. Public Utilities Commission decision related to 2013 fatal accident
BART is currently evaluating the October 11 th Decision by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) regarding the tragic deaths of two workers along the BART tracks on October 19, 2013. BART has worked with the CPUC and others to identify and address all potential causes of the accident. BART
BART unveils new swing style fare gate and dramatic savings for systemwide rollout
The Richmond BART Station now has a newly designed accessible fare gate prototype to test BART’s next generation of faregates. The new design is the result of months of innovation by BART staff that has reduced the cost estimate for replacing fare gates across the system from $150 to $90 million, a 40%