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BPD launches Text BART Police

The BART Police Department is launching a new initiative that gives riders another way to request assistance from officers while they’re in the system. Text BART Police allows riders, employees, and others to directly contact the BPD Dispatch Center. The launch builds on the success of the BART Watch app

BART sets Saturday ridership record

229,314 riders on October 7?highest Saturday ridership in history The numbers are in, and last Saturday, BART saw the highest ridership it's ever had for a Saturday in its 34-year history. On Saturday, October 7, 2006, 229,314 people rode BART to attend Fleet Week in San Francisco and the Cal Bears game in

BART GM names new deputy

General Manager Names Marcia deVaughn as Deputy GM BART General Manager Dorothy Dugger has appointed Marcia deVaughn as Deputy General Manager. In her new role, deVaughn will help Dugger lead BART into an era of an enhanced customer experience by reinvesting in the current BART system, improving safety and

Take BART to the SF Pride Celebration

2007 marks the 37th anniversary of the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade. This year's theme is "Pride, Not Prejudice" and the event will be held Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, 24 in the Civic Center of downtown San Francisco, just steps from the Civic Center BART station. With over 200 parade

Podcast: Explore the history of the BART map

There are few images in the Bay Area that are more iconic than the BART system map. Millions of people see the maps throughout the system every year and regular riders can probably create a fairly accurate version of it from memory. On this edition of our podcast series “Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART,” we

BART's new budget: funding for the future

BART’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget uses operating dollars to fund important capital projects for the future, including the next generation of rail cars. The BART Board of Directors voted today, eight to one, to adopt the budget, which will go into effect July 1, 2012. BART will use a total of $45 million in

BART doubles parking for holiday travelers

More Airport/Long Term parking spaces for travelers to SFO and OAK BART has doubled the number of Airport/Long Term parking spaces available during the holiday travel season! Buy your permits early because we expect heavy demand from people who are flying or taking a train out of town. Permits are available

BART PD reaches hiring milestone

The BART Police Department has now hired 40 officers this calendar year. That’s equal to the total number of officers hired in 2017 and 2018 combined. The progress in officer hiring comes as the department has been engaged in a far-reaching recruitment campaign, which builds upon a new labor contract that was

Ride BART to MLK Day celebration

BART trains will carry riders from throughout the system to Civic Center Station on Monday, January 16 for Northern California's largest celebration honoring the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Martin Luther King Day celebration takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bill Graham

BART and VTA Joint Statement of Commitment

As we look forward to the New Year and the beginning of BART service in Santa Clara County, we wish to reinforce and confirm our organizations’ mutual commitment to successfully transition from the construction to the operational phase of the BART Extension to Silicon Valley. Our organizations have worked