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New art exhibit recalls silver android who rode BART for performance art piece in 1978
Photo by Kathleen Karp, copyright JBLee 1978 By Melissa Jordan BART Senior Web Producer The year was 1978. Star Wars fever had swept the nation a year earlier, with fantastic characters like the droid C-3P0 capturing the public imagination. In San Francisco, an artist who went by the name JONaEON took on the
BART offers extended service for 2022 New Year’s Eve; Avoid lines with Clipper on your phone
For New Year’s Eve we will run standard Saturday service but with an extended closing time and extra event trains. 1 am Service at a Glance: Three-line special service (Yellow, Blue and Orange only- see map below). Trains will be waiting at MacArthur, 12th St and Bay Fair for timed transfers. SFO and OAK
U.S. House Committee increases transit security funding eight times for BART and other mass transit
Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher spearheads efforts to base funding on risk U.S. Representative Ellen Tauscher (Walnut Creek-D) and a bi-partisan group of powerful congressional committee members are so determined to better protect BART riders and the passengers of the nation's other mass transit systems from a
BART Police Chief Statement on fatal stabbing at 24th St. Mission Plaza, station closure
Statement from BART Police Chief Ed Alvarez at 4pm, August 28, 2022 The BART Police Department is leading the investigation into a fatal stabbing this afternoon at street level on the 24th Street Plaza above 24th Street Mission Station. Our surveillance cameras show two adult males arguing near the elevator
BART takes proactive steps to minimize flu spread risk
Dear Customer: As of April 28, there are no train-related travel advisories as there are with air travel; however, we are taking proactive measures to do our part to minimize further outbreaks of the H1N1/“Swine Flu” virus. We are providing cleaning supplies and masks to our employees and encouraging them to
“Excited delirium” removed from BART Police Department policy manual and will no longer be used in written reports
The term “excited delirium” was removed from the BART Police Department (BPD) policy manual and BPD has issued a departmental bulletin informing employees of the change. BPD employees will no longer use the term “excited delirium” in any written reports. The change in policy was recommended by the BART Office
BART phases out EZ Rider for fare payment this week; get your Clipper card now
BART is phasing out its EZ Rider card for fare payment this week and urges you to switch to the Clipper card (info at www.clippercard.com). The shutdown of EZ Rider cards for fare payment begins on Wednesday, December 15 -- your EZ Rider card may not work at faregates in your station beginning on that day
BART receives more than 7,000 entries so far in Trains to Planes Sweepstakes
BART’s Trains To Planes Sweepstakes has received more than 7,000 entries to date, and the first batch of winners is being announced. The contest, a first of its kind for BART, runs through the end of March. If you haven’t entered yet, don’t miss out on this chance to win a free round trip ticket to any
Homeward bound: Woman who was BART’s 1st LEAD drug-diversion referral reunites with mom
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Jessica is back home. The 23-year-old was living on the streets of San Francisco and battling drug addiction when BART Police Department officers made her their first referral in a pilot Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program. LEAD is one of the several
New BART Trip Planner now in beta, offers real-time end to end trip planning
BART has launched the beta version of its new Multi-Modal Trip Planner, which will help riders go anywhere in the Bay Area using the various modes of transportation the region provides. Riders can now plug in their home address, work address or their next destination to find the most transit-friendly route at