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Public meeting 9/7 on small-business contracting opportunities from Measure RR
You're invited to attend a public meeting to learn about upcoming opportunities for small business contractors as part of the BART Measure RR rebuilding program. In November 2016, the residents of San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa counties approved a $3.5 billion bond measure, Measure RR, to improve
New City of Berkeley parking tax for Ashby and North Berkeley stations goes into effect 9/1/22
The City of Berkeley is now requiring that a 10% tax be imposed on parking fees collected at the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations. Parking rates will be increased to incorporate the tax, effective September 1st, 2022. Daily Fee parking will increase from $3.00 to $3.30 per day; Single/Multi-Day Reserved
New budget cleans trains, improves service
New budget cleans trains, doubles SFO/Millbrae service, improves night/weekend service On Thursday, June 14, the BART Board of Directors approved a $627.4 million Fiscal Year 2008 (FY08) Operating Budget. The budget makes substantial improvements to the overall customer experience by: Doubling the number of
No more shutdowns in 2022 for trackway replacement work between South Hayward and Union City
Updated 9/29/22 The bus bridge weekends for this trackway rebuilding project have now been completed. Crews will continue to work during overnight hours through the rest of the year but those efforts are not expected to impact service. Thank you for your patience as BART replaced track components that in many
Project Alternatives
Project Alternatives The Project EIR evaluates a BART rail extension as the proposed project, along with three other transit alternatives, and a "no project" alternative. The alternatives are: A. Conventional BART Extension (proposed project) B. Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) or Electric Multiple Unit (EMU)
Parking fee changes at several stations take effect Feb. 2
Beginning Monday, February 2, 2009, the daily parking fee at Daly City and Colma stations will be increased by $1. The new daily parking fee at Daly City Station will be $3 while the new Colma Station parking fee will be $2. In addition, also beginning Monday, February 2, 2009, BART will begin charging a $1
Oakland Airport Connector one year away from completion
One year from now, airport travelers will have a much more convenient, world class BART to Oakland International Airport connection. The Oakland Airport Connector (Connector) project is on time, on budget and has created much needed jobs for Bay Area contractors and apprenticeships for local youth. In the
"Why can't the trains be longer?" Some background to explain
Now on BART TV: Video on train capacity issues It's a question we hear often from passengers as BART experiences record high ridership levels: "Why can't you just add more cars to make longer trains?" Passengers are familiar with the electronic signs over the platform that announce upcoming trains. There
Powell St. Modernization
BART completed the Powell St. Modernization Plan in November 2022. The modernization program re-envisions the experience of the station, revitalizing the function, safety and security, capacity, sustainability, appearance, and customer experience. Among many upgrades, the station boasts reopened public
Highlights from National Engineers Week Q&A; We're hiring engineers
Thanks to everyone who submitted questions for our National Engineers Week Q&A on Twitter on Friday, Feb. 23. Here's a compilation of highlights from that exchange. BART engineers work in the field as well as in the office, such as the engineer shown here in reflective vest preparing to oversee track work