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Transit leaders team up to hear riders' concerns
AC Transit Ward 4 Director Dennis Hayashi and BART District 3 Director Bob Franklin will host a public forum later this month to interact with their Central Alameda County constituents. Directors Hayashi and Franklin will update riders and answer questions on Thursday, March 31, 2005, at Hayward City Hall
Millbrae Station - changes on Rollins Road and shuttle stops locations during construction
Starting Wednesday, August 18 th, Rollins Road will be reduced to one vehicle lane in each direction, between Millbrae Avenue and the BART parking garage, due to construction taking place until the end of 2022. This may cause delays in entering or exiting the BART garage and passenger loading zone. Rollins
West Oakland fire disrupts morning commute
Residual delays continue but all trains are moving as the BART system recovers from a trackside electical fire that was reported around 7:30 a.m. near the West Oakland Station. At around 8 a.m., service resumed from the East Bay to San Francisco through the Transbay Tube. Service resumed from San Francisco
Hit the books: BARTable libraries
Eating and drinking are not allowed on BART, but reading is. And there’s no better place to pick up a good book than the library. But a modern library is about a lot more than books. Take the Berkeley Central Library, just a block-and-a-half from Downtown Berkeley BART. Inside you’ll find film screenings
Track Noise Survey
Take a short survey. | Haga clic aquí para completar la encuesta. | 點擊此處開始填寫問卷調查。 On weekends from July through October 2016, BART performed critical track safety repairs, and upgrades to reduce track noise, in your area. We want to know whether our efforts reduced track noise in your neighborhood.
Modernizing train control technology essential for increased capacity and reliability
Less crowding and fewer equipment related-delays are the important goals of BART’s “Big 3” capital improvement projects. The new train cars, an expanded facility to maintain the much larger fleet, and a 21 st century train control system are all linked and essential to relieving crowding. No one single
Suicide Prevention
In April 2015, BART first launched a crisis intervention campaign posted in our stations that was developed in cooperation with area mental health professionals and agencies. The agencies involved are all part of BASCIA (Bay Area Suicide & Crisis Intervention Alliance). Large posters with the suicide crisis
Denser filters have been added on all train cars
Denser air filters like the one shown above are capable of blocking more particlesAfter a successful pilot, BART installed MERV 14 filters throughout its fleet of train cars in 2021 as part of a multilayered plan for stepped-up system safety as the pandemic plays out.Air filtration has an important role in
The definitive history of the BARTmobile as it approaches its 20th birthday
The BARTmobile at BART’s 50th Birthday Party and Family Fun Festival on Sept. 10, 2022. It has been said that its eyes can see through to your soul. Some have speculated it has the power to improve society. Those who cross its path are known to start acting joyfully and sometimes erratically. It’s even slowed
Union City Station transit-oriented development project hits a milestone
Promenade lined with palm trees leads to housing within steps of the BART Station By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer The latest milestone in the Union City Station District comes Friday, May 12, with a ceremony to mark completion of the new East entrance to the BART station -- an entrance that opens