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Lyndon B. Johnson
1964: President Lyndon B. Johnson describes BART as a “victory of vision” at the official groundbreaking for the system.
Elevator attendant pilot program extended after positive results: “Amazing on so many levels”
Elevator attendant Charles Jones greets customers at Powell Street Station in July 2018 By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerA pilot partnership placing elevator attendants at two San Francisco BART stations is going so well it’s been extended through June 2019.The program, funded by BART and the San
Help the Bay Area Tsunami Relief Train
Get Involved: Donate online at Project Concern and specify "Bay Area Tsunami Relief Train" Donate at safes located at Embarcadero & Montgomery BART stations on Monday, January 10 and Tuesday January 11 Donate at safes located at Powell & Civic Center BART stations on Wednesday, January 12 and Thursday
Progressive Policing
Our Progressive Policing Bureau and Office of the Independent Police Auditor have made BART PD a model for police reform.
Escalator out-of-service at Embarcadero Station
Work to end December 2011 We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the out-of-service escalator near the corner of Main and Market Streets. Components from the main drive assembly failed, and the entire assembly needs to be rebuilt and the failed components replaced and/or reworked. This is a major
Daylight Saving Time is ending: Here are some important safety tips
Daylight saving time ends at 2 am Sunday, November 6th, which not only means that you’ll set your clocks back one hour but that it will get dark earlier. It’s a good time to remember that a few simple precautions can help discourage would-be thiefs looking for an easy score. While BART does not typically see
Signs temporarily taken down in SF stations for spring cleaning project
It was reminiscent of a Twilight Zone episode this morning as some BART riders were disoriented in downtown San Francisco stations that were missing some of their station name signs. "Why the heck did the station names on the BART platforms downtown disappear?!?!" a BART rider who goes by vinzbee on Twitter
Juvenile suspect from Coliseum incident arrested by Oakland Police
One juvenile male suspect with an arrest warrant related to BART's Coliseum incident was taken into custody by Oakland Police on Friday, April 28 following another robbery in Oakland’s jurisdiction. At approximately 4:50 p.m., a plain clothes, Oakland police officer, viewed a robbery in the area of the 6200
Garage lighting improvement project launches
Work starts December 7, at Hayward Station garage which is the first of 14 garages owned by BART that are part of a lighting retrofit project. The project will replace over 10,500 existing lighting fixtures with light-emitting-diode (LED) fixtures and add new wireless web-based lighting controls that will
2022 Sunday single-tracking in San Francisco with 3-line service (next work date: 7/24)
BART crews continue their work replacing aging power cables in San Francisco causing single tracking and reduced service on select Sundays. Single tracking will be between 24th St. Mission and Daly City, except where noted.Upcoming single-track Sundays include*: July 24, 2022 (tentative) August 21, 2022