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Commute. Conjuring anxiety and frustration in equal parts, few words convey such loathing as commute. Between the traffic and crowding, our brains have few opportunities to relax as we travel from home to workplace—neither of which are guaranteed to be peaceful destinations! What can public transportation do

Local workers make up the bulk of employees building BART’s Oakland Airport Connector (OAC), and thanks to a newly awarded grant, some of those workers will come from an apprentice program aimed at training young Oakland men and women looking to learn a trade. BART officials today announced the decision to

BART General Manager Bob Powers said the following about the state budget agreement: We at BART are grateful for the show of support by Governor Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers. It’s not yet clear how much money BART will receive and when it will receive it, but the budget agreement is a significant

Instead of taking space in your closets, the professional clothes you no longer wear can serve as a wardrobe for opportunity for low-income jobseekers. To help those in need, BART is inviting the public to join BART employees for its first annual professional clothing drive to benefit "Wardrobe for

BART invites the public to climb aboard its sleek new Diesel-powered train on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 from 5 pm to 7 pm at BART’s Maintenance Facility located at the end of Sunset Drive in Antioch. The state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly Diesel trains is expected start carrying passengers in 2018

We’ve been hearing a lot about the many improvements that BART is investing in when it comes to its aging infrastructure, station upgrades and of course the Fleet of the Future. But there are also some exciting plans in the works when it comes to sustainability and BART’s impact on the environment. From solar

Board joins hundreds of other groups opposing Prop 90 The BART Board of Directors today voted unanimously to formally oppose Proposition 90, the initiative on the November 7th general election ballot that would make changes to the state's eminent domain laws. "We on the BART Board of Directors are concerned

BART will launch an ambassador program next month to increase the presence of uniformed personnel on trains to address customers’ concerns about safety and security. The BART Board voted unanimously today to move forward with a six-month pilot program that’s targeted to begin February 10th. The ambassadors

BART Spokesperson Rick Rice issued the following statement in response to notification from BART’s two largest unions of a Monday strike: "Shortly before 11 pm Thursday, BART received written notification from two of its unions that they may go on strike as early as July 1, 2013. The letters did, however