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BART spokesperson Rick Rice issued the following statement on the unions’ strike authorization vote: “This procedural step is a clear signal our employees are willing to shut down the Bay Area and cause commute chaos to make their case for a 23% raise. Despite losing a day at the table to allow for their vote

Following the BART Board of Directors' unanimous passage Thursday of a resolution to support Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2010-2011 budget proposal, Board Members are now calling on Bay Area leaders and the public to voice their support of Brown’s budget plan. "We urge our customers to contact their state legislators

BART is seeking new members for its Business Advisory Council (BAC) for the 2017 to 2019 term and your organization is invited to apply for membership.The BAC was established in 2010 to encourage communications between the District and the small business community and to advise the District in its efforts to

Evening meetings announced for public input The public and the BART Board of Directors got their first overview of the District’s preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2014, which emphasizes customer needs and system sustainability, during today’s Board meeting. The draft budget prioritizes investments in

Draft Initial Study on environmental impacts of new radio site available to public BART is planning to build a new radio equipment facility within its Oakland Shop at 601 East 8th Street, replacing the facility at the Lake Merritt Administration building, which will be dismantled for seismic safety reasons

It is our job to help ensure the safety, security, comfort and convenience of all those who use BART. The national homeless crisis can be visible in BART stations and on trains as homeless people use BART for shelter. Increasing rates of homelessness and related quality-of-life issues on BART present us with

It's a mystery to some riders - why does BART shut down for a few hours each night? The answer is both simple and complex. The simple answer is that BART must turn off third rail power to the system to complete mandated inspections and critical maintenance work. The complexity is in the multiple jobs required

15th anniversary of firestorm will be marked Saturday, October 21 at Rockridge Station BART and the cities of Oakland and Berkeley will mark the 15th anniversary of the 1991 Oakland/Berkeley firestorm with a commemoration at the Rockridge BART Station on Saturday, October 21, 2006. The heroic battle against

On July 1, 2022, all BART fares will increase by 3.4% to keep up with the rising cost of providing safe and reliable service. This fare increase is well below the current rate of inflation and is part of the Board-approved Inflation-Based Fare Increase Program which has been in place since 2003 and offers

The BART Board of Directors made changes to the committee system at its June 23 meeting that are designed to provide improved information to the public. Before the changes, there were 22 Special Committees, on topics ranging from sustainability to automatic fare collection to high-speed rail. There are also