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BART Board votes unanimously to purchase 130 Tasers for BART Police
The nine-member BART Board of Directors on Thursday voted unanimously to approve the BART Police Department's request to negotiate the purchase of 130 Tasers. Currently the BART Police Department has 60 Tasers available for field deployment; this does not allow all sworn members to be equipped with a Taser
50 Years of BART
On Sept. 11, 2022, BART celebrated fifty years since its 1972 opening. It’s an auspicious milestone for an organization that provides so much more than transportation to a region it’s now served for five decades. In September, we celebrated our 50th anniversary with multiple events and happenings, including
50 years of BART: Why BART uses a nonstandard broad gauge
In celebration of BART’s 50th Anniversary this year, we’re looking back at the transit system’s five decades of service and innovation in a new series of stories. BART celebrates 50 years on Sept. 11, 2022. For decades, rail aficionados have asked us: Why does BART use a nonstandard gauge, or track width? The
BART and HNTB Win ASCE's California Award For BART/SFO Extension
The American Society of Civil Engineers has awarded its prestigious 2004 Outstanding Civil Engineering Transportation Project in the State of California to the Bay Area Rapid Transit District and HNTB Corporation for the BART extension to San Francisco International Airport. The project was an FTA-sponsored
Happy Ending: Bart the BART-delaying doggo finds forever home
Bart the dog with new owner, Todd By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Remember Bart, the stray pit bull mix that tied up trains a while back when he wandered onto the tracks, before being rescued by BART Police? He’s being a very good boy these days, after his adoption by an Oakland family who didn’t
BART announces second test for bikes on BART during commute hours
Cover page of the bike pilot presentation made to the BART Board Today, the BART Board of Directors announced a second phase of “bikes on board” testing during the week of Monday, March 18 through Friday, March 22, 2013. During this phase, bicycles will be allowed in all stations and on all trains all day
BART Board certifies BART to Livermore Final Environmental Impact Report
The BART Board of Directors certified the BART to Livermore Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) tonight, May 24, 2018, but declined to take a position on any of the alternatives described in the FEIR. If the Board takes no further action by July 1, 2018, the Tri-Valley San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail
BART Board sets fares for BART to Oakland International Airport service
The BART Board of Directors today set the fare for the extension between the Coliseum Station and Oakland International Airport (OAK) at $6.00 while leaving open the possibility that temporary promotional fares could be introduced in the future. Seniors, people with disabilities and children age 12 and under
“BART Guy” and “BART Girl” finds love on an empty Embarcadero platform
Photo of Gene Willis, right, and his wife Stefani on their wedding weekend in 2004. They met 3 years prior at Embarcadero Station. It is Thanksgiving morning in 2001, and San Francisco is a ghost town. In the early morning at Embarcadero Station, the platforms are empty except two people who, at that time