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BART Police Chief Ed Alvarez announces retirement

BART Police Chief Ed Alvarez, who has led the department’s efforts to embrace progressive policing and to boost the visible safety presence on the system, is announcing his retirement. Chief Alvarez is retiring after 25 plus years of service with the department including spending the last four as Chief of

BART offers longer trains for Inauguration-related events

BART is taking steps to prepare for what are expected to be large crowds for Inauguration-related events in downtown Oakland and San Francisco. Longer trains will be available for riders all day Friday and Saturday. BART also plans to have a few additional event trains on standby at key locations on Saturday

BART partners with Ford GoBike for Bike to Work Month

Riders get free one-month membership May is Bike to Work Month and to celebrate, BART is partnering with Ford GoBike to offer riders FREE one-month Ford GoBike memberships. This helps make getting to and from BART fast, fun and convenient, and means access to a bike (without having to bring your own). Bike

BART service restored after earlier service disruption

1:30 pm update At 5:10 a.m., one of the dozens of BART’s field network devices failed, disrupting the operational communications network. The system went into fail safe mode and shut down. Engineers and technicians worked to locate the failed device and to restore communications functionality. Service was

BART Board meets Thursday night to discuss budget

The BART Board of Directors meets Thursday, April 23, at 5 pm to consider topics including the Fiscal Year 2016 Preliminary Budget. This is one of several steps before the Board votes on the FY 2016 financial plan. A public hearing for the budget will be set for May 28, 2015 in the Board Room. To address the

BART car cleaner is credited with saving a rider's life

About 15 minutes after midnight on Monday, October 29, 2018, Vincent Seals, a BART train car cleaner, heard a co-worker calling for help from the platform at the Dublin/Pleasanton Station. He ran toward her and she pointed him to the lead car of a train that had just finished its run for the night. Seals

BART breaks ground Wednesday on Oakland Airport Connector

Today Congresswoman Barbara Lee, BART Board President James Fang and Board Member Carole Ward Allen joined local leaders in government, transportation and building trades to celebrate the ceremonial groundbreaking on the $484 million Oakland Airport Connector project. In the short term, construction of this

Accessibility innovation is the focus at June 8 BART conference in Berkeley

By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Around 175 attendees are signed up for a June 8 conference BART is sponsoring that will bring together technologists, accessibility advocates and people with sensory and mobility challenges to brainstorm ideas for making BART more accessible to all. The one-day event

Don't Save BART's Rainforest: Water Intrusion in the Tunnels

The Bay Area is home to some of the most beautiful water vistas in the United States, but all that water causes problems for a subway system like BART. Over four decades after construction, underground trickles and leaks are becoming more and more common. Engineers are exploring options for a more permanent

BART backs governor's tax proposition for November ballot

The BART Board of Directors today endorsed Governor Jerry Brown’s budget proposal to generate about $6.9 billion in FY 2012-13 for the state’s general fund. Directors formally voted to support the Governor’s state proposition that will be on the November General Election ballot. The proposition is part of a