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LBJ at BART groundbreaking 50 years ago this week
50 years ago on June 19, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson was the honored guest for the official groundbreaking of BART on the outskirts of Concord that celebrated the start of construction on the 4.5 mile Diablo Test Track. The track would eventually become part of the Concord line. Johnson praised the
BART now accepting applications to transit career program
BART is now accepting applicants to the Transit Career Ladders Training program through April 29th, 2016. As BART doubles down on efforts to rebuild and replace major parts of the system, finding skilled workers to fill the many necessary roles involved is a top priority. BART was one of the 19 selected
BART to implement daily parking fees at ten stations
BART will begin phasing in daily parking fees at the ten busiest East Bay stations over the next six months. The fee/permit program will offer you a variety of options for parking while helping BART maintain high quality service and meet its difficult financial challenges. Three Phase Program The daily
BART kicks off construction on Concord station plaza
New construction and renovation at Concord station—once the end of the line for trains headed east when it first opened in 1973—kicked off today. The renovations will provide the station plaza with a major makeover, and will include improved pedestrian access with a more prominent, raised crosswalk, an added
Draymond Green: BART needs to stay safe and reliable
Golden State Warrior, NBA All-Star and Olympic Gold Medalist, Draymond Green says: "BART is the backbone of the Bay Area..BART needs to stay safe and reliable for future generations."
In praise of cleaning: On the job with a BART stairway "brightening" crew
By Melissa Jordan BART Senior Web Producer Monday morning, at the 12th St./Oakland City Center Station, three men in rubber boots and varying degrees of what looked like rain gear were mopping, spraying and washing BART stairs until they sparkled under the rising sun. In a task worthy of the TV reality show
BART "Rider Thank You Day" December 13
BART and the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association have come together to offer BART riders a terrific holiday gift-$10 off a selection of great new books. Booksellers and BART staff will be handing out a special edition of the monthly "Booksense" brochure Tuesday, December 13 from 6:00 to 9
BART Focuses on Transit-Oriented Development for West Oakland
BART is now one step closer to helping revitalize the area around the West Oakland Station by bringing transit-oriented development (TOD) to property filled with potential for mixed use development benefiting the local community and the Bay Area. Today, The BART Board voted to enter into an Exclusive
Podcast: An inside look at BART’s complex scheduling dance
Changes coming in September will revolutionize BART’s schedule by adding a layer of consistency in the timing of trains across all 7 days of the week that will be unlike anything BART riders have experienced in the last 50 years. The latest edition of BART’s podcast series “Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART”
Trouble navigating through BART? Wayfinding improvements on the way
On January 28, the BART Board of Directors approved a contract that will jump start the third phase of wayfinding upgrades at Lake Merritt, Coliseum, San Leandro, Bay Fair, Hayward, South Hayward, 19th Street/Oakland, West Oakland, 16th Street/Mission, and 24th Street/Mission stations. BART’s wayfinding