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Top BART officials outline safety program at legislative hearing
BART’s Chief Safety Officer and BART’s Assistant General Manager of Operations will testify today at a hearing of the California Assembly Labor and Employment Committee to discuss BART’s robust and comprehensive work place safety programs. The hearing will be held from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at 445 Golden Gate
BART re-launches Law Enforcement Security Enhancement Program
In a move to enhance passenger security, keep Station Agents safe and reduce fare evaders, BART is re-launching its Law Enforcement Security Enhancement Program (LESEP). Active, full-time sworn officers and District Attorney Investigators from pre-authorized law enforcement agencies within the four counties
Carpool to Dublin/Pleasanton BART with Scoop and get guaranteed parking
Commuters now have a new option for securing a parking spot at BART’s Dublin/Pleasanton station. BART is collaborating with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Scoop Technologies to maximize the efficiency of BART’s parking lots through carpooling. Starting January 23rd, commuters who carpool
Senior citizens learn about the benefits of BART at transit fair
Barbara Olson shows off a roll-out pen with BART map at the transit fair. By MADELEINE VALDEZBART Communications Intern Sylvia Saunders and Barbara Mow are good friends. They go out on trips, meet up to say hi, and have fun together. They know each other very well but they didn’t know about the senior field
BART approves $3.5 billion capital reinvestment bond measure
On Thursday June 9th, the BART Board of Directors voted 9-0 to approve an historical $3.5 billion general obligation bond measure that will fund BART’s plan to improve safety, increase train reliability and reduce traffic. The bond will be on the November general election ballot. The bond measure is a key
BART Police Department Review Committee to meet Aug. 10
The BART Police Department Review Committee and Subcommittee will meet on Monday, Aug. 10, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. in the BART Board Room, which is located in the Kaiser Center 20th Street Mall, Third Floor, 344 20th St., Oakland, CA. The meeting will include discussion of public comments received on the draft
BART board president throws first pitch at A's game
Kicks off "BART Double Play Wednesdays" All eyes will be on BART Board President James Fang tonight as he kicks off the extremely popular "BART Double Play Wednesdays" ticket promotion by throwing out the first pitch at the Oakland A's versus Seattle Mariners game at the Coliseum Stadium. The game starts at 7
Second-generation BART employee works with trains – even on the weekends
On the outer edges of the Bay Area, surrounded by rolling green hills and fierce but slowly gyrating white wind turbines, a series of unassuming car barns set off from a beige main building sit idly. If you’re lucky, you may see a vibrantly colored train chugging a path along the greenery. And if you’re even
Meet the train-loving family who ride BART for fun
About a year after the start of the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, the Chapman family finally got back on BART. It was an occasion four-year-old Bryce had been dreaming of for months after an arduous year of sheltering in place with his parents, Kirsten and Russ. Kirsten remembers the day of that first
In wake of Moscow bombings, BART officers remain on high vigilance
BART reminds riders to serve as extra eyes and ears for suspicious activity In the wake of the Moscow bombings, BART officials held a news conference on Monday to both reassure the public that officers remain on high alert and to reengage riders to be the agency’s extra eyes and ears when it comes to