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BART Board approves resolution in support of Alliance for Girls efforts
Update: In April 2021, BART launched the Not One More Girl campaign. The BART Board of Directors have approved a resolution in support of partnering with the Alliance for Girls to launch a sexual harassment prevention campaign in April and form a working group to make recommendations to advance a gender
Bill to allow BART to reduce GHG emissions signed into law
It will now be easier for BART to pursue greater greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions by increasing its use of clean energy thanks to a bill signed today by Governor Jerry Brown. SB 502, authored by Senator Mark Leno (D- San Francisco) and sponsored by BART, provides the District more options for doing
BART partners with veterans’ groups to connect homeless veterans with services
Above: Swords to Plowshares outreach worker talks with man outside BART, Nov. 5, 2019 By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerSometimes there are signs; camouflage-pattern clothing, a tattoo, a certain bearing in the way a person carries themselves. Outreach workers focusing on veterans are walking the
Ask BART: All you need to know about eBART
The newest segment in the ongoing “Ask BART” series looks at the East Contra Costa BART Extension (eBART). eBART is a new type of train for BART, although they are widely in use in Europe and elsewhere in the US. Called DMU (for diesel multiple-unit) trains, they are smaller than BART trains, have comfortable
Safety first: Behind the scenes as BART weighed tsunami impact
Many BART customers faced an uncertain morning commute Friday as the transit agency, which runs trains under the San Francisco Bay through the Transbay Tube, weighed the impact the tsunami from the earthquake that hit Japan could have on the safety of riders. “Admittedly, when I first, head the news, my first
BART runs longer trains Friday to accommodate holiday shoppers
Longer trains around holiday will accommodate shoppers & air travelers The day after Thanksgiving is traditionally one of the busiest shopping days of the year and once again BART will provide convenient, affordable and reliable transportation to bargain hunters. Full-length trains will operate from 6 a.m. to
BART will run Sunday schedule on Independence Day, 7/4/21
On Sunday, July 4th, BART will be running a Sunday schedule. BART will open service around 8am and will run three-line service. On weekends, parking is free at all BART stations, except Milpitas and Berryessa/North San Jose stations. On Monday, July 5, 2021 BART will run as normal weekday service. Parking
BART fleet in recovery mode following 24 hour service
We did it. We got through the final scheduled closure of the Bay Bridge, with hundreds of thousands of additional people turning to BART to get across the Bay around the clock. Seems like the hard part is over, right? Not necessarily. For the skilled workers who keep BART’s train cars running, a demanding set
Blazing the trail: BART employees are at the heart of award for LGBTQ Equality
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer BART will receive an Equality Trailblazer award May 12 from Equality California in recognition of the agency’s inclusion of the LGBTQ community. The Original Trailblazers The award is especially meaningful to employees like Paula Fraser and Karen Goetz, two of BART’s