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BART Board postpones discussion of proposed late night service
Update: BART Board President Bob Franklin has postponed discussion of late night BART service to a later Board meeting so that staff can study whether there are alternatives to providing additional train service on Friday nights without adversely impacting those who ride during the first hour of service on
BART’s Earthquake Early Warning System presented as model to Congress
A congressional oversight committee heard testimony today from BART Director John McPartland about the District’s implementation of an Earthquake Early Warning system which enables BART to slow and possibly stop trains before shaking begins, thereby reducing possible derailments and potential passenger
New BART service to Oakland International Airport now open
It’s fast, it’s frequent, and it’s convenient. BART’s new train to plane service, “BART to OAK,” which provides an easy connection to Oakland International Airport, opened for passenger service on Saturday, November 22, 2014. Clean, Easy, and Quick Service Riders can now board one of four three-car automated
BART and ATU reach tentative agreement on four year contract
Hours before BART's Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 (ATU) employees were scheduled to walk off their jobs, BART management and the union resolved their differences on Sunday afternoon and reached a tentative agreement for a new four-year contract. The union will vote on the deal August 25th. "We are glad
Got quake questions? Join Twitter chat with BART experts
As part of earthquake awareness during the month of the Loma Prieta quake's 25th anniversary, BART will hold a real-time Twitter question-and-answer session with some of its seismic experts. Between the hours of 11 am and 1 pm on Friday, Oct. 24, make sure you are following @SFBART and send your question with
Take BART to the 2014 San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade
BART will run longer trains to accommodate the crowds expected to participate in San Francisco’s LGBT Pride Celebration Saturday and Sunday, June 28 and 29. In addition, BART will have special “event” trains on standby to help clear crowded platforms during peak travel times. There will be increased BART
10 Questions with George DeOcampo, BART Facilities Maintenance Supervisor
George DeOcampo is a man on the move. In his capacity as Facilities Maintenance Supervisor, DeOcampo oversees the contractors who manage glass replacement and pest control – including BART’s famous bees. Some days, he says, he feels like he’s starring in Dr. Seuss’s “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” That’s because
BART Board approves labor contract, employees to vote next
Today at a special meeting of the BART Board of Directors, the Board voted 8-1 to approve the 2013-2017 Collective Bargaining Agreements reached with BART’s two largest unions: ATU, Local 1555 and SEIU, Local 1021. The contract voted on today includes revisions recently negotiated to resolve a disputed family
BART Police release video of West Oakland shooting suspect
BART Police released surveillance video today of the suspect from the January 9, 2016 homicide at West Oakland Station in hopes someone from the public recognizes him. The video released today shows the suspect inside the BART system. Police are still following up on other leads but releasing video that shows
BART releases final FY06 ten-year plan
Document is BART's blueprint for the future BART has released the District's Final Fiscal Year 2006 Short Range Transit Plan and Capital Improvement Program (SRTP/CIP), after hearing public comment on the document at the January 12, 2006 Board meeting in Oakland, California. The Federal Transit Administration