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BART PD swears in 10 officers, exceeds 2018 hiring numbers
(Monday July 22 update: 2 more officers were sworn in today, bringing the hiring total to 33 for the year.) The BART Police Department has already hired as many officers this year as it did in all of 2018 after one of its largest swearing-in ceremonies in recent memory. Ten new police officers, four community
BART trial first to use mobile phones to pay for fares, food
Limited trial with First Data and Jack in the Box uses "Near Field Communication" technology A select group of BART riders is helping to launch a first-in-the-nation technology trial that will allow participants to walk up to any BART fare gate with a specially-equipped Sprint wireless phone and pay for their
Free shuttles to U.S. Open from Colma Station for BART riders
The United States Golf Association (USGA) will be hosting the 2012 U.S. Open Championship at The Olympic Club located in San Francisco. BART customers attending the U.S. Open should take BART to Colma Station. From Colma Station, customers will follow the signs to the U.S. Open shuttle queuing area, go
BART's fleet ready to roll for fleet week, other weekend activities
Longer Trains Will help Ease Weekend Traffic Longer BART trains will be speeding through the TransBay Tube while the Navy's Blue Angels streak through the sky above the San Francisco Bay this weekend as Fleet Week activities add to an already busy roster of events in the Bay Area. BART's Pittsburg/Bay Point
BART Board Moves Forward with Quality of Life Initiatives and Station Modernization
The BART Board of Directors took action today on two agenda items that are expected to significantly improve the customer experience in the near future. In one vote, directors authorized BART staff to negotiate agreements to expand and continue successful quality of life initiatives. In a second, separate
New bus stop locations at Union City BART Station
Beginning Sunday April, 1, 2012, the bus stops in the Intermodal area are being relocated. With the recent completion of the Intermodal Area, the temporary bus stops on the South Accessway will be moved into the new Intermodal Area. Please download the Passenger Bulletin (.pdf) and refer to the Find Your Bus
BART management believes provision it did not agree to was inadvertently included in contract
BART management believes that a provision that it did not agree to was inadvertently included in the final labor package, which is scheduled to be considered by the BART Board next week. BART is currently costing out the impact of the provision. The BART Board will have to factor this item into its
Downtown Berkeley BART Station hosts Rose Pavilion art installation
Starting Monday, July 16, 2012, the main entrance to the Downtown Berkeley Station will be transformed from a functional transit stop into a rose-inspired art installation. The art piece blends photography with poetry and is part of a creative collaboration between BART, the University of California Botanical
BART, Salvation Army expand partnership for downtown San Francisco Stations
Following a successful joint outreach event last month, BART and the Salvation Army are expanding their efforts to address quality of life issues in and around downtown San Francisco’s Civic Center Station. The expansion involves Salvation Army officers and staff conducting weekly outreach events at the
BART joins White House discussion on earthquake early warning system
BART Board Director John McPartland is scheduled to participate in The White House Earthquake Resilience Summit, on February 2, 2016 in Washington, DC to help build greater support and funding for earthquake warning technologies. BART plays a leadership role in being the first transit agency in the United