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BART on Sunday schedule for July 4; longer trains for SF fireworks
BART will operate on a Sunday schedule on the Independence Day holiday, Friday, July 4, 2014, with service beginning around 8 am. BART also will run longer trains and add special event trains as needed to accommodate riders attending the fireworks display at San Francisco's Pier 39. The largest crowds of
BART Police Department Review Committee meeting rescheduled to Feb. 18
DATE CHANGE - The meeting on Monday, February 8 has been rescheduled The BART Police Department Review Committee will meet on Thursday, February 18, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. in the BART Board Room, which is located in the Kaiser Center 20th Street Mall, Third Floor, 344 20th St., Oakland, CA Download directions to
BART to bring back former NOBLE auditor to assess police reforms
BART Police Department (PD) Chief Kenton Rainey is announcing retired Police Chief Patrick Oliver, the original lead evaluator of the NOBLE auditing team, will begin an assessment of BART police reforms in July. "I want to bring Oliver back to conduct an assessment of BART PD’s reforms since 2010,” Rainey
BART train maintainers and operators win big at International Rail Rodeo
The winning team in front of a Maryland MTA locomotive, at the yard where the competition was held. BART train maintainers and operators took home the overall winner award at the APTA International Rail Rodeo over the past weekend in Baltimore, Md. The operators' 2 nd place overall showing and 1 st place in
Take BART to the San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday
Wear your green while being green by taking BART to the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 12. The parade starts at 11:30 a.m. at the corner of 2nd and Market streets in San Francisco and winds its way toward Civic Center Plaza/San Francisco City Hall. If you’re lucky, you may even spot the
BART's "Giants Fever" on-board and station announcements popular with customers
BART is rooting for the home team, and if they don’t win it’ll be a shame. But at least riders will know the score. With the start of the World Series on Wednesday, Bay Area Rapid Transit District formalized a hometown booster campaign that was proving very popular with the public. Although similar efforts
BART Board President issues statement about yesterday's Board meeting
BART Board of Directors President Bob Franklin issued a statement today regarding yesterday’s Board Meeting. "On February 10, 2011, the BART Board of Directors met in closed session to discuss the annual performance evaluation of the General Manager. This discussion will continue at the next BART Board
Crisis Intervention Specialists on the job in the BART system are already making a difference
BART trains don’t start rolling until around 5am but Yolanda Barbosa and Natalie Robinson are typically well into their shift before then. Barbosa and Robinson are two of the BART Police Department’s new Crisis Intervention Specialists (CIS). They’re part of a team that represents a new approach to improving
BART to run longer trains for A's game, Cyrus concert in Oakland
BART will be running longer trains Friday to and from the Coliseum/Oakland Airport Station to accommodate fans anticipated for a sports/entertainment double-whammy -- the Oakland A's taking on the Cleveland Indians at the Coliseum and teen singer Miley Cyrus performing at Oracle Arena. Avoid Friday traffic
BART back on schedule after earlier police action at West Oakland
Service has resumed and BART is back on schedule after an earlier police action at West Oakland Station caused delays into and out of San Francisco and throughout the system. The delay was caused after a bomb threat was reported on a train. The train was stopped at West Oakland station and BART Police K-9