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BART invites public to May 2 meeting on civilian police oversight models

WHEN: Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.* WHERE: Joseph P. Bort Metro Center Auditorium 101 - 8th Street in Oakland (across from Lake Merritt BART Station) MEETING AGENDA: Part I - Civilian Oversight Models Learn how civilian oversight of police is managed from experienced professionals representing: City and

BART seeks public input at meetings on East Contra Costa extension

East County residents will be riding eBART before they know it. eBART is the 10-mile BART extension eastward from the Pittsburg/Bay Point BART Station to a station near Hillcrest Avenue. Construction begins this fall and will coincide with the widening of State Highway 4. eBART and Highway 4 will finish

BART invites riders to test Fleet of the Future seats for another round

BART's Fleet of the Future project to replace its aging train cars is moving to a new phase this week as the public gets another chance to try out realistic prototypes of seats provided by the train car manufacturer. BART has begun and will be hosting nine events at stations throughout the Bay Area where

BART releases Short Range Transit Plan, Capital Improvement Program

BART has released the District's Final Fiscal Year 2008 Short Range Transit Plan and Capital Improvement Program (SRTP/CIP), which the BART Board adopted on September 27, 2007. The Federal Transit Administration and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission require BART to produce the plan, which is a

BART invites riders to test Fleet of the Future seats for another round

BART's Fleet of the Future project to replace its aging train cars is moving to a new phase this week as the public gets another chance to try out realistic prototypes of seats provided by the train car manufacturer. BART has begun and will be hosting nine events at stations throughout the Bay Area where

2019 New Year's Eve BART Open 'Til 3am

For New Year’s Eve we will run standard Tuesday service until 8pm, however, some extra commute trains will be cancelled. Special service to and from San Francisco starts at 8pm and extends to 3am. Trains will run regular night service after midnight with extra trains standing by in downtown San Francisco

Ghirardelli sponsors BART Rider Thank You Day Dec. 16

Ghirardelli Chocolate is teaming up with BART to sponsor another Rider Thank You Day on Tuesday, December 16. Ghirardelli will pass out 50,000 free individually wrapped chocolate squares along with discount coupons at six BART stations between 6:00 am and 9:00 am on December 16 to thank riders for taking BART

A wish comes true: Boy rides BART for Make-A-Wish experience

Watch Austin's ride

By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer Austin James made a wish for something hundreds of thousands of people take for granted every day. The 13-year-old boy from San Pablo, who has serious medical conditions and uses a wheelchair, longed to ride a BART train. "This is his joy,' said Virginia D. Thomas

Essential workers on BART: Meet the San Francisco SPCA's Daniel Malin

Watch the animals video

Story by MELISSA JORDAN | Photos and video by MARIA J. AVILABART Communications In the city of San Francisco, named for the patron saint of animals, the SF SPCA is providing essential services to animals for sick, urgent and emergency care visits during the coronavirus pandemic, and still helping animals find

BART to offer special service for LGBT Pride and other weekend events

BART will run longer trains and add special event trains as needed for the LGBT Pride celebration in San Francisco and other events on the busy first official weekend of summer. CROWDS EXPECTED FOR PRIDE PARADEOne of the weekend events with large crowds expected is the 42nd annual Pride Parade in San