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Night Board meeting scheduled for Oct. 26
To encourage greater participation from the public, the BART Board of Directors periodically schedules its meetings to occur in the evenings. The next of these night meetings will be Thursday, Oct. 26, at 5 pm in the BART Board Room, Kaiser Center 20 th Street Mall, Third Floor, 344 20 th St. in Oakland.Among
Night Board meeting covers budget, fare evasion, clean energy plan and more
Watch an archive of the board meeting at www.bart.gov/board. For the first time in about two years the BART Board of Directors held one of its regular meetings at night on Thursday April 27th to help accommodate members of the public who cannot attend 9am board meetings. The Board discussed several important
Praise for Station Agents who go the extra mile to help riders
BART Station Agent Dee Malabuyo pictured at Downtown Berkeley Station By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerGoing above and beyond to help riders is nothing new for BART Station Agent Dee Malabuyo. Malabuyo was recognized recently with a commendation for exceptional service to Vinita Garnier, a rider who
No train service between SF & East Bay Sept. 5th, 6th & 7th
.pdf of map The dates and times of the track closures are as follows: Date Track Work TimesSeptember 5-7 From the end of service Friday and all day Saturday, Sunday and Monday (reminder, Monday is a holiday and BART will operate on a Sunday schedule). Regular train service will resume for the Tuesday morning
Metropolitan Transportation Commission votes in favor of Oakland Airport Connector
The commission for the Bay Area’s transportation planning, coordinating and financing agency voted 11 to 5 today to keep $70 million in Stimulus funds with the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) Project. However, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission will revisit the issue at a special February 17 meeting
Meet the Fleet: Improved climate control highly anticipated on new trains
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer The Fleet of the Future train cars that begin arriving later this year for testing will have state-of-the-art climate control technology that's not only more comfortable, but more energy-efficient as well. Hot cars are a common complaint from riders on BART's oldest
Sunday schedule for Labor Day holiday, Monday, Sept. 1
BART trains will run on a Sunday schedule on Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2014. Service will open around 8 am.Labor Day is also a BART parking holiday; parking permit and fee requirements are not enforced in station parking facilities. Plan your trip using BART's QuickPlanner.
Putting the Fleet of the Future to the test to ensure safety and reliability
By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer When new Fleet of the Future train cars are delivered to BART property, they don't start carrying passengers right away. Instead, they first must undergo a series of tests to make sure they perform to specifications for safety, performance and longevity. Some 70
In 2019, a more systematic focus to modernizing elevators and escalators
A canopy covers a Powell Street escalator entrance, increasing reliability and safety By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer The new year at BART is bringing a more systematic, prioritized focus on a state of good repair for elevators and escalators, the heavy-duty, people-moving machines that BART couldn
Non-Discrimination Program for Subcontracting
Office of Civil Rights Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Division BART'S NON-DISCRIMINATION PROGRAM FOR SUBCONTRACTING ON NON-FEDERAL CONTRACTS I. PURPOSE The purpose of this program is to ensure that contractors who contract with BART do not discriminate or give a preference in the award of