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BART provided $251.6 million in federal emergency funds
Today the Metropolitan Transportation Commission approved providing BART with $251.6 million in federal CARES Act FTA funding. The allocation is the first installment of the $1.3 billion in funding provided to Bay Area transit operators in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. BART is currently serving 6% of its
BART and unions resolve remaining labor contract issue
BART General Manager Grace Crunican announced that all contract issues have been settled between BART and its two largest labor Unions. She will recommend the ratification of a final collective bargaining agreement with SEIU Local 1021 and ATU Local 1555 to the BART Board of Directors. A Special Meeting of
BART to run longer trains for busy sports Sunday
Trains will also be added to carry more passengers as pro games scheduled on both sides of the Bay BART will run longer trains Sunday, August 20th as sports fans flock to pro games on both sides of the Bay. The Giants host the Dodgers in a 1:00 p.m. game at AT&T Park in San Francisco while the Raiders host
BART seeks new members for Business Advisory Council
BART is seeking new members to serve on its Business Advisory Council for the 2019 to 2021 term. The Business Advisory Council, or BAC, was established in 2010 to encourage communications between BART and the small business community and to advise BART on efforts to ensure that small businesses are afforded
BART seeks input on Bay Fair safety design
BART is partnering with the City of San Leandro, the County of Alameda, and Madison Marquette, owners of San Leandro’s Bayfair Center, to improve safety and security around the half-mile radius of the Bay Fair Station area. As part of that effort, the “Crime Prevention through Environmental Design” community
Warriors parade BART's second highest ridership day
Tens of thousands of people chose BART as their way to travel to and from Friday's Golden State Warriors victory parade and, thanks to our riders, it all went as smoothly as a Steph Curry shot sailing through the net. The final figures are in and they show 548,078 riders used BART June 19, 2015, good enough
BART Police Department wearing new officer badges
BART Police Chief Kenton W. Rainey is changing not only the image of the BART Police Department but also its badge. Since 1972, BART police have worn shields as the Department's badge. With the consensus of the Department's sworn police employees, Chief Rainey is changing from shields to seven-point star
BART hosts workshop on 24th Street plazas
BART is hosting a community design workshop to help shape the future of the BART plazas at 24th Street Station in San Francisco. The workshop will take place on Thursday, June 15 at 5:30 pm, at the Mission Presbyterian Church, 3261 23rd Street (at Capp). Join the 24th and Mission community in revisiting the
BART employees volunteer to spruce up downtown Oakland
In partnership with the Oakland City Council, over 125 BART employees and their friends and families helped to clean Oakland’s downtown South of Broadway neighborhood today. "The South of Broadway area, which covers 12th Street to 17th Street area between Madison Street to Franklin Street, took the brunt of
BART issues statement on union leadership’s labor lawsuit
BART spokeswoman Alicia Trost issued the following statement on union leadership’s decision to pursue legal action: “This unnecessary action will only delay resolution to BART’s labor contract. A lawsuit is not needed to correct a mistake. When mistakes are made in contract negotiations they are corrected