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BART Focuses on Transit-Oriented Development for West Oakland
BART is now one step closer to helping revitalize the area around the West Oakland Station by bringing transit-oriented development (TOD) to property filled with potential for mixed use development benefiting the local community and the Bay Area. Today, The BART Board voted to enter into an Exclusive
In praise of cleaning: On the job with a BART stairway "brightening" crew
By Melissa Jordan BART Senior Web Producer Monday morning, at the 12th St./Oakland City Center Station, three men in rubber boots and varying degrees of what looked like rain gear were mopping, spraying and washing BART stairs until they sparkled under the rising sun. In a task worthy of the TV reality show
BART "Rider Thank You Day" December 13
BART and the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association have come together to offer BART riders a terrific holiday gift-$10 off a selection of great new books. Booksellers and BART staff will be handing out a special edition of the monthly "Booksense" brochure Tuesday, December 13 from 6:00 to 9
Podcast: An inside look at BART’s complex scheduling dance
Changes coming in September will revolutionize BART’s schedule by adding a layer of consistency in the timing of trains across all 7 days of the week that will be unlike anything BART riders have experienced in the last 50 years. The latest edition of BART’s podcast series “Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART”
Trouble navigating through BART? Wayfinding improvements on the way
On January 28, the BART Board of Directors approved a contract that will jump start the third phase of wayfinding upgrades at Lake Merritt, Coliseum, San Leandro, Bay Fair, Hayward, South Hayward, 19th Street/Oakland, West Oakland, 16th Street/Mission, and 24th Street/Mission stations. BART’s wayfinding
BART Police Civilian Review Board (BPCRB)
BART unions give 72-hour strike notice
BART spokesman Rick Rice issued the following statement on labor negotiations: “Union leadership has given the District a 72-hour strike notice. We are very disappointed and hope they reconsider their options. A strike only stalls and delays the decisions that need to be made while using our riders as pawns.
BART Police Officers honored for child homicide arrests
Two BART Police officers are being honored for their role in capturing two suspects in the death of a Napa three-year-old girl this past February. Sergeant Nathan Weissich and Officer Dominic Boutain are the 2014 recipients of the Chief Special Agents Award, The Investigative Merit Awards. During their
BART Police Department Review Committee to meet May 4
The BART Police Department Review Committee will meet on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. in the BART Board Room located in the Kaiser Center 20th Street Mall, Third Floor, 344 - 20th St., Oakland, CA Download directions to the Board Room (264k .pdf)
BART Police Department Review Committee to meet January 5
The BART Police Department Review Committee will meet on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 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 the Board Room (.pdf)