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New BART service to Oakland International Airport now open

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It’s fast, it’s frequent, and it’s convenient. BART’s new train to plane service, “BART to OAK,” which provides an easy connection to Oakland International Airport, opened for passenger service on Saturday, November 22, 2014. Clean, Easy, and Quick Service Riders can now board one of four three-car automated

BART Board approves labor contract, employees to vote next

Today at a special meeting of the BART Board of Directors, the Board voted 8-1 to approve the 2013-2017 Collective Bargaining Agreements reached with BART’s two largest unions: ATU, Local 1555 and SEIU, Local 1021. The contract voted on today includes revisions recently negotiated to resolve a disputed family

BART Police release video of West Oakland shooting suspect

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BART Police released surveillance video today of the suspect from the January 9, 2016 homicide at West Oakland Station in hopes someone from the public recognizes him. The video released today shows the suspect inside the BART system. Police are still following up on other leads but releasing video that shows

BART releases final FY06 ten-year plan

Document is BART's blueprint for the future BART has released the District's Final Fiscal Year 2006 Short Range Transit Plan and Capital Improvement Program (SRTP/CIP), after hearing public comment on the document at the January 12, 2006 Board meeting in Oakland, California. The Federal Transit Administration

10 Questions with George DeOcampo, BART Facilities Maintenance Supervisor

George DeOcampo is a man on the move. In his capacity as Facilities Maintenance Supervisor, DeOcampo oversees the contractors who manage glass replacement and pest control – including BART’s famous bees. Some days, he says, he feels like he’s starring in Dr. Seuss’s “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” That’s because

BART to run on Saturday schedule for Presidents Day, Feb. 21

BART will operate on a Saturday schedule on the Presidents Day holiday, Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Service will begin at 6:00 a.m. and run until around midnight. BART’s administrative offices will be closed in observance of the federal holiday. Presidents Day is also observed as a parking holiday at BART. That

BART increases service for Fleet Week, Castro Street Fair

A variety of weekend events will mean longer trains BART will increase trains lengths and keep standby trains on hand to accommodate the thousands of extra people who will choose the ease of riding BART over fighting gridlocked freeways, steep gas prices and sky-high parking fees when they head to Fleet Week

Michael Jones selected as BART’s new Deputy General Manager

BART General Manager Bob Powers has selected Michael Jones as his new Deputy General Manager. Jones began his tenure at BART in January of 2017. He served as the Assistant General Manager of Administration responsible for leading multiple functions including Human Resources, Procurement, Labor Relations, and

BART celebrates completion of major upgrades at Balboa Park Station

BART held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, November 30, 2018 to celebrate the completion of the Eastside Connection Project at San Francisco’s Balboa Park Station. The station area is also home to a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency light rail terminal and streetcar depot, as well as multiple

BART PD serves up coffee and conversation in San Francisco

By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer BART Police took part in National “Coffee With A Cop” day on Wednesday, Oct. 4, serving up a warm cup to customers in the free area at Powell Station while discussing safety and security initiatives. An effort started in 2011 in Southern California, National “Coffee