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People with disabilities, seniors take BART Train and Track Tour
Around 150 people with disabilities and senior citizens from around the Bay Area got an unusual vantage point on the BART system Wednesday, by participating in what's known as a Train and Track Tour. It's a special opportunity to get up-close and personal with the BART system. Coordinated by BART's Access
BART General Manager Grace Crunican announces pending retirement
Statement from BART General Manager Grace Crunican to the Board of Directors: "Directors: It has been my honor to have served BART for nearly eight years. Today I am announcing my plans to retire from BART and to begin the next chapter in my life. This announcement has inspired many conflicted emotions - as
Transit-oriented development takes off at BART: Coliseum Connections
Story by MELISSA JORDAN | Photos by MARIA J. AVILABART Communications A new transit-oriented development project at BART's Coliseum Station is a rare truly mixed-income property, with half its 110 apartment units designated as moderate-income rents and half set aside as affordable housing for those making 50%
Pleasant Hill BART Station bike/pedestrian shortcut considered
A bicycle/pedestrian shortcut path at the Pleasant Hill BART Station will be considered by the Walnut Creek City Council at a meeting on Tuesday, July 15, at 7 p.m., in the Council Chambers at 1666 N. Main St., Walnut Creek. Contra Costa County proposes to construct a trail along the north side of the BART
BART and Oakland Police team up to arrest carjacking suspects
Thanks to BART’s robust surveillance camera system and BART officers’ diligent follow-up, two carjacking suspects from an incident earlier this month at the MacArthur Station parking lot have been arrested. On October 10 at 11:51pm, two victims were walking towards their 2004 BMW 330 in the MacArthur parking
Auditor praises BART Police Department progress on NOBLE recommendations
Independent auditor retired Police Chief Patrick Oliver today presented a positive assessment of BART’s Police Department (PD) at a special Board of Directors meeting. The audit was conducted from July to September and evaluated the progress the PD has made in implementing 55 recommendations the National
BART pays tribute to civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks
At exactly noon today, Wednesday, November 2, BART paid tribute to civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks by making a system-wide announcement asking all passengers and employees to observe a moment of silence. Ms. Parks, who died at the age of 92 on October 24, was a catalyst to the civil rights movement and will
BART Police seek public's help in investigating suspicious death
The BART Police Department is investigating a suspicious death in which a 22-year-old white male from Berkeley, Konstantin Tomashevsky, was found at the UN Plaza entrance of the Civic Center BART Station on May 5, 2010. He was found in the early morning unconscious and breathing. Mr. Tomashevsky was
BART Police host National Night Out events on Aug. 4
BART invites you to meet its Police Officers and learn more about crime prevention on Tuesday, Aug. 4, as the BART Police Department hosts National Night Out events at six stations from 4 pm to 7 pm. National Night Out is a family friendly event geared towards educating our riders about public safety, raising
BART Board approves platform digital displays for advertising and news
The BART Board voted to move forward with converting up to 34 existing poster ads located in three downtown San Francisco stations to 17 digital screens that will display a mix of advertising, news, weather and BART messages. The decision came after a survey concluded there is strong rider support for the