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BART unveils new website to keep riders, public informed on labor negotiations
BART has launched a new website, www.bartlabor.com, to keep its riders and the public informed about the ongoing labor negotiations with unions representing more than 2,800 BART employees. The site will feature regular updates on negotiations, facts and figures about BART's budget and contract with organized
BART asks employees to help solve nearly $250 million budget shortfall
BART faces a $249 million budget shortfall over the next four years and the agency says reducing labor costs must solve a substantial portion of that deficit in order to not overburden riders with higher-than-proposed fares and fee increases or significant service cuts. The nine-member BART Board of Directors
BART PD makes arrest in connection with stabbing outside Warm Springs Station
8/24/18 Update: A quick response by BART police has led to the arrest of a suspect in connection with the overnight assault that happened outside the Warm Springs Station on Thursday. 21-year-old Joshua Fecker, a transient, has been arrested. Fecker is the same man shown in surveillance images captured by
BART goes solar, saving a projected $3.4 million over 20 years
By late December, everything from the lights to the ticket machines to the fare gates at one East Bay BART station will run on solar power during daylight hours. But that’s not all. A contract and energy conservation agreement that the BART Board of Directors voted on today also will provide some customers at
Senior citizens learn how to ride BART with confidence on group field trips
By MELISSA JORDANSenior Web Producer The senior citizens of Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center heard BART was offering senior field trips and wasted no time in getting on the list.“I asked them, “Where would you like to go?” said Roland Soriano, senior program coordinator for the center. “They got really
Back to the future: BART conference connects users, creators of transit accessibility technology
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer When BART opened in 1972 it broke new ground for accessibility in public transit, buoyed by a burgeoning disability rights movement born in Berkeley. So it was fitting that Berkeley was the setting Wednesday for BART's AccessTech Developer Conference, marking a
Local design students invigorate Market Street BART stations with colorful designs
“Have a ___ Day” installed at Embarcadero Station. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Easton. What comes to mind when you think of San Francisco? It might be icons, like the Golden Gate Bridge and the Victorians of Alamo Square. It might be the seals at Pier 29 or a bread bowl of chowder from Boudin. It might even be
Take BART to free First Tuesdays at downtown San Francisco museums
Photo: Richard T. Walker, The Speed and Eagerness of Meaning. Courtesy of the artist and Christopher Grimes Gallery, part of a current YBCA exhibt By STEFAN MARTINEZ BART Website Intern Every first Tuesday of the month at noon, a magical thing happens in San Francisco: “free Tuesdays” at several downtown
BART PD recruiting efforts pay off with new experienced police officers
The BART Police Department's continuing efforts to recruit police officers to its ranks are paying off. On Monday, BART PD swore in 6 lateral police officers -- the highest amount of lateral officers BART PD has sworn in at once in recent history. So far, this calendar year the department has hired 19
Statement from BART General Manager regarding Governor signing AB 2923
BART's mission is to support a prosperous Bay Area by connecting communities with seamless mobility. A key component to regional success is adequate housing. BART's aim is to partner with the community to build 20,000 new housing units at its stations by the year 2040, and to ensure that at least 35% are