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“Transit and music connect us”: BART Customer Services Center worker is also an opera singer
Taylor Thompson has the sort of voice that makes you stop in your tracks. Smooth and strong, his tenor range hits each note with precision and accuracy. Thompson is a store clerk in BART’s Customer Services Center at Lake Merritt Station. He is also an established opera singer, having performed in productions
BART bike sting nabs one of Contra Costa County’s top bike theft offenders
A bait bike operation held this week at the Pleasant Hill BART station resulted in the arrest of two male suspects on felony grand theft charges and the recovery of a bicycle previously reported stolen from the University of California-Davis campus.BART Police regularly conduct random surveillance operations
BART is on a hiring blitz for engineers to manage Transbay Tube retrofit work and more
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerBART is on a hiring blitz for engineers who will manage projects underwater, in the air, on the ground and in the hills. Bridges. Tunnels. High-voltage. Low-voltage. AC. DC. And more.“We do it all,” says Tracy Johnson, Group Manager for Civil/Structural & Construction
Crisis Intervention Specialist Stephine Barnes shares her story of helping those on BART in need
Stephine Barnes has been with BART for 27 years, working as a Station Agent and caring for riders taking BART all around the Bay Area. In the past year, Barnes has transitioned from the station agent booth to the station platforms and trains as a new Crisis Intervention Specialist, a new position within the
BART wants your input on the planned, less-than-inflation July 2022 fare increase
After delaying a planned fare increase at the height of the pandemic, BART is now studying a small increase to keep up with the cost of providing reliable and safe service. BART has a fare increase program, that was approved by the Board in 2019, that calls for small, regular, less-than-inflation increases
Solar energy from parking lot canopy system to help power Lafayette BART Station
A rendering of what the Lafayette canopies could look like A solar energy project is taking shape at the sun-drenched Lafayette BART Station -- the latest example of BART's commitment to sustainability. The BART system already has the lowest greenhouse gas emissions per passenger of any large transit system
Critical Asset Patrol team aims to boost BART Police presence in most critical areas
Train patrols just one aspect of multi-faceted efforts to ensure safety By Melissa Jordan BART Senior Web ProducerIn a series of ongoing improvements to the BART Police Department, one change of keen interest to the public has been an increased BART Police presence on trains.That effort received a huge boost
Help at the holidays: BART toy drive benefits Contra Costa Family Justice Center
Update: On Thursday, December 17, 2020, Contra Costa Family Justice Center Executive Director Susun Kim thanked BART employees who donated more than 1,000 gifts and more than $1,000 in gift cards in this year's holiday toy drive. “Your gifts representing your love and care mean so much to our clients and
BART PD holds Black Friday safety events at Bay Fair and West Oakland stations
On Friday, Nov. 25 -- the busy Black Friday shopping day -- BART Police and partners will hold safety awareness events at Bay Fair and West Oakland stations. At Bay Fair, tables will be set up with safety information, focusing on particular crimes that tend to increase during the holiday season, when
BART partners on telephone town hall on future of West Contra Costa County transportation
BART is partnering with other transit agencies on the West Contra Costa County High-Capacity Transit Study. Part of the study involves a telephone town hall on Nov. 12. West Contra Costa County residents have long been asking for more transit options and enhancements to existing services. Now, the study is