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Every "Tiny Ticket" counts
It's Tiny Tickets time again! BART and the East Bay Community Foundation are sponsoring a contest to make this the most exciting and productive Tiny Tickets effort yet. Once again, local nonprofits will be asking you to search high and low for all those low value BART tickets taking up space in your purses
Fleet of the Future cars to be assembled in the Bay Area
On June 14, 2019 Bombardier Transportation announced it is opening a rail car assembly site in Pittsburg, California to assemble BART’s Fleet of the Future rail cars. This work, which is currently taking place in upstate New York, will be transferred to the Bay Area over the coming months. The new facility is
Powell Street Station modernization continues through Sept. 2012
BART is continuing asbestos removal work within the Powell Street BART Station. BART has been removing existing fireproofing material that was applied to the steel beams installed when the station was built nearly 40 years ago. The common fireproofing material from that time contains traces of asbestos. BART
Families can “Trunk or Treat” at Fruitvale and Richmond stations 10/28
Children who visit Fruitvale and Richmond stations from 5 pm - 7 pm on Friday, October 28, 2016, will get a special treat from BART’s Police Department. Officers will host BART’s first Halloween “Trunk or Treat” event, a safer alternative to the house-to-house Halloween trick-or-treating tradition. Candy
Oakland Airport Connector project advocates vow to work with FTA
Updated January 21, 2010, with .pdf of letter from BART to FTA BART has received the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) letter asking for further analysis of the Oakland Airport Connector project’s impact on minority communities under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Over the past decade, BART
New Fleet of the Future tracker and cancelled train notice added to digital platform signs
Starting tomorrow, Saturday August 31 st, BART riders will see improved features to the digital platform signs systemwide. BART plans to unveil two significant additions to the platform signs as part of BART’s new General Manager Bob Powers’ plan to improve the customer experience through increased
Critical track replacement goal achieved at Orinda Station; July 4th weekend track closure cancelled
BART and its lead contractor PrōVen Management have completed installation of the critical components for the major track replacement project that’s been underway near the Orinda Station since April. Because of this earlier completion BART is cancelling the last scheduled track shutdown weekend between the
Civic Center elevators temporarily out of service
There will be no elevator access to trains at Civic Center Station from April 30 through May 4. The street elevator at Civic Center Station will be out of service Monday, April 30 through Wednesday, May 2. The platform elevator at Civic Center Station will be out of service Thursday, May 3 and Friday, May 4
Green and red discount ticket prices increase January 1
On January 1, 2006, the green (seniors 65 and older) and red (disabled/youth) discount tickets will increase in price from $6 to $9. The increased cost is part of an effort to balance BART's budget. The 62.5% discount offered to seniors, disabled and youth remains one of the highest discounts in the nation