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This summer, more than 500 students, ages 4-18, participated in BART’s Summer Youth Program, organized by the agency’s Government and Community Relations Department. The annual program, now in its sixth year, is designed to educate local youth about BART, its operations and significant role in getting people

BART will participate in the Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill Thursday, October 21, 2021 to test our emergency response systems and to help raise public awareness of the importance of having a plan and being prepared. At 10:21 a.m., BART staff will trigger our early warning earthquake system to

Board wants a contract done by July 1 BART's Board of Directors says it is serious about concluding the contract negotiations with all five of its unions by July 1 – so much so that board members have jointly signed a letter and sent it to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger telling him they will not ask him for a

The BART Board voted to approve an agreement between BART and disability advocates to address concerns raised by disability organizations regarding the floor plan for BART’s Fleet of the Future. The Fleet of the Future is the name used by BART for the program to replace BART’s aging fleet, and increase the

The BART Board unanimously approved a plan Thursday that will markedly improve cell phone connectivity across the system, and provide seamless WiFi coverage in all stations and aboard Fleet of the Future trains. The project will construct new WiFi and Bluetooth infrastructure, and enhance cellular coverage to

Security measures are a precaution BART has increased the number of uniformed police officers on the system and stepped up train inspections in the wake of the latest explosions involving London's mass transit system.Today's security measures are in addition to the already heightened alert level which BART

BART handed out $20 tickets to 300 of the more than 128,000 customers who took BART on the sixth annual Dump the Pump day, Thursday, June 16. Riders were given Dump the Pump stickers to wear during the morning commute at Embarcadero, 12th Street/Oakland City Center and Downtown Berkeley stations. Later, if

Late this afternoon, BART reached an agreement with the mother of Oscar Grant’s young daughter Tatiana. The settlement is for $1.5 million and stems from the $50 million lawsuit filed against the agency following the officer-involved shooting that took place on the Fruitvale BART Station platform early New

Hundreds of thousands of Bay Area residents are ditching their cars and riding BART instead. In response to its increasing capacity needs, BART is moving toward the future by drafting a three-phased plan to address sustainability and customer service objectives, while maintaining a safe and reliable rapid

Today the BART Board of Directors voted to amend the Customer Code of Conduct to include the prohibition of sexual harassment. BART Board President Mark Foley requested the amendment following the launch of the #NotOneMoreGirl initiative and to send a clear message that sexual harassment has no place on BART