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BART expands weekday service on Richmond-Millbrae line
BART will expand weekday service on the Richmond-Millbrae Line (red line) effective Monday, September 10, 2012.
BART reports record ridership and progress on escalator repair
BART reported strong ridership growth and tremendous progress on escalator repair during its quarterly service performance update during today’s Board of Directors meeting.
BART: August pilot program extends hours of ticket sales
From the beginning of August, BART and MyTransitPlus are teaming up with a pilot program to extend the operating hours of the MyTransitPlus kiosk at the Walnut Creek BART station on Tuesdays and Thursdays in August.
BART expands distribution sites for Senior Clipper cards
BART is expanding the number of locations throughout the Bay Area that can accept applications and issue discounted Clipper cards In an effort to make the all-in-one transit cards more accessible to senior citizens.
BART, TSA and local law enforcement team up for operation RAILSAFE
BART customers are likely to see law enforcement officers from other agencies patrolling BART parking lots and stations today as part of the nationwide transit safety preparedness training initiative, “Operation RAILSAFE.”
Pilot program will allow bikes on BART all day on Fridays in August
BART will launch a pilot program to allow bicycles on board trains all day long on Fridays in August.
BART’s new budget: funding for the future
BART’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget uses operating dollars to fund important capital projects for the future, including the next generation of rail cars.
BART to implement last of inflation-based fare increases July 1
Effective Sunday, July 1, 2012, BART will implement the last in a series of inflation-based fare increases when fares increase by 1.4%.
BART announces special service for busy Memorial Day weekend
BART will be ramping up service in a number of ways to accommodate many events going on during the busy Memorial Day weekend, Friday, May 25 - Monday, May 28.
Free shuttles to U.S. Open from Colma Station for BART riders
The United States Golf Association (USGA) will be hosting the 2012 U.S. Open Championship at The Olympic Club located in San Francisco.
BART moves ahead with Fleet of the Future contract
New trains expected to begin arriving In 2017.
Best scoring bid to build BART’s Fleet of the Future
BART staff is recommending that the Fleet of the Future next generation of rail cars be built by North American-based Bombardier because the company’s bid represents the best combination of low price, high technology and proven reliability.