Broadband wireless internet coming to BART
Staff - 06/29/2006
BART/Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA), the manager of the Capitol Corridor intercity passenger train, have selected four proposers to help them take the next big step toward providing fast mobile broadband services on trains.
Staff - 06/29/2006
BART/Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA), the manager of the Capitol Corridor intercity passenger train, have selected four proposers to help them take the next big step toward providing fast mobile broadband services on trains.
BART service interupted
Staff - 06/29/2006
Bay Area Rapid Transit is reporting a service disruption on its Pittsburg/Bay Point line.
Staff - 06/29/2006
Bay Area Rapid Transit is reporting a service disruption on its Pittsburg/Bay Point line.
BART sees 9% increase with bad air
Staff - 06/26/2006
Bay Area Rapid Transit officials are projecting 28,000 additional riders will take advantage of free rides today, BART officials announced this afternoon.
Staff - 06/26/2006
Bay Area Rapid Transit officials are projecting 28,000 additional riders will take advantage of free rides today, BART officials announced this afternoon.
Parsons Brinckerhoff gets BART retrofit
Staff - 06/26/2006
The Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART) has awarded a contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) to provide engineering design services for a seismic retrofit project for the BART San Francisco Transition Structure (SFTS).
Staff - 06/26/2006
The Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART) has awarded a contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) to provide engineering design services for a seismic retrofit project for the BART San Francisco Transition Structure (SFTS).
Monday is another Spare the Air Day
Maria Natale - 06/25/2006
Twenty-five Bay Area transit agencies will offer free rides throughout the Bay Area Monday in another Spare the Air Day sponsored by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
Maria Natale - 06/25/2006
Twenty-five Bay Area transit agencies will offer free rides throughout the Bay Area Monday in another Spare the Air Day sponsored by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
The good, bad and ugly--on BART
Mike Adamick - 06/23/2006
A BART rider conceals her identity Wednesday as she waits for a train to arrive at the Orinda station because she blogs about her daily commuting experiences.
Mike Adamick - 06/23/2006
A BART rider conceals her identity Wednesday as she waits for a train to arrive at the Orinda station because she blogs about her daily commuting experiences.
BART retrofit threatens ferry market
Stacy Finz - 06/14/2006
The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, which draws tens of thousands of people to the San Francisco waterfront each Saturday, will permanently leave its scenic home on the Embarcadero next summer if a BART retrofit takes over too much of its space, a market official said Tuesday.
Stacy Finz - 06/14/2006
The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, which draws tens of thousands of people to the San Francisco waterfront each Saturday, will permanently leave its scenic home on the Embarcadero next summer if a BART retrofit takes over too much of its space, a market official said Tuesday.
BART still in play at VTA
Barry Witt - 06/09/2006
A Valley Transportation Authority subcommittee Thursday decided the agency should keep all of its projects moving forward -- including BART to Silicon Valley -- despite facing a nearly $3 billion hole in its long-term spending plan.
Barry Witt - 06/09/2006
A Valley Transportation Authority subcommittee Thursday decided the agency should keep all of its projects moving forward -- including BART to Silicon Valley -- despite facing a nearly $3 billion hole in its long-term spending plan.
BART to run round the clock this weekend
Staff - 06/01/2006
BART will run late-night trains this weekend during Bay Bridge retrofit work.
Staff - 06/01/2006
BART will run late-night trains this weekend during Bay Bridge retrofit work.
Using less gas
Gary Richards - 05/21/2006
Gas at $3.37 a gallon is painful, but some plucky commuters are finding ways to beat the record prices -- and are coming away more relaxed and proud of themselves.
Gary Richards - 05/21/2006
Gas at $3.37 a gallon is painful, but some plucky commuters are finding ways to beat the record prices -- and are coming away more relaxed and proud of themselves.
ACE puts BART link on the fast track
Erin Sherbert - 05/19/2006
Altamont Commuter Express officials want to find better ways to link San Joaquin County commuters to BART.
Erin Sherbert - 05/19/2006
Altamont Commuter Express officials want to find better ways to link San Joaquin County commuters to BART.
Wheels to work
Heather Murtagh - 05/19/2006
One thing is constant in San Mateo resident Brandon Tyler's life each and every morning on his way to work -- the 5-mile bike ride.
Heather Murtagh - 05/19/2006
One thing is constant in San Mateo resident Brandon Tyler's life each and every morning on his way to work -- the 5-mile bike ride.
Napa, Solano to vote on sales levy
Michael Cabanatuan - 05/15/2006
Seven of the Bay Area's nine counties have sales taxes that raise money for transportation improvements ranging from filling potholes to building new interchanges and BART extensions, and voters in the region's two holdout counties will decide next month whether they should tax themselves as well.
Michael Cabanatuan - 05/15/2006
Seven of the Bay Area's nine counties have sales taxes that raise money for transportation improvements ranging from filling potholes to building new interchanges and BART extensions, and voters in the region's two holdout counties will decide next month whether they should tax themselves as well.
BART breaking ground on last piece of district
Danielle Samaniego - 05/12/2006
A groundbreaking celebration on the $350 million Pleasant Hill BART transit village is scheduled Saturday, two months after construction began on the first phase, a new parking garage.
Danielle Samaniego - 05/12/2006
A groundbreaking celebration on the $350 million Pleasant Hill BART transit village is scheduled Saturday, two months after construction began on the first phase, a new parking garage.
Gunman escapes via BART after robbing bank
Bonita Brewer - 05/06/2006
A lone gunman robbed the Bank of the West branch at 2050 N. California Blvd. Friday afternoon getting away with an unknown amount of cash, according to police.
Bonita Brewer - 05/06/2006
A lone gunman robbed the Bank of the West branch at 2050 N. California Blvd. Friday afternoon getting away with an unknown amount of cash, according to police.
Gas theft hits BART stations
George Kelly - 05/04/2006
BART officials say police will be watchful but have no plans to increase foot patrols after three reports last month of gasoline siphoned from vehicles in station parking lots.
George Kelly - 05/04/2006
BART officials say police will be watchful but have no plans to increase foot patrols after three reports last month of gasoline siphoned from vehicles in station parking lots.
BART springs back on time after delays
Erik N. Nelson - 05/03/2006
After March's big computer goof idled trains for more than an hour and delayed 35,000 for several hours, BART bounced back in April to its best on-time record in 16 months.
Erik N. Nelson - 05/03/2006
After March's big computer goof idled trains for more than an hour and delayed 35,000 for several hours, BART bounced back in April to its best on-time record in 16 months.
BART may tear down headquarters
Staff - 05/01/2006
BART officials said today that they will hold a public hearing Wednesday night to discuss their plans to tear down their former headquarters building at 800 Madison St. in Oakland, above the Lake Merritt station.
Staff - 05/01/2006
BART officials said today that they will hold a public hearing Wednesday night to discuss their plans to tear down their former headquarters building at 800 Madison St. in Oakland, above the Lake Merritt station.
BART ridership up 4.1%
Staff - 04/25/2006
BART's ridership so far this fiscal year is 4.1 percent higher than that of the previous year, according to BART.
Staff - 04/25/2006
BART's ridership so far this fiscal year is 4.1 percent higher than that of the previous year, according to BART.
A Look Inside BART's Operations Control Room
Riya Bhattacharjee - 04/18/2006
"This is where it all begins," said Jim Allison, BART spokesperson, as he pointed out the Operations Control Room (OCC) at the Lake Meritt station on Monday morning.
Riya Bhattacharjee - 04/18/2006
"This is where it all begins," said Jim Allison, BART spokesperson, as he pointed out the Operations Control Room (OCC) at the Lake Meritt station on Monday morning.