BART Board Votes To Spend $227 Million On New Oakland Headquarters
The BART Board of Directors Thursday approved a plan to spend $227 million to purchase and renovate a building in downtown Oakland to use as the transit agency's headquarters.
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The BART Board of Directors Thursday approved a plan to spend $227 million to purchase and renovate a building in downtown Oakland to use as the transit agency's headquarters.
A major medical emergency shut down the Bay Fair BART station in San Leandro for nearly an hour Wednesday afternoon when a person was hit by a train, according to transit officials.
BART officials said Monday that some planned track closures near the Lafayette station on upcoming weekends are no longer necessary because construction crews rebuilding a large section of trackway are ahead of schedule.
BART trains are being delayed more than 20 minutes in both directions through downtown San Francisco on Monday morning because of a trackside equipment problem.
It's a discussion many Bay Area households have had in recent years: Is it better to rent or buy? BART, it appears, is ready to settle down.
Starting Tuesday, BART's Powell Street station in San Francisco became the latest site in the transit system to phase out the sale of paper tickets.
A crane working on BART tracks clipped power lines, which fell onto Highway 24 in Lafayette, closing down the freeway for about an hour early Monday and forcing intermittent closures for much of the afternoon.
BART received a $125 million boost in fast-track funding for its Silicon Valley extension, transit officials announced at a news conference Wednesday.
BART Director Debora Allen introduced a proposed ordinance that would prohibit solicitation for money in the paid areas of the BART system.
BART is reporting major delays because of a train that had equipment problems at the MacArthur station in Oakland on Tuesday morning.
Alameda County prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a transient charged with special circumstances murder in the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Nia Wilson at the MacArthur BART station.
A woman was struck and killed by a BART train at the Powell Street BART station in San Francisco late Sunday night.
BART Director Debora Allen says that among the areas of dissatisfaction for riders, panhandling is one she gets consistent, negative feedback about on a weekly basis.
Starting Monday, paper tickets will no longer be available for purchase at the Embarcadero station in San Francisco.
Weekend work on the BART tracks Saturday triggered massive delays, not only with trains between Orinda and Walnut Creek but also along Highway 24.
No way around it, this weekend's BART shutdown in Contra Costa County will deliver plenty of delays and inconvenience for travelers on the transit line and also on Highway 24.
No way around it, this weekend's BART shutdown in Contra Costa County will deliver plenty of delays and inconvenience for travelers on the transit line and also on Highway 24.
On the weekend of August 17 and August 18, there will be no trains between Orinda and Walnut Creek. That is when crews will begin replacing BART track that is nearly 50 years old. Expect delays.
An officer shot and wounded a dog Friday afternoon at San Francisco's Civic Center BART station, according to BART officials.
Video obtained from a nearby business revealed that two people attacked early Tuesday at the Downtown Berkeley BART station got into an argument with the suspect shortly before the attack, BART spokesman Jim Allison said.
A major medical emergency forced transit officials to shut down BART's Montgomery Street Station Wednesday, triggering delays in travels in and out of San Francisco.
Two people were stabbed at the Downtown Berkeley BART Station early Tuesday morning, according to BART police.
Starting Monday, BART customers will no longer be able to purchase paper tickets at the 19th Street station in Oakland, where now only Clipper cards will be sold as a means to board trains.
The man accused of fatally stabbing a young woman at BART's MacArthur station did not enter a plea during a brief court appearance Friday.
BART is beginning a pilot program Monday that will make Clipper cards the only product available to purchase for train fares at certain stations, starting with the 19th Street Oakland station.
