Federal Budget Could Delay Bay Area Transit Projects
One of the major targets of the budget compromise is federal funding for transportation projects, including two high-profile Bay Area projects.
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One of the major targets of the budget compromise is federal funding for transportation projects, including two high-profile Bay Area projects.
The changes, which went into effect Sunday, were designed to improve the agency's on-time performance, and to better help SamTrans riders make connections with other transit systems like BART.
The first leg of the BART to San Jose project has qualified for federal funding from the Federal Transit Administration.
Negotiations are underway that could lead to the exit of BART General Manager Dorothy Dugger.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission approved the allocation of $19 million in bridge toll funds Wednesday for the BART extension project in east Contra Costa County, MTC spokesman John Goodwin said.
A power outage left about 27,000 Berkeley PG&E customers without electricity Tuesday, and disrupted service to a pair of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations.
The investigation into what caused two train cars to derail outside the Concord station on Sunday morning is expected to take weeks or even months, a BART spokesman said Monday.
A trackside problem on the BART system in San Francisco has been repaired Monday morning, a spokesman said, though trains are still running at least 10 minutes behind schedule.
A BART train in Concord headed for San Francisco Sunday morning derailed, causing major delays on the Bay Point line in both directions.
BART expects to balance its budget for the next fiscal year despite the difficult economy, staff members told directors at their meeting on Thursday.
Whether it's more people getting jobs, or sky high gas prices, more people have been riding BART. That means a surplus transit officials hope to spend fixing up the system.
BART directors approved 11 members of a citizen review board Thursday that will oversee the transit agency's police department.
BART riders experienced major delays Wednesday afternoon due to a disabled train at the Powell Street station in San Francisco, an agency spokesman said.
BART is considering replacing its cushioned seats, which are becoming increasingly difficult to clean.
BART riders rate cleanliness as high as safety and reliablility, but a high staff-absenteeism rate is keeping trains from looking their best.
Getting caught eating or drinking on a BART train is a risky if not downright expensive move.
A crackdown was scheduled for launch Tuesday to keep commuters from shortchanging transit agencies when using new Clipper fare cards
An equipment problem near the Embarcadero BART station caused delays for nearly two hours for trains going into and out of San Francisco.
BART agents have said they fear for their lives due to an increase in threats of violence and even physical attacks from passengers.
BART has begun the process of drafting plans for its former headquarters site in downtown Oakland, above the Lake Merritt Station.
The BART Board has made public what has been an open secret for two weeks: that there was an attempt to fire the system's general manager.
People using Bay Area Rapid Transit trains Friday evening faced major delays after an equipment problem on the track near the West Oakland station.
BART will open its 44th station early Saturday morning when service begins at the long-delayed West Dublin/Pleasanton station, which cost $106 million to build.
A new study shows jobs near public transit is more effective than housing near public transit, when it comes to getting drivers out of their cars.
A card that allows riders to board multiple transit systems around the Bay Area can now be used on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's bus and light-rail trains.
