Tag Archives: BART

BART Vendor Pushed to Boost Job Numbers to Meet Stimulus Promises

August 16, 2012, 10:38 am • Posted by KQED News Staff
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by Lance Williams and Zusha Elinson, California Watch When the Bay Area Rapid Transit District received $92 million in federal stimulus funds in 2009, it promised to create “thousands of jobs.” But to make its numbers after the money was … Continue reading »

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Man Hit by BART Train Causing Systemwide Delay

August 10, 2012, 3:48 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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Update at 4:47 p.m: This is the latest service advisory from the BART website: BART is recovering from an earlier problem. There is a 15-minute delay between system wide due to a medical emergency. BART has not updated its Twitter … Continue reading »

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Riders Support Bikes on BART During Commute

August 3, 2012, 12:19 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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No big problems were reported and some riders expressed support for bikes on BART trains during the morning commute Friday. BART prohibits bikes on board in commute directions during rush hour, but as an experiment is making an exception on … Continue reading »

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BART Braces for Bicycles on Board at Busy Times

July 31, 2012, 4:14 pm • Posted by KQED News Staff
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by Liz Reid I’ll admit it: I’m a 30 year old woman with a security blanket. That security blanket has two wheels, a set of handlebars, and weighs about 20 pounds. It’s my bicycle, and I hardly ever go anywhere … Continue reading »

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A.M. Splash: Human Waste Jams BART Escalators; Muni Free Rider Plan Stalls; SJ Mulls Sales Tax Hike; 101 Carpool Lane Opens

July 26, 2012, 9:19 am • Posted by Laird Harrison
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Human waste shuts down BART escalators (SF Chronicle) Once the stations close, the bottom of BART station stairwells in downtown San Francisco are often a prime location for homeless people to camp for the night or find a private place … Continue reading »

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BART Exonerates Officer in Fatal Shooting

July 10, 2012, 9:42 am • Posted by KQED News Staff
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By Zusha Elinson, Bay City News BART has exonerated a police officer who shot and killed a knife-wielding homeless man on the Civic Center platform last July, The Bay Citizen has learned. The results of the BART police department's yearlong … Continue reading »

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Major Delay on BART Due to Medical Emergency at Embarcadero Station

July 3, 2012, 3:23 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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Update at 3:55 pm: BART tells us it is recovering from delays in trans-Bay service triggered when a man was discovered deceased on a Richmond-to-Millbrae train. The train was stopped for more than half an hour at the Embarcadero Station … Continue reading »

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BART Directors Question Solicitation by Controversial Church School

June 26, 2012, 8:30 am • Posted by Will Evans
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by Will Evans, California Watch Scrutiny of a West Oakland church school accused of abuse by parents and students is growing, with BART officials now questioning the school's right to solicit for donations in stations and state officials investigating whether federal … Continue reading »

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BART Recovers Bikes from Suspected Thief, Announces Bike Commute Experiment

June 19, 2012, 5:13 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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Ever tried commuting by bicycle from the East Bay to San Francisco? It's a challenge. Bikes are banned on the Bay Bridge at all hours, and on BART in commute directions at rush hour. Of course you can leave your … Continue reading »

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BART Outage Leads to Alternate Commutes

June 14, 2012, 12:24 pm • Posted by Rachel Dornhelm
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Oakland got an unexpected influx of visitors this morning. Many people headed to San Francisco on BART from the East Bay this morning, ended up rerouted through Oakland City Center. BART riders were told (sometimes in reportedly cryptic messages) that … Continue reading »

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