BART Board of Directors approves $2.42B budget amid COVID-19 pandemic
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The BART Board of Directors approved a $2.42 billion budget to accommodate pandemic-related challenges.
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BART to add Wi-Fi, increased security, updated control system
The BART board of directors approved a series of updates to their transit system on Jan. 9, including Wi-Fi and cellular upgrades, increased security and a modern train control system.
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BART’s plans, initiatives need to stay on track
BAY AREA AFFAIRS: With many new projects and changes, BART must make sure it is keeping community interests in mind
Thousands of commuters depend on BART as their main source of transportation. But in recent years, the transit system has seen a decline in ridership as overcrowding, delays and crime have risen.
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BART approves quality-of-life initiatives, 19th Street Oakland modernization project
The quality-of-life campaign includes initiatives to expand the elevator attendant program, maintain funding for the Pit Stop program and broaden the geographic reach of the Homeless Outreach Team program.
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BART aims to increase safety with 2020 budget, fare increase
The BART board of directors approved a $2.3 billion budget for fiscal year 2020 and announced a fare increase of 5.4 percent starting Jan. 1, 2020. The new budget should, according to BART spokespeople, increase the safety and quality of BART services.
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Berkeley City Council approves petition to rename Ashby BART station after activist Mable Howard
Mable Howard, as described by her daughter Mildred Howard, was a leading community organiser who successfully launched a lawsuit against BART in 1968. An above-ground train would have disrupted many small local businesses — “banks, hardware stores, a shoe store, an appliance store” — and divided white communities and communities of color across the tracks.
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10 new BART trains expected to be in service by December
BART’s new 10-car trains are expected to roll out by early December despite failing a key safety inspection earlier this month.
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BART Board approves Safe Transit policy
The Safe Transit policy prevents BART employees — including members of the BART Police Department — from asking about riders’ immigration statuses unless directed by state laws, federal regulations or court orders.
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BART to install new cameras amid public safety concerns about decoy cameras
After BART’s widespread use of decoy cameras became public knowledge last month, BART announced plans last week to install functioning cameras in all 669 train cars in its current fleet.
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BART on track to modernize Downtown Berkeley station
At an open house in the station Wednesday and Thursday, BART staff and project consultants gathered input from riders about modernizing the Downtown Berkeley BART station.
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