BART secures federal grant for anti-terrorist police patrol team
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The money was granted again this year after eight members of Congress from the Bay Area lobbied FEMA to secure more funding for police patrols.
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BART announces plans to replace 3,200 feet of 3rd rail using Measure RR funds
Measure RR allows the issuance of $3.5 billion in bonds to fund infrastructure projects, including replacing the third rail, which powers BART trains.
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Increased safety proposals by BART general manager underway
Starting Monday, Bay Area Rapid Transit, or BART, began to enhance public safety by mandating police and fare inspectors to work extra hours in the service’s busiest areas in order to “bolster their visible presence and enhance public safety,” according to a BART press release.
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BART may convert parking lots into housing under Assembly bill
BART may soon turn parking lots and vacant property into housing, pending Gov. Jerry Brown’s approval of a controversial bill.
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Metropolitan Transportation Commission seeks billion-dollar ideas from public
This request for transformative projects is designed to reach out to individuals and organizations that are not traditionally associated with transit agencies and partners.
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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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BART increases fare prices for 2018, encourages Clipper usage
BART has increased all fare charges by 2.7 percent as of Monday, according to a press release published Dec. 1.
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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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New BART train fails key inspection, risking delayed rollout
A new BART train failed a key safety inspection Friday, possibly preventing it from becoming operational before its Thanksgiving target.
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BART opens Clipper-only entrance on south side of Downtown Berkeley station
Early Monday morning, BART opened a Clipper-only entrance on the south side of the Downtown Berkeley station near Allston Way East after being closed for over a decade.
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