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In an attempt to combat overcrowding on trains, BART on Monday set in motion plans for an increased number of train cars, new turnaround rates and increased hours of operation.
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On Wednesday, Berkeley’s sales tax increased from 9 percent to 9.5 percent due to Measure BB, which Alameda County voters passed last November with 70.76 percent of the vote.
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A study by UC Berkeley’s Haas Institute exploring patterns of gentrification in Richmond neighborhoods found that future displacement may be preventable.
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Two recent proposals are seeking to change the bargaining process between BART management and its unions — one which would completely overhaul the way that negotiations are currently being conducted.
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Commuters on BART can feel a little safer thanks to a recent collaboration between UC Berkeley seismologists and the transit agency. BART teamed up with UC Berkeley seismologists last month to install an earthquake warning system that would allow for automatic deceleration of its trains in the case of a
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With the westbound Bay Bridge closed this weekend, Bay Area travelers packed on to BART, resulting in near-record ridership numbers. Unofficial numbers — from a BART press release sent out Monday morning — put Sunday’s ridership at approximately 178,000 people. This is tens of thousands higher than the previous Sunday
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Under fire after an audit report questioned its use of force and organization, the Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department unveiled plans Tuesday for a zoning structure that aims to reduce crime. BART’s new Zone Geographical Policing Structure is the department’s most recent answer to recommendations made by the 2011
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Gritty carpets and stained fabric seats greet commuters who step inside Bay Area Rapid Transit train cars. It can be difficult to hear the conductor announce the next stop, and when the trains are crowded, difficult to discern at which station the train is arriving. But BART officials promise this
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Following controversy over Bay Area Rapid Transit officials’ decision to cut all cellphone communication at multiple stations in August to prevent a protest, BART Board of Directors adopted a policy this week to only interrupt service under “extraordinary circumstances.” At its meeting Thursday, the board approved a policy that defined
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