Haas Institute study finds Richmond gentrification in early stages
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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Tag Archives: Bay Area Rapid Transit
Two separate proposals hope to stem future BART strikes
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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Striking it rich
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UC Berkeley seismologists help install earthquake warning system in BART
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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BART sees near record ridership numbers over weekend
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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BART unveils new community-based policing structure
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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New BART cars on track to arrive in 2014
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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BART adopts cellphone disruption policy
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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BART board postpones vote on cell phone service interruption policy
The Bay Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors decided to postpone voting on a policy that would allow the agency to temporarily disrupt cellphone service.
Bill could keep repeat offenders out of BART stations
Those planning to join the weekly protests held at Bay Area Rapid Transit stations across the Bay Area may need to rethink their decision should Gov. Jerry Brown sign a bill currently on his desk. Authored by Assemblymember Roger Dickinson, D–Sacramento, AB 716 would empower authorities to prohibit repeat offenders
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