Posts Tagged ‘BART’
Why is BART so noisy?
We now turn to that age-old question: Why is BART so noisy?
It turns out there are specific reasons for the noise and BART officials know what they are. BART officials also say, however, that studies actually rank BART as one of the quietest public transportation systems in the country.
Read MoreBART Airport Connector breaks ground in Oakland
After more than two decades of debate and a recent sprint for the final bits of funding, on Wednesday a group of local, state, and federal officials broke ground to mark the start of construction on BART’s long-awaited Oakland Airport Connector. A dozen local political officials donned hardhats and gathered around a mound of dirt tidily piled in a corner of the station’s parking lot; in unison, they sank the golden blades of their ceremonial shovels into the earth.
Read More‘BART Week’ offers prizes to increase transit traffic
In an effort to increase its drooping ridership, BART has declared this week “Try BART Week.” All week, the transit district will be giving away free prizes including BART passes, airline tickets, and ice cream parties to a few lucky BART customers. Over the course of the week, BART will be awarding 1,300 prizes, collectively worth over $60,000
Read MoreFree prizes galore during “Try BART Week”
For East Bay residents who don’t already ride BART, today may be the day to start. In a bid to win back the riders it has lost during the slumping economy of the last several years, BART has declared this week “Try BART Week,” and is offering a wide array of valuable prizes to lure riders to their trains—starting right here in Oakland.
Read MoreSandbags available for Oakland residents
BART will be giving away hundreds of prizes according to a recent announcement. Those who enter by Monday, October 18 before midnight have a chance to win prizes like free tickets to an October 23 Cal football game or free tickets to the Oakland Museum’s celebration for Days of the Dead. More information at http://www.mybart.org/contests/index.php.…
Read MoreWork could start soon on costly BART airport tram
The controversial Airport Connector, a tram that would connect BART to Oakland’s airport, could soon be under construction after a decades-long debate. “For the first time in the 25-year history of this project,” a BART spokesman says, “we may be seeing shovels hit the ground in the next month or two.”
Read MoreOakland Airport Connector plan moves forward
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the board in charge of channeling state transportation money to the Bay Area, voted 6-2 to allocate $20 million in state transportation improvement funds to the project.
Read MoreOakland waits for Mehserle verdict
Tensions are high as former BART Police Office Johannes Mehserle’s murder trial comes to an end in Los Angeles. Mehserle faces a possible second-degree murder charge for killing unarmed 22-year-old Oscar Grant on New Year’s Day in 2009. Riots broke out during the weeks following the shooting and now as a verdict nears Oakland non-profits, government agencies, volunteer organizations and the Oakland Police Department are preparing for more possible violence if people are upset with the jury’s decision.
Read More$70 million for airport connector project to be diverted to regional transit agencies
$70 million in federal stimulus funding denied to the Bay Area Rapid Transit Agency for the Oakland Airport Connecter project will be reallocated for regional rail and bus improvements instead.
Read MoreBART votes to approve Oakland airport connector
After three hours of public comment and discussion yesterday, the BART Board of Directors voted 7 to 1 to approve the $492 million Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) elevated rail line. Construction is scheduled begin in mid-2010 and be completed by 2013.
Read MoreFelony charges dropped in BART altercation
Felony charges were dropped against Michael Joseph Gibson today in connection with an altercation with a BART Police Officer Saturday evening.
Read MoreBART to review arrest, injuries at West Oakland station
A disruptive passenger arrested at the West Oakland BART station Saturday evening is awaiting arraignment after being pushed through a glass window by a BART Police Officer.
Read MoreMehserle trial goes to Los Angeles, judge rules
An Alameda County judge ruled yesterday that the murder trial of Johannes Mehserle, the former BART police officer charged in the January 1 shooting of Oscar Grant, will take place in Los Angeles.
Read MoreFederal civil rights review could imperil BART airport connector project
The Federal Transit Administration’s Office of Civil Rights will review the social equity aspects of BART’s current projects within the next several months, a process that could lead to further delays or even kill a plan to build an elevated rail connector to the Oakland airport.
Read MoreTransit riders wooed by Bay Bridge shutdown now seem to be back in their cars
When the Bay Bridge closed last month for an emergency repair, record numbers of commuters began riding buses, ferries, and BART. But the public transit numbers are dropping again, and planners wonder if there’s a way to keep at least some commuters out of their cars for good.
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