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California Assembly Bill 716, which took effect last year, allows BART to issue a “prohibition order” against anyone who commits certain offenses on the transit district’s property, such as violence against employees or passengers, defacing property or urinating in public.
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Agency's "Mint Car Program" would replace dirty seat covers and scrub train interiors.
Read More →The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Johannes Mehserle's claim of immunity, which stated that the facts in the case showed he “was acting consistently within the legitimate law enforcement objective of arresting Grant." The ruling allows Grant's father to sue over the killing.
Read More →Agency is beta testing a new service to provide riders with train arrivals, delay advisories, elevator status and other information
Read More →The transit system and union workers made progress in talks that began Tuesday evening and are expected to resume Wednesday afternoon. However, workers are on strike for a third consecutive day. The unions want a 5% raise each year over the next three years.
Read More →According to a board director, the meeting was in violation of the Brown Act, the state's open-meeting law.
Read More →The signs will be developed and finalized as part of a Mental Health Awareness Symposium to be hosted by Metra in September to coincide with National Suicide Awareness Month.
Read More →The contract agreement, which extends the contract negotiated after strikes took place in 2013, includes a raise of 10.5% per employee, spread over four years.
Read More →Online training has helped to prepare BART’s employees in subject areas as diverse as terrorism and general yard operations.
Read More →The $36 million project begins clearing VTA-owned railroad right-of-way for a north/south transit corridor, the planned alignment for the future BART extension to the South Bay.
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