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Bay Area Transit Update: BART Signs, Caltrain Electrification, Amtrak, SFMTA Annual Report
Small but significant announcements came out of several large transit agencies last week.
February 5, 2018
1966 BART Headline Gives Perspective and Context on High-Speed Rail
HSR's cost overruns are real: but so were overruns on systems that are now vital to the economic life of the region.
January 31, 2018
Look for New BART Train for the Evening Commute
It took a while, but BART's "Fleet of the Future" is about to become, well, the train of today.
January 22, 2018
BART’s Excursion Fare: How the Agency Earns Millions from Passengers Not Riding Trains
BART charges a $5.75 Excursion Fare anytime a rider enters and exits the same station, regardless of whether the exit occurred within three minutes or three hours.
December 15, 2017
S.F. Supervisor, BART Director Clean up BART Station Themselves, Demand BART Do Better
SF Supervisor Hillary Ronen and BART Director Bevan Dufty have been cleaning the 16th Street BART station every Wednesday for a month. "The conditions we have seen are truly disturbing . . . I am outraged about the health and safety risks to BART riders and my constituents who pass through the plaza every day," said Ronen.
November 28, 2017
BART Makes Some Progress on Noise
BART has been busy reshaping its wheels as part of a strategy to reduce the system's notorious howl, and initial results show it's working.
October 17, 2017
BART to Close Lake Merritt Station for Labor Day Weekend Maintenance
Count on an extra twenty to forty minutes for your trip if you plan to travel on BART through the Lake Merritt station this Labor Day weekend.
August 31, 2017
Dublin BART Parking Battle Takes a New Twist
A local assemblymember secured a promise of $20 million in state funding to build a parking garage for BART. But in the interim staff had come up with intriguing alternative proposals, and the board of directors opted for the quicker and less expensive option.
August 8, 2017
BART Meltdown Highlights Vulnerability of Bay Area Infrastructure
One errant motorist crashed into a telephone pole and paralyzed the Bay Area this morning at 8:30, right in time for peak rush hour crowds.
March 28, 2017
