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What do YOU like to do on transit?

What?

The Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis is conducting a study on “travel multi-tasking,” or doing other activities while traveling. Whether you work or sit back and do nothing, we want your opinions! Click here to take Keep reading >>

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A new compromise in the quest for later BART hours?

If you’ve been following BART, you might have heard about a Facebook effort to keep trains running later on weekends. A Facebook group named Make BART Trains run 24 Hours has over 24,700 members, and urged BART to study the possibility of later trains on Friday and Saturday nights.

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East Bay Paratransit

We’ve discussed the County Connection’s LINK, and WestCAT’s Dial-a-Ride and paratransit, and now, East Bay Paratransit!

All public transit agencies must provide an accessible alternative for people who can’t safely use the “regular” service because of a disability or health condition. East Bay Paratransit offers accessible service Keep reading >>

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New seat design concepts for BART

BART is humming along with its new designs for the “Fleet of the Future.” After months of the traveling seat labs, BART has turned its feedback into three firm ideas.

Take a look. What do you think?


“Commuter Comfort” – It has handholds and poles mounted on seat backs, Keep reading >>

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BART news roundup!

It’s been a busy summer for BART. Let’s round up some of the biggest BART stories of the past few weeks.

Seat Lab results are in!

The Bay Area transit agency conducted dozens of workshops to solicit feedback for its new seats. Over 2,200 riders gave the seats a try Keep reading >>

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Are you the A’s next BART rider of the game?

You love the A’s, and you love BART, but do you have what it takes to be the A’s BART rider of the game?

Each month, the A’s challenge the creativity of their BART-riding fans. One winner to receive:

  • Two MVP tickets to the Wednesday, August 17 game vs the Baltimore
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Dump the Pump Photo Contest

Gas is expensive. In other news, water is wet…

Seriously though, gas is expensive. Californians are buying less of it, but many of us still need a car to get around sometimes, and use BART and public transportation when we can.

If this describes you (drives sometimes, BARTs Keep reading >>

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Yarnbombing BART


Have you seen this on BART?

“Yarnbombing” is a form of removable graffiti, meant to be more fun than political. One BART rider decided to cheer up her ride with a customizer seat cozy.

I had been riding the Bart train to no where a lot lately , measuring the

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Pittsburg is hosting a final open house tomorrow, Tuesday June 28th from 5:30 to 6 PM as part of a public review period that ends August 1st.

The master plan calls for retail stores, plazas and high- and medium-density housing, enabling residents to leave their cars at home while commuting Keep reading >>

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