BART passengers will probably never have the chance to routinely ride the train system late at night, but they might be able to do the next best thing.
A regional bus system operating until 2 a.m. Saturday and Sunday after train service ends would carry passengers from San Francisco to the East Bay under a one-year pilot program being recommended by the transit agency.
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BART board member Bob Franklin announced his candidacy for the Oakland City Council Monday, a decision that will end his eight-year tenure on the rail operator’s governing body.
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Protesters made a clear and simple demand when they tried to shut down BART service this past summer: Disband the cops.
The raucous pleas that followed the officer-involved shooting death of Charles Hill weren’t new. BART police have been responsible for four shooting deaths in four decades, and each one has sparked widespread outrage leading to calls for the department’s dissolution.
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BART is considering a new proposal to run its trains until 1 a.m. Saturday mornings, but the cost of all those extra drinks at the bar could leave the agency with a hefty tab.
The latest plan would extend Friday night service by 34 minutes and start Saturday service 20 minutes later. The plan also would include local bus service to carry commuters to nearby BART stations in areas without public transit options.
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Recent protests have cost BART at least $300,000, and with another event planned for today, the agency’s board president said fines should be increased for activists who disrupt transit service to discourage such action.
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The recent protests against BART have cost the agency $300,000, and with another event planned for Thursday, that tab is likely to increase.
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A series of missteps and controversial decisions has provoked pointed criticism of BART in recent weeks, prompting questions about who is actually in charge of the agency as it faces international scrutiny.
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A proposal to keep BART trains open an extra hour Friday nights would disproportionately affect low-income and minority riders, according to a new passenger survey, but the agency director pushing the plan said there are other possibilities for late-night service.
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Reporting an unruly passenger, malfunctioning train door or suspicious package on BART could be just a text message away.
Bob Franklin, president of BART’s board of directors, wants the agency to establish a text-message phone line that would allow passengers to immediately alert the agency about problems on the system. The text would be forwarded to a central call center where officials could allocate resources appropriately.
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Late-night BART passengers might be able to take advantage of extended hours starting in September, but the service and scheduling change will not come cheap for the agency.
BART’s last trains depart downtown San Francisco stations about 12:30 a.m., but under a proposal supported by board President Bob Franklin, that time would be pushed an hour later to 1:30 a.m.
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