Downtown Berkeley BART plaza slated for major overhaul
The city of Berkeley is undertaking a new project to renovate the downtown Berkeley BART entrances, build a new bus shelter and construct a redesigned Plaza. (This is a conceptual drawing for...
View ArticleBerkeley BART plaza workshop comes Monday
An early conceptual rendering of the new Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza. A new project underway to improve the BART plaza in downtown Berkeley is gaining steam, with a public workshop scheduled for...
View Article3 teens arrested after Berkeley robbery, assault
Police arrested three teens at the downtown Berkeley BART station after a robbery and assault Tuesday night. Photo: Mona Taleb-Agha Three teens with a gun assaulted and robbed a man in his 60s in...
View ArticleBerkeley BART plaza plans ‘not a bad first start’
BART hopes to create a more inviting, safe plaza both day and night. Note the walkable clear skylight over the station below. Image: BART plaza More than 100 people attended an open house Monday to...
View ArticleCouncil weighs in on new downtown Berkeley plaza plans
For the first time last week, the Berkeley City Council weighed in on improvements planned for the downtown Berkeley plaza and BART station. (Click the image for details.) Image: BART Berkeley’s main...
View ArticleDowntown Berkeley BART reopens after fatality
MacArthur BART station at around 7:15 p.m. after the downtown Berkeley BART station was closed due to a person under a train. Photo: Mori Yagi Update, Dec. 5: The person who died after being struck by...
View ArticleBART promotes suicide prevention line as incidents spike
Mental health advocate Kevin Hines speaks in front of the new BART signage listing the Suicide Lifeline Number. Photo: Seung Y. Lee BART hosted a press conference in its downtown Berkeley station...
View ArticleSquirrel causes power outage for 45,000 in East Bay
PG&E outage map at around 8:50 p.m on June 8, 2015. Image: PG&E. Click here or on the map for the most up-to-date version. Update, 10:35 p.m. A squirrel that scampered into a substation in El...
View Article3 teens arrested after Berkeley robbery, assault
A 21-year-old man was robbed Monday near the downtown Berkeley BART plaza (file photo). Photo: Emilie Raguso Police arrested three teenagers from Richmond after a robbery and assault in downtown...
View ArticleHave your say on two downtown Berkeley projects
The intersection of Shattuck and University avenues is the second most dangerous intersection in Berkeley for pedestrian collisions and near-misses. The city hopes to change that with the Shattuck...
View ArticleBART board OKs downtown Berkeley plaza improvements
A design rendering of the new downtown Berkeley BART entrance and plaza. The BART Board of Directors this morning unanimously approved the contract to start construction of the Downtown Berkeley BART...
View ArticleTeen arrested after robbery attempt, assault at BART
Emergency vehicles at the downtown Berkeley BART station (file photo). Photo: Karima Zweena Police arrested an 18-year-old who grabbed a cell phone from another person at the downtown Berkeley BART...
View ArticleDowntown BART plaza renovation work to begin soon
A rendering of what the renovated BART plaza will look like at night. Image: BART Work on creating a new, brighter BART plaza in downtown Berkeley will start any day now, and those using the trains or...
View ArticleDowntown Berkeley BART plaza slated for major overhaul
The city of Berkeley is undertaking a new project to renovate the downtown Berkeley BART entrances, build a new bus shelter and construct a redesigned Plaza. (This is a conceptual drawing for...
View ArticleBerkeley BART plaza workshop comes Monday
An early conceptual rendering of the new Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza. A new project underway to improve the BART plaza in downtown Berkeley is gaining steam, with a public workshop scheduled for...
View Article3 teens arrested after Berkeley robbery, assault
Police arrested three teens at the downtown Berkeley BART station after a robbery and assault Tuesday night. Photo: Mona Taleb-Agha Three teens with a gun assaulted and robbed a man in his 60s in...
View ArticleMore changes coming to Downtown Berkeley BART station
Over the next six months, there will be changes to how patrons access BART as the refurbishment of the BART Plaza continues. The post More changes coming to Downtown Berkeley BART station appeared...
View ArticleBART to shut main entrance to downtown Berkeley station, Aug. 14
Patrons using the Downtown Berkeley BART station will have to use another entrance for six to seven months. The post BART to shut main entrance to downtown Berkeley station, Aug. 14 appeared first on...
View ArticleDomestic dispute at downtown BART station ends in arrest
A 32-year-old woman was arrested in connection with a domestic dispute at the downtown Berkeley BART station Monday. The post Domestic dispute at downtown BART station ends in arrest appeared first on...
View ArticleThe BART Rotunda in downtown Berkeley comes apart, bit by bit
The BART Rotunda that stood sentinel in Berkeley for more than 40 years is being torn down to make way for a new entrance to the station. The post The BART Rotunda in downtown Berkeley comes apart, bit...
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