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BART Green Line expected back up Tuesday
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Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) service has been fully restored Friday, after the agency dealt with a computer outage that shut down the entire system during the morning commute.
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Some passengers on BART are responding positively to the agency's reduction in the number of train cars. That support, though, has been derailed by the decision to double down on fare enforcement through the installation of new fare gates.
As a transit agency that relies heavily on fare collection, BART is focusing on preventing fare evasion. But a new study casts doubt on the effectiveness of stopping freeloaders to improve public safety on the trains.
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A man who sexually assaulted a woman early Sunday on the Ohlone Greenway in El Cerrito was still being sought Monday.
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A new study indicates efforts to crackdown on fare jumpers have not made BART safer nor has it increased revenue as the transit agency has claimed. The Center for Policy Equity, a nonprofit research center,
A recently released report by the Center for Policing Equity finds safety and fare gate enforcement don't always go hand-in-hand. BART officials say they haven't had sufficient time to read and analyze the report.