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ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA â The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) board has agreed to three-year contract extensions with the labor unions that represent its police officers, tying raises to ridership numbers as the pandemic fades.
The agreements negotiated with the BART Police Officers Association and BART Police Managers Association will allow the transit agencyâs police department to add 12 sworn officers and 20 crisis intervention specialists to staff its new Progressive Policing Bureau.
The new bureauâs specialists will perform outreach to people experiencing homelessness, mental health crises, substance abuse and other issues. The bureau also will include 10 Transit Ambassadors, uniformed civilian workers who will assist BART riders and monitor stations.
Derailed Jan 1, 2020
An analysis by the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit reveals BART has a higher rate of violent crime than transportation systems in New York City, Los Angeles, D.C., and Atlanta. The Investigative Unit spent months recording on BART to understand how a once renowned transportation system got off track and transformed into one of the most dangerous in. Derailed Jan 1, 2020
Building the original BART system took five years and $1.6 billion. The transportation network was unveiled in the early 1970s with much fanfare, but in recent years, the agency has lost the public’s trust after a string of high profile passenger deaths. Senior Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban reports in Chapter 2 of DERAILED.