February 5, 2013 > BART invites public feedback BART invites public feedback A new law aiming to create a safer, cleaner environment for BART riders and employees is being implemented. BART will hold a series of community meetings in February to inform the public about the law and seek feedback on its implementation. The legislation that began as Assembly Bill 716 allows BART to issue a Òprohibition orderÓ against anyone who commits certain offenses on BART property, banning them for between 30 days and a year, depending on the offense. These offenses run the gamut of urinating in public to violent attacks against BART employees or customers. BART joins two other transit districts, Sacramento Regional Transit District and Fresno Area Express, which have already implemented such a program. For details about this new law, visit www.bart.gov. The publicÕs awareness and assistance with the new program will be an important factor in its success. BART officials invite the public to the following community meetings: Alameda County Monday, Feb 11 6:00 p.m. BART Citizen Review Board BART Board Room - Kaiser Center 344 20th Street, 3rd Floor, Oakland (2 blocks from the 19th Street /Oakland BART Station) San Francisco County Wednesday, Feb 13 6:30 p.m. San Francisco Mental Health Board Department of Public Health 101 Grove Street, Room 300, San Francisco (2 blocks from the Civic Center/UN Plaza BART Station) Contra Costa County Thursday, Feb 28 6:30 p.m. Contra Costa County Mental Health Commission El Cerrito City Hall 10890 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito (5 blocks from the El Cerrito del Norte BART Station)