BART Hosting 'Open Forum' to Solicit Community Input.OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 1998--The first in a series of Community Open Forums hosted by BART to discuss plans for the transit district A transit district or transit authority is a special-purpose district organized as either a corporation chartered by statute, or a government agency, created for the purpose of providing public transportation within a specific region. in the coming millennium will be held at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 2, in the Joseph P. Bort Metro Center, 101 Eighth Street, Oakland. This first forum will focus on issues affecting Oakland, including the BART-Oakland International Airport Connector, Fruitvale Transit Village A transit village is a planned development around a transportation hub, such as a train station, with the intent to make it convenient for village dwellers to get to/from work or run errands and travel via a public transportation network. , improvements to the Coliseum Coliseum: see Colosseum. Station, Capitol Corridor “Amtrak Capitols” redirects here. For the Amtrak line connecting Washington, D.C. and Chicago, see Capitol Limited (Amtrak). The Capitol Corridor is a 172-mile (275 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak in California. Intercity Rail Service, Systemwide Renovation, and improved security and accessibility to the 95-mile, 39-station system. BART Directors and key staff members will be on hand to explain the District's existing and planned programs, and to solicit input from BART customers. This is the first of five planned Community Noun 1. planned community - a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents residential area, residential district, community - a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences Open Forums that will be held in the District over the next two months.
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Ron Rodriguez, 510/464-7139
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