BART riders, board members push back against surveillance proposal
The BART board rejected plans to introduce “smart software” to its video surveillance system at its regular meeting Thursday — at least, temporarily.
Altogether about half of the $28 million in safety measures proposed by BART staff were shot down by the board, who said the ideas were half-baked, lacking specifics about funding sources and rules to guard against misuse of data. Those proposals are expected to return in a more detailed form.
However, directors did approve tasking staff to plan the conversion of analog surveillance cameras to new digital video cameras, which will allow BART to more easily collect and analyze surveillance footage after criminal and other incidents. This plan will need another approval by the board to move forward once staff completes a more detailed plan.
The board also approved installation of emergency call boxes on station platforms.
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