BART is asking the public to offer suggestions by Aug. 20 on potential accessibility improvements to its stations in El Cerrito and Berkeley.

The online open house is intended to help riders provide input on how to maintain access to the El Cerrito Plaza, North Berkeley and Ashby stations after roughly 2,500 housing units are built on what are currently the stations’ parking lots.

Residents and BART riders can use the virtual open house to view details of the housing construction plan and BART’s El Cerrito Corridor Access Plan, which is intended to ensure riders can still access the stations once the parking lots are unavailable, and to give feedback via a survey and an interactive map.

BART also plans to offer virtual question-and-answer sessions via Zoom to directly answer questions, according to the transit agency.

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