Everything You Need To Know About the BART Strike on Day 3

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Here’s a bunch of things to read about the ongoing BART strike (today is Day 3):

BART Strike: Labor Negotiations To Resume At 1 PM Wednesday (SF Appeal)
Surprise! Last night’s negotiations went nowhere. Pray/hope/skip rocks that today’s talks accomplish something.

An Open Letter to the Community from the BART Workers (Keep BART Running)
In which some BART operators tell their side of the story.

Oakland to Toss Parking Tickets Handed Out During Strike (SF Weekly’s The Snitch)
Across the Bay, parking enforcement officers also struck Monday. Well, almost all of them did.

BART Strike: Another Instance of Media Portraying Workers as Greedy (The Nation)
In which the bastion of liberal journalism shines a light on labor’s demands.

What the BART Strike Means for the Regional Transit Agenda (SPUR)
Wonky wonk-types get wonky. And FSM bless them, too.

Why the BART Strike Happened (Beyond Chron)
“The chief reason is BART management’s historic insensitivity to its workers.”

What’s wrong with New York Magazine’s take on the BART Strike (Laura O.)

If you’ve got more BART strike news to share with fellow readers, drop links in the comments here, please.

Photos: BART vs. BART on Strike

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Photos: (L) via sargentpilcher; (R) by Jeremiah Evans

We still think you’ll find more and better entertainment on Muni, naked acrobats notwithstanding. But Amy points us to Buzzfeed‘s wonderful photo perspective, pitting side-by-side images of your everyday commute on BART against the silent turnstiles and tracks of yesterday.

The BART strike enters Day 2 today, with both sides not talking other than to blame the other.

Also: SF Appeal reports on the throngs of unsympathetic commuters trying their damnedest to get out of San Francisco last evening.

Check out the rest of Buzzfeed’s photos here.

Your Weekend Traffic Advisory: Summer Muni schedule, Critical Mass, Pride

“There’s so much going on” has never meant more than it does this weekend. Enjoy, y’all!

Summer Muni Schedule
Due to less ridership during the summer breaks for most San Francisco schools, Muni will implement minor frequency adjustments effective Saturday until Monday, August 19. For details of this seasonal change, please see separate press release.

Critical Mass
On Friday at 6 p.m., the Critical Mass bicycle ride will begin at Justin Herman Plaza.
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Transit News: New BART design, Caltrain funding, Muni pass hikes

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  • BART unveils design for new fleet of train cars (KTVU)
  • BART aims to tame noisy trains (SF Examiner)
  • BART Police Defend Speed Of Response To 16th Street Naked Acrobat Attacks (SF Appeal)
  • More victims say teen girls robbed them (ABC 7)
  • Missing man found safe at West Portal Muni station (ABC 7)
  • 30 million trips and counting: BART celebrates 10th anniversary of SFO extension (BART.gov)
  • Caltrain 2015 operating funding challenges—how you can help (Green Caltrain)
  • Get Ready to Pay More to Park and Ride Muni (SF Weekly)
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