Category: BART

Photo roundup: Play Dress-Up on BART

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BART started our week off with 24 hours of service. Not too shabby a way to start a week on BARTDiaries, I say. This week in BART news:

– S.F. transportation costs lower than other suburbs (via SFGate)

– BART driver accused of lewd act (via NBC and StreetsBlog)

– BART staves off loss of state funds for now (via SFWeekly)

– BART wants to know what you think! Agency surveying riders in effort to retain them (via SFAppeal)

Warm nights this week led to many great dress-up opportunities like the Dia de los Muertos parade, which, by the way, is going to be my favorite event of the year every year now. Enjoy these photos and your weekend. And send more BART stories our way!

Dia De los Muertos '09
Photo by Flickr user Jared Zimmerman

SanBruno02
Photo by Flickr user mg7101

BART Trains Come to Those Who Wait
Photo by Flickr user John 3000

Category: BART, diaries, Photos

BART Bucket Head

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This photo was shot well before Halloween, but that mere fact doesn’t stop some people. BART rider Kath, who sent it to us, has the following to say:

Hey guys, taking a break from my usual Muni submissions to forward the attached picture I just received from my co-worker. I give you: BART Bucket Head!

Perhaps chicken bucket as an effective means for masking the typical BART car odor?

Category: BART, diaries, Funny: Muni LOLs, Photos

Your previous evening in BART tweets

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10:30 BART Powell to PBP, standing room only. on Twitpic
Photo by teoco

Man, it sure seemed packed on the BART system Thursday night. Here are a few choice tweets describing the various scenes:

@teoco: 10:30 BART Powell to PBP, standing room only. http://twitpic.com/nhgrm

@meannie: By Powell station Bart train completely packed. Craziness for 10:26 pm. They should’ve gone 24 hrs http://twitpic.com/nhgsa

@jtabergas Whoa. At 10:30pm, BART to Easy Bay is standing room only. http://twitpic.com/nhgrm

@RachRachGold entirely too many people on #bart for 10:30pm on a thurs Ugghhh. Thought there were gonna b more trains?! http://yfrog.com/j84xij

@jamesjgriffin BART was way way way too crowded tonight. The bridge might open tomorrow.

Did you ride BART last night? Tell us about it in comments.

Category: BART, reflection

Your day in BART tweets

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No lights on the Bay Bridge
Photo by Flickr user engnr_chik

All hell is breaking loose on the Bay Bridge, of course. Well, maybe not all hell. And not even all of the bridge. But shit is broken, and transbay commuters faced a choice this morning: Play hooky, or “brave it” on BART. Here are some of the more amusing tweets we found on this topic:

trebledmind Bay Bridge closure – planning for it = Crowded BART + stink

SFcalafia Lots of clueless BART riders today.

connortmcdonald Ooohh look at the adorable newbie BART riders b/c the Bay Bridge is closed/falling down. So cute when they forget to hold on.

morgandodge Overheard on BART: “Is there a nurse on this car?” Turns out there was and someone had passed out. I cannot drink this coffee fast enough.

itsjustgoldie BART was tight this morning. It was warm tho, better than the cold. But it felt like hot-mouth warmth, not heater warmth. *blorf*

Buttagood4you just because I didn’t give up my seat at bart does not mean I don’t have manners!

MrsGrams RT @someglory: Heard on BART: “I hear one of the major bridges is closed.”

HeyBarmold It’s like the Bay Bridge closed itself on purpose just to spite me. What’s got two thumbs and is stoked about the rookies on BART? This guy.

Here are some transit alternatives to BART, the alternative to trying to drive across a shut-down bridge.

Meanwhile, BART is offering a chance to win $100 by taking a bridge-closure survey. And Zog’s in San Francisco is offering free hot dogs to anyone with a BART ticket today.

As always, feel free to send your gripes and other observations to us here. Or email us here.

Category: BART, reflection

Manners — Muni vs. BART

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BART / MUNI
Photo by Flickr user myelectricsheep

This post from BART and Muni rider “E” is cross-posted on Muni Diaries, which you should be reading also …

Because of a knee injury, this week I had to take the T line to Embarcadero BART station for my daily trans-Bay commute (rather than bike as I usually do because it’s faster, more convenien, and comfortable than riding Muni). While I’m thankful to have the public transportation option, I had to notice once again how incredibly rude Muni riders are in comparison to BART users.

1) Smoking marijuana right on the station platform
2) Spitting on the platform
3) Blocking the doorway
4) Talking extremely loudly on cell phones
5) Loudly telling offensive stories about drugs and sex
6) Urinating or otherwise soiling train
7) Putting feet on seats
8) Letting animals sit on seats
9) Calling me a “fucking bitch” and threatening to kick me when I asked the man to pick up his dog.

After the last incident, I walked up to a police officer in our car to ask for help and he just told me, “I’m getting off here”. Having to ride with the threatening dog owner after the police officer refused to help me was awkward, to say the least.

Why does riding Muni always feel like being taken hostage by rude, dirty, and threatening people while everyone else just looks the other way — including the police? BART doesn’t feel that way.

I’ll be glad to get back on my bike.

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