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A new real-time transit arrival time sign appeared at the Embarcadero Station recently. At last, you can find out when the train is arriving before you enter the fare gates!
The screens are a part of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)’s Hub Signage Program, announced in 2011.
Thanks to @SF_Transit_News for the tip.
In San Francisco Embarcadero Bart station today, officers pinned down black youth & punched him in the face #BLM pic.twitter.com/zNHlRBwphM
— William Fitzgerald (@william_fitz) July 30, 2016
Update (10:10 a.m.): A BART spokesperson said in a series of tweets that there had been a report of a possible armed robbery and that a 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest and battery on a peace officer. The case has been referred to internal affairs for investigation and apparently there is footage of the incident. At least one of the officers involved was wearing a body camera.
@AmyAlex63 call of “possible armed robbery” w/ detailed description of suspect. 22 yo booked resisting,battery of officer. Case w/ IA now.
— SFBART (@SFBART) July 30, 2016
@AmyAlex63 PD reports there is also officer worn camera footage of incident. This will all be part of IA investigation.
— SFBART (@SFBART) July 30, 2016
Original post: In the video above and other videos found on the Hunger For Justice SF Facebook page, BART police are seen last night subduing a young black man in handcuffs at the Embarcadero BART station. The officers then punched the young man while he was on the ground in handcuffs.
In response to Friday’s incident, Hunger For Justice SF has planned a protest today at 2 p.m. at Embarcadero Station to demand that SFPD release the young men.
I hope you’re not eating an early lunch.
Our friends over at Capp Street Crap snapped the photo above and asked, “Are those hazmat suits?” Sure looks like it, and rightly so. The doomed sculpture, “Legs,” had hung in the station collecting dirt and other unpleasantries since the 1970s.
Via @cappstreetcrap
Image courtesy BART via SFGate
Holy transit geekery! BART folks are floating a rather expensive, rather … laborious upgrade for San Francicso’s Embarcadero and Montgomery BART stations.
According to Matier and Ross:
The rebuilding of the Embarcadero and Montgomery Street stations would require tearing out the existing walls, installing new platforms, boring additional tunnels for staircases, and putting in extra elevators.
For added safety, the new platforms would have automated sliding glass doors that would open when the trains arrive.
The whole job could take more than five years, but the stations would remain open during that time.
The price tag currently sits at $900 million, and work wouldn’t begin until the next decade.
Get all the juicy details at SFGate.
Photo by Miss_Colleen
Reader Catherine sends along this article on Barbara Shawcroft’s Sea Legs, which have been documented here on BART Diaries before.
Yet another instance of art and transit colliding in beautiful and strange ways …
Just got this press-releasey bit from Commuter Nation, announcing a thingymabob they’re doing tomorrow morning at Embarcadero. This could benefit you if you commute on a regular basis and are lucky enough to have a jobby-job:
San Franciscans can cut commuting costs by 40% with Commuter Nation
What: Commuter Nation campaign to educate commuters in the greater San Francisco metropolitan area about commuter benefits. Street teams will hand out educational and engaging tools that commuters can share with their employer. Additionally, commuters will be directed to visit http://www.commuternation.com, a high-impact online experience allowing commuters to entertainingly spread the word to their employers, coworkers, friends, and family through a personalized tour of Commuter Nation (think “Elf Yourself!”).
Who: Commuter Nation is an initiative to bring awareness and encourage commuting employees to learn about and participate in commuter benefits through their employer. Commuter Nation is an initiative by Commuter Check the leading provider of commuter benefits solutions designed to accommodate employers of all sizes and their employees’ commuting preferences.
When: Wednesday, September 9th Commuter Nation Street Teams in Embarcadero Station from 7 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. & 4 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Where: Street Teams will be in Embarcadero Station, San Francisco.
Why: Amidst recession panic and the recent Muni & BART fare increases, your readers are most certainly unhappy about paying more money each month to commute. Yet, most are unaware that they could decrease the burden of commuting costs and mitigate the impact of the fare hike by participating in commuter benefits through their employer. Commuter Nation gives them the tools they need to understand and effectively communicate the relevance and timeliness of providing commuter benefits in the workplace.