Comments on: BART escorts for West Oakland? http://bartdiaries.com/2009/12/17/bart-escorts-for-west-oakland/ Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:47:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Basel http://bartdiaries.com/2009/12/17/bart-escorts-for-west-oakland/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Basel Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:00:39 +0000 http://bartdiaries.com/?p=557#comment-304 This has been an off and on event over the years. BART and OPD did this many years ago after a BofA executive was savagely beaten to death two blocks away and car-jacking was at its heyday. Berkeley PD had a similar arrangement at the North Berkeley Station many years ago. West Oakland is a popular stop because it is 6 minutes to Embarcadero without crossing any bridges, yet you can still jump into your car on your return trip. There is no wait in either direction from downtown SF to West Oakland. It's also the "cheapest" from a BART fare perspective. This has been an off and on event over the years. BART and OPD did this many years ago after a BofA executive was savagely beaten to death two blocks away and car-jacking was at its heyday. Berkeley PD had a similar arrangement at the North Berkeley Station many years ago.

West Oakland is a popular stop because it is 6 minutes to Embarcadero without crossing any bridges, yet you can still jump into your car on your return trip. There is no wait in either direction from downtown SF to West Oakland. It’s also the “cheapest” from a BART fare perspective.

]]> By: Erik http://bartdiaries.com/2009/12/17/bart-escorts-for-west-oakland/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Erik Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:45:34 +0000 http://bartdiaries.com/?p=557#comment-301 Why just tonight and tomorrow? And if you are an East Bay resident wanting to take BART to SF why on earth would you drive all the way to west Oakland before getting on the train? Why just tonight and tomorrow? And if you are an East Bay resident wanting to take BART to SF why on earth would you drive all the way to west Oakland before getting on the train?

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