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Weekend Photos: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

Eugenia — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:15:48 +0000

Photo by Flickr user kayveeinc

The fare hike, that is.

Today in BART news, CBS5 reports that at least two BART board members are in favor of a new fare hike for transbay tube users. No definite word yet so stay tuned on BART Diaries to see this developing story. And remember that on Monday, MLK day, BART will be operating on the Saturday schedule.

Enjoy these moody and nearly monochromatic photos (it’s that kind of day for me today!). As always, send us your stories and pics on BART!

Photo by Flickr user jgatts

Photo by Flickr user artbandito

Photo by Flicker user mikedthron

Ok, for giggles from the No Pants ride last Sunday. I can’t get over this man’s outfit:

Photo by Flickr user Klara Kim

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Weekend Photos: Snapshots from the Underground

Eugenia — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:25:34 +0000

Photo by Flickr user AlexFromThe510

This week in BART news:
- Federal funding for BART extension to San Jose is looking more likely (SJ Mercury)

- BART derailed in Oakland (KCBS and us)

- BART wouldn’t necessarily bring crime to Livermore, police chief says (Contra Costa Times)

Stay dry out there and enjoy the photos. And, of course, send us BART stories our way. We know more happens on BART than napping, so share it here on BART Diaries!

Photo by Flickr user zokah_921

Photo by Flickr user moppet65535

Photo by Flickr user KayVee.INC

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Weekend Photos: Meditation on BART

Eugenia — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:02 +0000

Photo by Flickr user mikedthorn

This week in BART news:
- Veterans to get free BART rides (via SF Examiner)

- Judge sends BART cop murder trial to LA (via East Bay Express)

- Pigeons cause uproar at BART meeting (via SFAppeal)

- BART workers say staff cuts are unsafe (via KCBS)

- BART to Livermore plan brings out range of public opinion (via Pleasanton Weekly)

- Feds launch civil rights investigation into BART (via SF Chronicle)

Enjoy these new additions to the BART Flickr pool. Don’t forget to send us your stories and photos on BART! Have a great weekend, everyone.

Photo by Flickr user futo

Photo by Flickr user i, max

Photo by Flickr user dahveed76

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Photo Diary: Live Dangerously

Eugenia — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:06:14 +0000

Photo by Flickr user i,max

Or at least, look good doing it. This picture is appropriately titled, “Badass.”

In BART news this week:

- Nerds rejoice that BART is the first major transit agency to partner with FourSquare (via SFist)

- BART clarifies plans for east county extension (via Contra Costa Times)

- Trial dates set for wrongful death suits in BART shooting (via CBS5)

- Millbare station bomb scare turns out to be … a package filled with toilet paper. (via San Mateo Daily Journal)

- Poems for sale at the 16th Street station (via MissionMission)

Have a great weekend, everyone.

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Rainy BART Day

Eugenia — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:28:00 +0000

Photo by Flickr user calixtonpix

Yuck, the first storm of the season! We are hearing commuting problems on our Twitter feed about mechanical problems, delays at the West Oakland and Civic Center stations earlier in the morning, and other rainy day transit issues. How was your commute on BART today? Comment and let us know!

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‘Punk Rocker Johnny Cash’ Spotted at BART

Eugenia — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:56:57 +0000

Photo by Flickr user fiveinchpixie

The folks over at BART.gov totally get why we love sharing transit stories. They’ve recently featured musician Jesse Morris, whose voice “sounds just like Johnny Cash,” one bystanders has said.

From BART.gov’s feature story:

Jesse Morris, known to many BART riders as “the punk rock Johnny Cash,” does sound uncannily like the country music icon, but he likes to mix it up sometimes with a little punk from the Ramones and the Clash. He has played in stations for years and is perhaps one of the best known BART buskers, part of a tradition of musicians playing in public places for tips, or just for the fun of it.

Read more about how Jesse got started playing music and why he plays at BART stations.

We’re not affiliated with any transit agency (of course you knew that!), but it’s great to see some love for transit stories.

Got another slice of life aboard BART? Let us know.

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Weekend Photos

Eugenia — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:30:49 +0000

Photo by whatman75

We’re off to the mountains until Sunday but keep ‘em BART stories coming. Have a great weekend!

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Photo by Flickr user willtastic

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Hacky Sack at Lake Merritt Station

Eugenia — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:30:49 +0000

Riders Matt and Dawn told me that they have separately both seen a group of Chinese people playing Hacky Sack inside the Lake Merritt BART station. Hacky Sack? Inside the station?

A little sleuthing unearthed this video:

The poster on YouTube reports that this was actually a Chinese game called jianzi, what some would say is the “original hacky sack.” But unlike hacky sack, jianzi is played with a shuttlecock (yeah, I had to look up that one too). I actually saw this game played when I was a kid. But why inside the BART station? I wonder if it’s some kind of a pick-up game.

Anybody got more information on this bit of morning fun at the Lake Merritt station?

p.s. This is not to be confused with the footbag practice held by the Chaos Footbag Club at Lake Merritt – the lake, not the BART station, according to Jack H. at Chaos. Jack asserts that his sport (like “volleyball with your feet”) is also way cool.

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A Match Made On BART

Eugenia — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:00:02 +0000

Riders Nick and Lisa were generous enough to share with us the story of how they met…on BART! They were BART commuters who, conveniently (dear readers, you will see the importance of this fact later in the story), parked their cars at the station.

The story goes:

Nick and Lisa both rode the BART train to work everyday. Too shy to say hello or even smile, they continued for months quietly admiring each other without a peep.

Nick told a few close friends about the “BART girl,” while Lisa decided to keep everything about the “BART boy” a secret.

Then one day, as Nick was heading down the escalator, Lisa happened to be walking up the adjoining staircase. Lisa decided to casually look up to catch a glimpse. She found Nick looking back at her with the cutest smile on his face.

Blushing, Lisa smiled back.

After this brief encounter, however, their schedules seemed to conflict, and they did not see each other for several weeks.

Lisa proposed to herself a bold plan sure to capture Nick’s attention. She decided to leave an anonymous note on Nick’s car that read, “YOU ARE A CUTIE. HI.” Simple. Honest. Bold but not scary. She wrote a note and took a chance.

Two days later, as Lisa was walking to her car at the BART station, she noticed Nick sitting in his car. He smiled. He waved. He took off. Lisa got to her car and discovered a note on HER car that read, “No, I think YOU’RE the Cutie. And TAG, You’re IT. 219-0398. Nick. P.S. And if this is the wrong car, please disregard.”

Nick waited patiently for a call from Lisa, hoping she was the one who put the note on his car, and not some crazy stalker.

The conversation lasted four hours that first night. After an amazing first date, a lick of approval from Pixel [the dog], and a wonderful two-year relationship replete with secretly stashed love notes, Nick surprised Lisa by proposing to her on July 8th, their two-year anniversary.

Lisa and Nick got married in August, 2005. They shared the story above in their wedding invitation.

All together now. “Aww! (Sigh!)” More happy BART stories? We heart it ever so much.

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There Is No Spoon

Eugenia — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:55:09 +0000

Rider Lindsay sent us the picture above with this note:

I was coming home from a very long day visiting a friend (I am from Georgia), caught the very last train of the night (somewhere around/past midnight) and saw this little girl STARING at me while everyone else was fast asleep.

Thanks, Lindsay (and welcome to the Bay)!

Someone caught your eye on BART? Tell us all about it.

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