In February/March, BART took the down escalator in the Glen Park station out of service – and only posted an explanation after 3-4 weeks (and after I emailed them to ask what was up — apparently it didn’t occur to them to do that beforehand). They predicted it would take through July(!) to complete the work. Then, on August 1, there was a new posting in the station saying that the “work” was taking longer than expected and that it would continue through August.

BART sure seems to have an odd definition of work — in the 5+ months the escalator’s been broken, I haven’t seen workers there more than half a dozen times, and I go through the station daily. There’s no sign that they’re working when I’m not at the station either – the tools/clothes/etc (even the trash people thrown in the work area) virtually never get moved as you’d expect if someone were regularly there.

Courteous emails and calls to BART have resulted in total silence. Anyone in the Muni/BART Diaries community have some insight?

Cross posted from Muni Diaries

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Kyle sent in this video:

Witnessed this on the Richmond line.

Whoa. Why doesn’t this ever happen when I’m riding BART?

Cross posted from Muni Diaries

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This video of Adrian came from rider Jessica Ann Graham via our Facebook page (which you’ve liked, right?). Adrian was rocking out at the Powell station the other day — I like how he plays to the camera.

We’ve also featured some amazing photos of BART Musicians earlier this year, including my favorite cello quartet, also at the Powell station.

Did a musician perk up your day at a Muni/BART station? Send us some photos, stories, or even better, a video, please!

Cross posted from Muni Diaries

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Bernalwood alerts us to a new shirt that celebrates our public transportation system: “I BART SF”!

They are also available as mugs, hoodies, or children’s shirts.

Pretty cool stuff.

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Holy moly! Hadley Robinson spent all day riding all over the BART system. She recounts her many tales over at Mission Local. Read the whole post there.

My favorite part is on the Dublin/Pleasanton to SF train, where the guy dressing in the back of the train went unnoticed, until …

Fascinating stuff.

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Jenny is a fan of the Giants and public transportation.

BART is boring. I used to live in San Francisco and loved riding Muni. There’s just general coolness going on around you at all times. Plus, you’re above ground so you get to take in the sites.

BART is another story. People are expressionless and generally in a sour mood. And you’re below ground so you see squat for scenery.

But the World Series changed that normal dourness on BART on Thursday night. On my ride to the city, the BART conductor announced the score mid-game. Post-game, on my ride home to the East Bay, people were talking to one another for once. There were cheers and smiles all around. People even gave up their seats for once.

That night was almost as good as Obama winning 2008 elections. Almost.

Go, Giants!

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Anyone expecting Eric Fischer to just go softly into that soft night is fooling themselves. Today, he gives us a May 1958 BART logo. Almost as cool as this.

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Sure looks like it to my untrained eye. Either way, nice photo.

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Josh Ellingson saw our post Friday about his new art at various BART stations, and tipped us off to more. Here’s a Flickr set that includes the images again, as well as process drawings he used to create them, and some of the signs iterated in BART stations.

Thanks, Josh!

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Via Beth W. via Laughing Squid, we were informed of this triptastically awesome Ellingson art that’s popping up at area BART stations. Laughing Squid has more.

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