Comments for BART Diaries

Comment on BART Art: Sea Legs by A. Hondrogen

A. Hondrogen — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:13:17 +0000

In the early 1970′s Barbara Shawcroft was my textile/sculpture teacher at B.U. She was a wonderful teacher — inspiring, daring and respected in her field and by her students and peers. She had installations in Japan and throughout Europe, including the Lausanne Biennale. It is a shame that this piece has not been cared for.

Comment on BART Art: Sea Legs by Basel

Basel — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:45:15 +0000

Take a look at the opposite end of the station.

Comment on If Stanley Kubrick Had Directed a BART Ad by Beth W.

Beth W. — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:32:37 +0000

And things haven’t changed much since then!

Comment on If Stanley Kubrick Had Directed a BART Ad by jeff

jeff — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:57:05 +0000

Aha! I stand corrected. The hive mind strikes again. Thanks, Alex!

Comment on If Stanley Kubrick Had Directed a BART Ad by AlexR

AlexR — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:53:29 +0000

That’s not an ad, it’s a clip from “Koyaanisqatsi”.

Comment on Original BART logo by Erik

Erik — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:41:49 +0000

I can only imagine Bart on the peninsula. Why that was never done / never will be done, I don’t know.

Comment on Sausage, anyone? by Basel

Basel — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:14:34 +0000

Compact finger food. Coincidentally, I witnessed a young mother feed her two kids on a Fremont bound train Vienna sausages on afternoon. Opened the can, placed it on the tray of the stroller and the very young children went for it like sharks.

Comment on Manners — Muni vs. BART by Roger A

Roger A — Mon, 17 May 2010 03:38:29 +0000

So much for “To Serve and Protect”…

If it was a BART cop, he might as well have gone up and shot the rude rider you speak of, in the back….

Comment on More BART cops — whaddaya think? by Roger A

Roger A — Mon, 17 May 2010 03:33:47 +0000

I remember a time when I was about 14 years old in 1994 when taking BART was a perfectly safe thing to do so. Fares were about $0.75 from one stop to another in the East Bay, and I would get on at Bay Fair, get off at San Leandro, back on at San Leandro and just ride BART for hours till my ticket would just about expire and get off at Bay Fair again (about 3 hours later – this loophole has been closed since then however).

Never once did I fear my safety, never once did I see any fights, never once did I see any cops either. I was never bothered by anyone, no one ever stole my walkman, and no one ever asked “Hey kid, what are you doing on BART so young and alone?”

Today however, I dont fear the passengers as much as I probably should. Some of them are more violent, and skuzzy looking, but its really the regular “Joes” that I should fear, that and the BART Police themselves. I fear the BART Police will think I have no reason to ride BART and question me. To be honest, sometimes I ride BART because it is such a neat mode of transit, futuristically retro, but mainly, I like the hum of the engines and it keeps my mind off more pressing matters – its a recharge. I dont have any place to go, and I dont need a BART cop questioning me thinking Im crazy or a loon for just wanting to have a mini-relaxation session after I paid $5.00 excursion fares.

The shooting of Oscar Grant had only solidified for me that not only are cops just jerks, but BART cops have a power trip that they arent on a real beat, they are on a quite safe transit system and they are looking and often starting trouble themselves to make it seem like they are keeping the system safe. In all honesty, passengers shouldnt fear one another, but the police should fear us… We are the sane ones.

Comment on Sittin’ Around at Powell by jeff

jeff — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:50:41 +0000

this comment compels me to wonder: how many BART employees does it take to change a lightbulb? :P