BART

When you’re running for BART and your hair falls off

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Don’t you just hate when that happens?

Photo by Muni Diaries’ very own Amy.

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Transit News: BART labor, BART-SFO surcharge, Central Subway

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Photo by spieri_sf

  • BART Labor Talks Are Back; Contract Ends June 30 (SF Appeal)
  • Muni Driver Struck By Muni Bus (BCN via SF Appeal)
  • BART considers waiving airport surcharge for SFO-based workers (SF Examiner)
  • Central Subway extraction project could far exceed original budget (SF Examiner)
  • Expect a face off over Central Subway at Wednesday meeting (SFGate)
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Puppet show on the platform!

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Update:
Did you see Nick the puppeteer’s profile on SFGate and Mission Local? Cool stuff!

Original post:
Muni rider D felt compelled to share something underground: The Flat Broke Puppet Co.’s puppet show.

Here’s what D had to say: “Ok so maybe it wasn’t really *on* the platform per se but it was a nice surprise as I exited the Powell St. Station.”

No matter. Puppets, wolfie smooches, what more can you ask for in a commute?

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A new look for Embarcadero, Montgomery BART stations?

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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.

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