Transit News: BART survivor, subway machine costs, Muni money, crowded BART

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  • Woman Survives Being Hit By BART Train (SFist)
  • Central Subway: Leaving Boring Machines in the Ground Won’t Cost $55 Million (SF Weekly)
  • Sup. Wiener: Muni Will Only Get Worse Under City’s Ten-Year Spending Plan (Streetsblog SF)
  • Cable Cars Are Trundling Money Away From the Transit You Actually Use (SF Weekly)
  • BART Crush Expected To Worsen, May Put Passengers At Risk (CBS Bay Area)
  • BART lays out new safety initiatives for customers and passengers (SF Examiner)
  • BART Contract Talks To Begin; Agency Spends $400K On Negotiator (CBS Bay Area)

Jackass-inspired BART foolery

Nope, really, that’s it.

Hints of Jackass on BART—though not enough bodily fluid or harm to be truly Knoxville-esque—prompting confusion and vague concern from riders. Hat tip: The Snitch.

I’d be afraid of actually hurting myself and drawing the FOR REAL ire of people for causing a medical delay, but that’s just me.

The visual irony of BART snoozing

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Our very own Laura of @caltraindiaries is no stranger to BART. And none of us are strangers to this. Laura sez:

I got on BART yesterday at Montgomery during rush hour, around 6:15. This gentleman was sleeping on three seats and effectively blocking seat #4. He was also snoring and appeared to not notice that 1) the train was full of people and 2) that the train was full of people because it was rush hour. I also especially liked that this happened under the “Help Us Keep BART Accessible” sign.

The visual irony is my favorite part. This rivals laptop guy lounging on BART and, rudeness aside, both are a little gross for them, right? These aren’t the non-absorbent seats, after all.
Send your favorite BART sightings to @bartdiaries, won’t you? Extra credit if it’s the aftermath of waking someone up.

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