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Holy 1970s! That there is a gosh-danged BART train adorned with some hella throwback graffiti. Vandalism yadda yadda, this is kinda rad, no?
Have you ever seen BART cars with graffiti like this? I don’t think I have.
Photo via Claude’s Photo/Video: “First time I’ve seen a Bart train with graffiti on it.”
That exasperated look of, “OMG, WTF do you think you’re doing on this bus?” *slash* “OMG you cannot be serious with this” is soooooooooooo 2015, amirite?
h/t @SFMoMA: Commuter #TBT to city life in 1948. William R. Heick: “On the 22 Fillmore, San Francisco.”
Courtesy Washington Post/Matt Yu/Reuters
It seems sex and controversy — well, duh — are very effective for selling transit cards.
Earlier this month, according to an Associated Press article, Taiwan’s EasyCard Corp. quickly sold out a special edition swipe card featuring photos of Japanese porn star Yui Hatano. Hatano is said to be a big fan of Taiwan and the images on the cards are of her clothed. Nonetheless, the company sold out of its stock of 15,000 cards within about four hours on Sept. 1.
As expected, not everyone was happy with the EasyCard’s celebrity selection. According to the article, parents, politicians, and women’s groups were among those outraged and said using Hatano’s photo was disrespectful to women. Many stores refused to sell them.
Anything to get people out of their cars, I guess?? It does beg the question though: Whose face (or body) would you like to see on your Clipper Card?
If this isn’t a stroke of modern-day Shakespearean brilliance, then I quit.
For SEO shits and giggles:
I got a full glass of Beefeater ready for you…
I love you.
*tear*
Via @beekay_99
We already knew that failed Muni competitor Leap was auctioning some of its buses. Now comes news that Leap filed for bankruptcy last summer. The Examiner has the story:
In bankruptcy court filings dated July 15, Leap Transit filed under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
The now-defunct company’s assets and liabilities were both estimated to be between $100,000 and $500,000, according to bankruptcy filings signed by Leap founder Kyle Kirchoff.
And so, once again, a shiny, distressed-wood-having, ADA-challenged bus can be yours. That’s right, more Leap buses are up for auction. It’s unclear whether any bids are in yet, and the opening bid is listed at $5 (cheaper than a single ride on a Leap bus, back in “the day”!).
We had a hunch things wouldn’t go well for them when, on Leap’s second day in operation, it, uh, needed a tow truck. Ouch!
Read the whole story on SF Examiner.
Photo by Yarbs