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BART is based on old technology. Here is an article presenting some of the data.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_29687067/has-barts-cutting-edge-1972-technology-design-come.html Walnut Creek station had a fire on the third rail. http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Walnut-Creek-BART-Station-closed-by-equipment-fire-8759514.php www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Walnut-Creek-BART-Station-closed-by-equipment-fire-8759514.php I've started a spreadsheet model of the AutoBart to calculate the capacities, speeds and dimensions needed to reach our service level targets.
Everyone says this and sometimes even recall a romantic ride on a euro rail. Here is how to respond to common statements about rail?
Rail is super energy efficient. It can be. Did you know that the average BART rider uses as much energy as someone driving a Prius alone? Rail lets you carry more people. Yes, one BART line can carry more people per hour than a single highway lane full of cars or buses. The AutoBART system is designed to carry twice as many people per hour.
"BART has a maximum standard of 107 passengers both standing and sitting in each car. "
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Here are a few people I'd like to talk to and ask questions to learn about transit. If you are one of these people please feel free to reply in the comments.
BART Directors Rebecca Salzman - BART Board Nick Josefowitz - BART Board Zakary Mallett - Current BART Director of District 7
BART Director Candidates - District 7 Lateefah Simon - Candidate for BART Director of District 7 Zakary Mallett - Current BART Director of District 7
Bike Advocates Dave Cambell - Bike East Bay
Tech Entreprenurs Elon Musk - Founder of Tesla and Space X
BART Engineering
Unions AC Transit People from these organizations * Lyft* Uber * AC Transit * MUNI * Cal Trans * Amtrack * Chariot * BART Engineering |
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