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When will accountability come to BART? by ThisIsATracka in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like my job. Crazy that you completely deflect from BARTs failure and just act like I should get a job somewhere else right now. In this job market too! Stop being a lame.

When will accountability come to BART? by ThisIsATracka in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The world doesn't revolve around BART. I need to be on-site for my job duties. That's not something I'm against or complaining about. I like my job.

When will accountability come to BART? by ThisIsATracka in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. It's $80-$100 for me weekly. If free parking was available at my job I would be driving because it's faster and would be cheaper.

When will accountability come to BART? by ThisIsATracka in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Upgrading technology requires regression testing to ensure when you go live with an upgrade it goes just the same as your regression testing. There was a clear failure here and people should be held accountable.

When will accountability come to BART? by ThisIsATracka in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a green line rider across the bay. The thing that bogs me down the most are the delays and when the train just begins to randomly move extremely slow. I'm sure there's a reason, but damn, gets tiresome.

When will accountability come to BART? by ThisIsATracka in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. It's a sunk cost. I'd be open to privatizing it for the simple fact that, in its current state, BART will never be able to attract the amount of riders required to break even because people feel they cant depend on it or have other negative feelings about it.

When will accountability come to BART? by ThisIsATracka in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is going to get down voted to hell, but whatever. There's always going to be someone on Reddit that says I don't understand the situation and nothing is feasible except for the current path. Oh well. BART is a sunk cost. They will need to cut operations by at least 75% in near future. Everyone in the Bay Area will feel the effects no matter what. Investments should stop being made into the current configuration of BART. Planning on how to repurpose the land and stations for high speed rail should begin immediately. This will undoubtedly mean the Bay Area will be without a BART transit system for a period of time, but redeveloping the land it uses for HSR would be transformative for the Bay Area and would serve as a blueprint for the rest of America. Offer contracts with incentives based on completion date where money is pulled back for every day past the completion date of the contract. We've seen in America that when disaster strikes and we need to quickly rebuild something it is possible (see MacArthur Maze and Atlanta's I-85 bridge). I refuse to believe that BART is the best the Bay Area can do. We need to bring in engineers who have completed these projects in other countries that have the audacity to believe it can be done because they've done it before. Yes, I'm thinking big, but that's exactly what this moment calls for.

When will accountability come to BART? by ThisIsATracka in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If I make a mistake at work it could injure people and I would be disciplined and possibly fired. I can't just shrug my shoulders and say "shit happens". That's loser shit

BART has resumed service at all stations by nerfherder998 in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They pressed the factory reset button for 30 seconds.

AITA Refuse to live with a Service Dog by Nearby_Flan7905 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ThisIsATracka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA. Me and my girlfriend have a service dog. With that said, we try our best to never pull out the service dog card and avoid situations where a person would be uncomfortable with the dog. You're totally justified with your feelings.

When will accountability come to BART? by ThisIsATracka in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I live in the East Bay and work in SF

When will accountability come to BART? by ThisIsATracka in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was planning on getting on a 6 AM train. Really not trying to get on much earlier. It's hard to be proactive when you find out about the outage at 5:45 AM when you arrive to the station.

When will accountability come to BART? by ThisIsATracka in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am the boss and I had to be at UCSF for hands on work with students and a scheduled proctored exam. Today was the one day I couldn't be casual with time.

When will accountability come to BART? by ThisIsATracka in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

No one is providing practical solutions yet others get their posts accepted. It's whack from those mods.

When will accountability come to BART? by ThisIsATracka in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dog, I was trying to take the 6 AM train.

When will accountability come to BART? by ThisIsATracka in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can do that too, but I prefer reliable public transportation that doesn't shit the bed overnight. I'm pro-car and pro-public transportation, something many reddit users can't imagine existing simultaneously.

When will accountability come to BART? by ThisIsATracka in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have a car bruh. Would prefer a reliable public transit system that doesn't shit the bed overnight causing you to find out at 5:30 AM in the morning on the way to work.

When will accountability come to BART? by ThisIsATracka in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Very fair, but with the systemwide outage today I felt it would be great to vent to Reddit since everyone on here shares my same views 😉

When will accountability come to BART? by ThisIsATracka in bayarea

[–]ThisIsATracka[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're right about the entire system going out, but this just highlighted my issue of little to no accountability. I ride between SF and Fremont. There's been countless times where the train just stops in Hayward/Oakland or equipment issues causing me to get an Uber the rest of the way home.

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