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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

3. BART is not much better

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri May 6, 2016, 12:56 PM

May 2016

Last edited Fri May 6, 2016, 03:16 PM - Edit history (1)

Entire lines are being shut down for whole weekends over several months. At one point the entire East Bay was cut off from SF.

http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2016/news20160304

As for my upcoming trip to DC in July, well, one of the main attractions is that the hotel is directly connected to the Metro Center station. So much for that brilliant plan.

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DC Metro will shut down sections of lines for year-long subway repair work [View all] Eugene May 2016 OP

It needs to be done dcbuckeye May 2016 #1

Are we sure it needs to be done? scscholar May 2016 #2

BART is not much better KamaAina May 2016 #3

if you are staying at Metro Center dcbuckeye May 2016 #4

If you will be using local transit, please consider getting a SmarTrip card. mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 #7

Next on the chopping block: Brooklyn KamaAina May 2016 #5

This is what happens when you don't maintain it as you go. marmar May 2016 #6