tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post115401826502843014..comments2023-11-05T04:03:35.548-08:00Comments on BART Musings: The 1-minute sprintbartmusingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327844700926513435noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-53082390364090118572007-07-11T23:47:00.000-07:002007-07-11T23:47:00.000-07:00If my guess is correct as to where your shuttle ta...If my guess is correct as to where your shuttle takes you, you can walk there in the same 15 minutes that you would spend waiting for the next shuttle. You can miss the shuttle by up to 3 minutes and still arrive at the front door within a minute of when the next shuttle pulls up. <BR/><BR/>Walking is good for you. And the smelly disgusting stuff around Civic Center Station dissipates within a block or so, which is much better than standing in it for a quarter of an hour.<BR/><BR/>Not that there's anything wrong with wanting the BART trains to be more precisely on time. Just saying there are alternatives when you do miss your connection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1154411526953030832006-07-31T22:52:00.000-07:002006-07-31T22:52:00.000-07:00a couple reasons why i haven't just taken an earli...a couple reasons why i haven't just taken an earlier train. first, i'm lazy, i need every minute of sleep. second, i don't think it's too much to ask of BART to arrive no more than 4 minutes late, so i can catch my shuttle at the station. lastly, BART's 5-10-5 increments don't always match up with the shuttle's 15-30-15 increments. <BR/><BR/>well, actually, for very important meetings, i do take an earlier train to make up time for any BART delays.bartmusingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16327844700926513435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1154268783549091032006-07-30T07:13:00.000-07:002006-07-30T07:13:00.000-07:00"On time" means a train leaves its origin within f..."On time" means a train leaves its origin within five minutes of the scheduled time, and arrives within five minutes of the scheduled time.<BR/><BR/>Often, the dispatch time is one minute later than the published (public) schedule. <BR/><BR/>At night, on weekends, and on the backside of a commute, it is easy to make up lost time. Conceivably, a train could leave 4 1/2 minutes late, lose 3 minutes by downtown, and make up those 3 minutes on the lightly-traveled reverse commute. And still be considered "on-time". <BR/><BR/>Police holds and mechanical breakdowns don't count, so the tally is a bit fuzzy. <BR/><BR/>The critical piece is the transbay tube, so one really late train can delay a few others, but, they'll be about two minutes apart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1154226893033397382006-07-29T19:34:00.000-07:002006-07-29T19:34:00.000-07:00Maybe you should just get on one train earlier and...Maybe you should just get on one train earlier and have time to stop and get your coffee.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588434337695373979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1154058790853217092006-07-27T20:53:00.000-07:002006-07-27T20:53:00.000-07:00I've thought about doing that a lot (getting the d...I've thought about doing that a lot (getting the driver's cell #), or become buddies with the driver. But the thing is, there are different drivers all the time. And, if all the employees in the shuttle have to wait for one person to get on, I can't even imagine the wrath. We live in an impatient world these days...bartmusingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16327844700926513435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1154044221100651662006-07-27T16:50:00.000-07:002006-07-27T16:50:00.000-07:00Can you get the cell phone number for the shuttle ...Can you get the cell phone number for the shuttle driver? Perhaps he'll wait a minute, or two for BART.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com