tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post115439238952425093..comments2023-11-05T04:03:35.548-08:00Comments on BART Musings: Mid-Day BART ridersbartmusingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327844700926513435noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-68145222274686156132007-02-13T20:58:00.000-08:002007-02-13T20:58:00.000-08:00Real estate prices for BART buildings must be low ...Real estate prices for BART buildings must be low because of the homeless. For example, today's Chronicle reported that BART sold a 73000 square foot office building in Millbrae, used during the SFO rail line build, for only $8 million. That's only $100 a square foot. That's a criminal giveaway of a public asset. If that were turned into 30 or 40 low/mod income units, the building would be worth $40+ million. Market rate condos might raise it to $70 million. This is a scandal for an agency always crying poverty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1161729142619586912006-10-24T15:32:00.000-07:002006-10-24T15:32:00.000-07:00I was furious when I recently made a report to BAR...I was furious when I recently made a report to BART police about a pervert masturbating on the train I was riding. On my first call, they took all my information, then shuffled the report to an officer coming on duty on another shift. He left me a message at 9:30pm saying he was ready to take my report. Next day, just about the same thing....till I finally was able to talk to him. I was told the video cameras only hold 72 hours of recording (I reported my incident 50 hrs after it happened - yet they couldn't be bothered to pull the tape!). THERE NEEDS TO BE A PUBLIC NOTICE on every camera EXPLAINING HOW LONG YOU HAVE TO REPORT A VIDEOTAPED EVENT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1154496789833536162006-08-01T22:33:00.000-07:002006-08-01T22:33:00.000-07:00i wonder about the bart comments page since i subm...i wonder about the bart comments page since i submitted a comment/complaint and question there about 2 weeks ago and have not received a response. there doesn't seem to be any sort of accountability associated with using that link so, based on the lack of response, bart may just ignore what they would prefer not to deal with. bart gets plenty of public money so ought to be more responsible and responsive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1154494615369718422006-08-01T21:56:00.000-07:002006-08-01T21:56:00.000-07:00Thanks for that URL. I will do so for this and an...Thanks for that URL. I will do so for this and any other legitimate complaints.bartmusingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16327844700926513435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1154488634814583832006-08-01T20:17:00.000-07:002006-08-01T20:17:00.000-07:00The number of homeless directly corresponds to the...The number of homeless directly corresponds to the lack of complaints to BART.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I wonder if when they get wet and stink more, more people complain. I see more police sweeping off the homeless in the rainy season.<BR/><BR/>oh, and the original poster should post their story to the comments page on bart.gov<BR/><BR/>http://www.bart.gov/guide/overview/contactBART.asp<BR/><BR/>jmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1154456715263411832006-08-01T11:25:00.000-07:002006-08-01T11:25:00.000-07:00I, too, occasionally rid the train from Castro Val...I, too, occasionally rid the train from Castro Valley to Embarcadero or back during mid-day and I've never seen these folks either. You must just be lucky--not! I would have gone to another car and called the driver.dndgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284612890518519525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1154446185459853352006-08-01T08:29:00.000-07:002006-08-01T08:29:00.000-07:00Wow, What a scary ride!I ride from Walnut Creek to...Wow, What a scary ride!<BR/>I ride from Walnut Creek to Embarcadaro and back daily, and occasionally need to do a mid-day ride, but I've never seen anything like what you describe. Perhaps the homeless problem is getting worse? Where was BART police during all this!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com