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Survival tips for the BART apocalypse

If you haven’t been affected by the BART strike, you obviously don’t live in the Bay Area. From all the politics behind the BART system — and even our AC Transit system — the whole East Bay and San Francisco are basically reeling. It’s absolute chaos. While the BART employees have Read More…

If a compromise to renew contracts for AC Transit and BART workers can't be settled by July 1, both transit systems will be shut down due to a strike.

BART workers announce strike

Contracts for both BART and AC Transit union workers are up for renewal at the end of the month, and if the five BART unions and an AC Transit union, do not come to an agreement with their employers by Sunday night, both services could be suspended. More than 400,000 commuters take BART every day and 200,000 take AC Transit. A strike by workers from one company could place a heavy burden on the other. Read More…

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The cost of transit

Broke in Berkeley

“So how long does it take you to get to school?” I get asked this more often than what my major is or what my plans are after graduation. When I tell people I live an hour away, they usually guess that I drive and park somewhere near campus. I Read More…

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5 p.m. BART: a commuter’s mission

Where would we be without BART? We would all be suffocating to death within the Berkeley bubble. Without BART, we wouldn’t be able to conveniently embark on our San Francisco explorations or adventure to other Bay Area destinations. But the story changes as soon as 5 p.m. rolls around — that’s Read More…

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Downtown Shattuck: shaped by buses, ferries and trains

Downtown Shattuck Avenue has undergone several generations of mass transit, the relics and pieces of which are integrated into the restaurants there today. In the pioneering days, the mile-long pier that once docked ferries to and from San Francisco dropped off passengers at Center and Shattuck. Now Center Street is Read More…