{"id":2913,"date":"2014-04-17T02:09:28","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T02:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/?p=2913"},"modified":"2023-07-13T16:38:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T16:38:38","slug":"bart-to-the-future-flee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/local\/bart-to-the-future-flee\/","title":{"rendered":"BART to the future fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mrericsir\/13905774855\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3833\/13905774855_5bb25002af_n.jpg\" alt=\"BART's Fleet of the Future prototype\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mrericsir\/13906197544\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3683\/13906197544_d6d5aa48c0_n.jpg\" alt=\"BART's Fleet of the Future prototype\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mrericsir\/13905843765\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7232\/13905843765_74609f53fe_n.jpg\" alt=\"BART's Fleet of the Future prototype\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mrericsir\/13906225964\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7364\/13906225964_086395d54e_n.jpg\" alt=\"BART's Fleet of the Future prototype\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today BART launched the first of several workshops with a full-scale prototype of their new train cars. They&#8217;re looking for rider feedback before finalizing the design. Most of it seems pretty nifty:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Comfortable, easy to clean seats<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extra set of doors for faster boarding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bike racks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital signs and maps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BART says their new trains will be quieter on the inside and have better air conditioning, but these features weren&#8217;t part of the demo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I took the time to voice my concerns about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/local\/new-bart-trains-dont-address-boarding-issue\/\">the boarding difficulty<\/a> that the redesign didn&#8217;t address. One BART representative suggested a couple mirrors might solve the problem, which is an interesting alternative I hadn&#8217;t considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re interested in checking out the prototype and giving feedback, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bart.gov\/about\/projects\/cars\">several more workshops<\/a> are scheduled. If all goes as planned we&#8217;ll start seeing these new trains in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today BART launched the first of several workshops with a full-scale prototype of their new train cars. 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