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Status maps say there's a "Service Disruption," but give no further details. You have to call them up to find out why, but I don't want to tie up the phone lines.

More (with comments) Many people, even in the politically liberal Bay Area, have little sympathy for the BART employees. They're well-paid and receive generous benefits, rarely seen in the private sector or even elsewhere in the public sector.

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Will possibly angry reaction to the acquittal of George Zimmerman have any effect on the Auto-Train, whose southern terminus is Sanford, or any other Amtrak or other rail service in the area?

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More See also: BART strike Twitter feed BART strike: Commute chaos rages on as strike begins with no end in sight The Great BART Strike Race of 2013: A recap

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Posted on YouTube June 7 Some unusual stuff going on.

Seattle Weekly's The Daily Weekly (hey, that's what they call it) For years, Seattle's high-tech public transit showcase was the monorail. Then Portland built MAX light rail and the Portland Streetcar; now Seattle's battling to catch up with their neighbors to the south.

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More The RTD operates bus and light rail in Denver. Comment posted in response:

Link "[F]ares and parking fees aren't going up at the same rate as gas prices": Don't give them any ideas!

A new problem, an enduring problem, or N.Y. Post hype? Link

This may have been posted as a response in another thread, but I think it deserves its own discussion. More The mayor has a point, I suppose: traveling by subway is probably a lot safer than traveling by taxi, for example, but high-profile episodes like this get a lot more press for obvious...