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4.0 of 5 stars.
this is totally the BEST and most AWESOME way to get around when in the san fran area!!!! some stations here my be a little bit shady and uncomfortable to walk around just becuase some of the stations…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
haha, oh bart. we've shared some good times. i remember when i was a little girl, my dad never told me that bart goes underwater because he knew i'd get scared. and he was right. when i found out i got…
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Can someone please explain the logic in BART shutting down at midnight? There's no clear or easily marked public transportation system for getting between Berkeley and San Francisco late at night.…
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Just when I thought my commuting cost to get to work was high, behold I get snapped back into praising the Lord for all he's done for me. I too bart on Saturday from Dublin to SF, trying something…
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Good transit options. We in the bay are spoiled because we have mass transit options....But, lets not compare ourselves to LA...Lets measure against best in class...um, europe? So, some needed changes…
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is the BEST public transportation system in the Bay Area. Fast, efficient and you can trust the schedules. Safer than MUNI or AC Transit. A bit pricey but worth it. Only pet peeve is that…
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
"Lucy!, You have some explaining to do!" Lets be honest with ourselves here. BART kind of sucks. It only has one line though all of San Francisco, and the seats covers are so old not even the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Maybe I'm not the best person to gauge public transit because I grew up in LA and don't remember my 2.5 years in NYC, but consider this: 1) It usually shows up on time
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
BART works. And it works a whole lot better than Muni, especially if you live at one of its completely arbitrary stops. Who thought this one through? Definitely an SF native who should have asked a DC…
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Dear BART - You are an enabler. You pick me up near my house and take me drinking. I can always find a cozy bar near your stairs. Many times, you even provide an escalator for my way back down into…
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
3 stars for the gratitude of transportation. WHERE THE HELL ARE SF POLICE?!!!!!!!!!!!! Shouldn't they be everywhere on both Bart & Muni till closing time?
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i have a love-hate relationship with bart. hate:
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
BART is my primary form of transportation. It's almost always on time, less crowded than any subway system I've encountered, BART cops will charge up the stairs and arrest troublemakers immediately,…
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My friend BART! Sure the prices have gone up over the years, but it definitely is convenient when you're trekking into the city. With the price of gas, parking...the headaches of traffic and etc, it's…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It is a necessary evil I tell you. Usually smells like urine and full of freaks. It is just preparing you for the stench of walking out of the civic center bart station. I usually have no probs as…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I used to use Supershuttle to get to SFO. But with the advent of BART to SFO I will (probably) never use them again. And since I don't like to spend time in traffic, I use it about 1/2 the time for…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
For a measly $5.35 I was not only taken for a ride and dropped off just three blocks from my hotel but I also received my very own rap concert on the way. Unfortunately the rapper sucked and I had no…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If my BART train were a girl she would be a dirty little whore. A dirty little whore I'd do once in the morning and once in the evening but never on weekends.
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Who was the idiot that came up with this ticketing system? Here's me as a visitor going from the Dublin/Pleasanton to 24 St./Mission stations (Note: If you don't have a permit, you must come here…
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Why why WHY are they putting a Peet's Coffee inside the station when BART has stated clearly and loudly that they are cracking down and fining people who are eating and drinking on the trains?? That…
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Hello, my husband, our two friends, and I are from Sacramento. We have lived here our whole lives and come down to SF about 3 times a year. We came down last weekend and for the first time decided to…
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Dear BART, I have stood by you, vouching for you, loving you despite your vomit-stained floors, something-gross-stained chairs, shady customers, and your rising prices. I stood by you when I lost my…
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Lately you have saved A LOT of time in my life. Muni just doesn't satisfy me anymore, so you are now my new found love. It used to take me 30 minutes to get to work, but now you let me ride you & and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I ride BART a lot to get up to the Downtown or around Mission. It's pretty efficient and there's not a huge crowd in it all the time like in NYC. I don't mind riding it and there's always fun people…
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a mea culpa to BART. Years ago I mocked you for proclaiming to be "the best transit system in America". I was wrong.
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Unlike MUNI, it always runs on time. Spare the air!
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Unfortunately, I take Bart Monday thru Friday. And although it is nice to not be in bumper to bumper traffic, the quality of Bart is getting worse. They prices go up every year, which is fine, but…
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
BART, We need group therapy. Yes, you take me to work occassionally but you've also started hangin' out with a crap load of junkies since the time I started. Is it just my paranoia to think that one of…
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
like, what's up with BART? i'm not like a process engineer or anything, but it only takes a few trips to figure out: a) put a sign on the main concourse somewhere showing the times for trains and if a…
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Compared to nothing, it's functional. Compared to anything, in any other western country, pure crap. It's runs. It keeps you out of traffic..but it is a dirty, loud, out dated, and sub-par…
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2.0 of 5 stars.
it's great for getting from place to place, but i recommend you not sit down or touch anything. i have know two people who contracted SCABIES; and the only thing they both had in common was that they…
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
So I'm sitting on the train... Is there a window open?? My friend is saying something to me, but I can't hear her. I can only see her lips moving. Me: What did you say?
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When Dave Chappelle visited the Bay Area, he noted how similar it was to New York's culture, diversity and how liberal this city was. He also mentioned how SF has its own subway train just like the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
People need to get more excited about BART. It's taken for granted way too much. This is the most efficient travel system I have ever ridden on. Take it from a midwest girl, this thing is amazing. I…
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If BART were a studly frat boy, I'd top him. BART is quick, efficient and takes many loads...of commuters from one part of the Bay area to another. Did I mention he's always on time?
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Why do you guys trash BART? I must agree about the following: It is expensive.
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i heart bart. when i went to college. before i had to drive over the bridge every day, then walk blocks to get to school . when bart opened, i got off at the approximate station and walked a few…
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
People rate BART stations? I had no idea. I'll just say this station does its job of getting people where they need to go. And if it's raining, just walk underground here if you need to get from…
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It's BART, not The Bart....Just BART. I'll admit, I'm not the biggest user of our local mass transit services. I am a complete rookie and only on a rare occasion will I ever venture onto a train, bus…
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Oh, I hate BART. BART's like that "friend" that has a crush on you but you hate and only hang out with because they're the one person you know with a car. Except for BART doesn't like you that much,…
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Let's see BART for what it is and not what the BART politariat would want us to believe it is. It is not the best subway in the world, it is not cheap, it does not encourage people to get out of their…
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i'll be the first to admit, i hate riding BART. But it's a godsend when traveling to SFO or heaven forbid OAK and their airport shuttle.
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
bart keeps raising it's prices while their employees rake in the money. the operators, some of them, make over 100k a year. just an FYI bart was originally designed to be operated without any human…
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We all know BART has its issues, but coming from New York and the subways, BART is a commuter dream come true. The smell is not half as bad, the seats are much more comfortable, and the signboards in…
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We love Bart in our household. Highlights:
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Bart is a great place to: 1. Learn a new language. Vietnamese, Chinese and Spanish are now my top three.
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
2.5 stars This posting was totally inspired by a very funny conversation I recently had with friends regarding BART. We definitely love to hate it, and hate to love it. Without BART, we would not be…
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Love/Hate with BART. If I didn't have to ride it, I wouldn't. The fact that it closes at midnight when bars close at 2 is also a bummer. However, if I didn't have it my first 2 years of college or…
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's got dirty seats. You want it to go further, faster, and cheaper. Got it. But consider the alternative: peeps like me who learned to drive in flat, suburban places far, far away…
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
BART is to MUNI what Bart is to Homer Bart way faster
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Anywhere you can't go on BART is probably not worth going to. It is absolutely the best, most efficient way to get around the Bay Area. And the coolest thing? Spare the Air days. Second coolest thing?…
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Yes, I only give it a TWO. Don't get me wrong, I support public transport. I love public transport, I ride BART to work, I'm all for public transport. But the reasons why BART only get 2 Stars are: 1)…
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Traffic? What traffic? I don't have a personal vehicle, nor do I have any desire to own one.
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Why are the people who sell tickets and are there to provide customer service always so MEAN??! Do they pick mean people to do this job, or do they become like that after working underground,…
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The fresh smell of Mcdonald's french fries The pushing, the shoving
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I think about going to the airport, I instantly get a headache. I'm sure this has to do with the fact that having lived in LA all my life, the two main options were Burbank (easy peasy) or…
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Montgomery Street station always makes me feel like I need to get a job. I have a job. I have two jobs. Sometimes, I have four jobs. But there's something in this society, or maybe it has to…
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Super convenient from San Francisco airport to downtown and anywhere else you would like to go. Didn't have any problems whatsoever.
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Super convenient! You really can't go wrong with BART. If you don't feel like driving all the way to San Francisco and dealing with the parking and the traffic, just go ahead and take BART! It's also…
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I remember when the Hayward BART station opened up. I was a kid and they had this big parade and everything. I remember them saying that BART would eventually be free. Hasn't happened yet but I still…
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ah, BART... I remember you from my first trip when I was 4 and literally thought you could see the fish under the Bay, to my first date. Every weekday I take you to school, or to see my folks in the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know about you, but I have had a few problems with Bart. Being pregnant, the smell of Bart used to make me vomit on a daily basis...I don't really mind the Montgomery St. station, but why if…
yelp.com - user review - 02/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've commuted on BART Slept on BART
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Dear Bay Area Rapid Transit, You make me sleepy ,which is bad when I constantly miss my stops because I've nodded off. Sometimes creepy people look at me and rub their junk. Other times I look at…
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
BART is just one of those random things I love about California (along with In-N-Out). Clean, quick, cheap.
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Let me preface this review by saying two things: 1) I grew up in a place where there is basically no public transport system. Yes, they're working on a train, and I suppose it'll be done by 2009. It…
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
you are the shizznit! you never fully appreciate what you have until its gone. i now live in socal, where public transit is a joke. every city should have a great system like bart. so what if a…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I can't hate on BART. When ever I needed to get class and the K was taking forever, I would hop on and be there in minutes. Smells like piss? I don't know what BART you guys are riding, but I hope I…
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
BART has its ups and downs. Its ups were in the 80's and early 90's, its downs are later 90's and today. Unfortunately, the price of tickets being higher, does not stop people I define as "trash" from…
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This system is awesome. It's fast, efficient and relatively affordable. HOWEVER, the seats are a filthy, cloth materiel. The carpets have stains on top of stains and the smell of mold is all around…
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been riding BART since it came on line in 1972. FIrst it was from Oakland to San Francisco, then Millbrae to Oakland and now, Millbrae to Embarcadero. For the past year and a half, I take BART…
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Positives? My favorite street musicians hung around Montgomery station. Every morning I could count on Arlis Tyner to be there with his rainbow suspenders, giving me a morning send-off with "King of…
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I could write a manifesto about BART, as I have been riding it since 1983. The ultimate love/hate relationship. BART is like that talented soul who can't maximize their potential. In a nutshell...BART…
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
BART is great for getting where you need to go and minimizing the environmental impact. yay! some quick hits on changes:
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I heart you BART... I have never owned a car, and you continue to reinforce that decision. I can visit my Gramma in Lafayette (I could visit my other Grandma in Pleasanton, but she never invites me…
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Well, I am sure my BART tale is allot tamer than many a poor rider, but I was disgusted today when I took it to Oakland during the morning rush hour. I started at the Dublin station, and before we…
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Why on earth are you people reviewing BART? It's a public transport system. There is no alternative. Do you think if someone reads a bad review, they'll take the *other* subway system? Tips about…
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
K, I have a love/hate relationship with BART. I've been riding BART since I was about nine. Yes, I said nine, yes, it was safe to let your kids travel on public transportation in the late 70's/early…
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I can't believe that during my 6 month stint in SF, I never got around to writing a review of BART, which totally saved my nondriving booty while I was out there!! My hotel was the Westin at SFO,…
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best way to get to SFO or OAK.
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The dispelled fallopian philanderer. He stood tall, dark of nature and dressed to his stereotype. Looking on to his reflection in the window he broke into a compelling monologue of traveling…
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I absolutely LOVE taking BART places. I have no clue why. There's just interesting people on there, no traffic lights and usually when I'm on it's not crowded. But it is soooo dirty and rundown. I…
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i'd give the bart 5 stars if it ran till 4 am.
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Having relocated to the other side of the bay recently I've been utilizing BART to get back and forth from the city. It's kind of a weird commute cause I have to drive to a BART station, park, and…
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
5 stars for allowing me to keep my sorry ass off the road during rush while heading to Fremont.
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This is not the star I would give for BART (BART will get 5 stars from me). But the one of the service lady there are quite bitchy to me. I can see (and feel) how different she treated me compare to…
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I like BART, actually I love BART, BART has never let me down, 5 stars for BART. What I don't like are the rude people who ride BART. Don't get me wrong, not all BART patrons are rude, but there are…
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Look around you when you are here at rush hour....these are all the people playing Russian roulette by working in high-rises downtown on the leading edge of a crumbling continent. I pray for all of…
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
BART BART BART, I have a weird love-hate relationship with you... First I love you, because - normally you are dependable and fast and quiet and efficient and I get to look at the bay area glide by…
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ok I am totally erring on the side of the BART gods and giving this place a four instead of the 3.5 I'd like to give it. Really I depend on BART a lot (as I do VTA, CalTrain, Light Rail and the…
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
New Year's Eve was probably not the best time to take BART. I've seen some interesting people on BART
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Being away from the Bay, I forget how much I love BART, it is ridiculously clean compared to transit in many other cities around the world and the US I've been to, and you gotta love the cushy seats…
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
BART has its stages of efficiency but when its bad, its really bad. If you're just going around SF from one station to another its really not bad, but the prices keeping rising and the service never…
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Compared to MUNI, BART is 100% awesome. Otherwise, not so much. I don't understand why BART continues to raise their fare prices, yet they don't really do anything with that extra money other than pay…
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I remember the first time I rode BART. I lived in Walnut Creek and took the train into the city. It was around lunchtime and the car was clean and almost empty. We spent a few hours in town and…
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Public transportation is extremely important, and we're fortunate to have BART-! still... it could do a lot better of a job. I think people praise it here because Californians are so used to the idea…
yelp.com - user review - 12/25/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
BART...The GOOD, the BAD, the UGLY. Some days, I'm glad she's around. And other days, I wish could just dump her!
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We love it, we hate it, we love to hate it. I admit that I would miss BART if it went away all of a sudden. I've become too accustomed to getting myself around the Bay Area without a car, and I know…
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh BART... the minute I stepped foot on you and inhaled that mix of pee and feet, and heard that screaming tunnel echo that sounds like we are headed for the seventh level of hell, it felt like coming…
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm obsessed with you BART. Whoever brought this fantastically convenient transit to the Bay Area deserves the Nobel Peace Prize as far as I'm concerned...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I take BART every weekday from Rockridge to Montgomery, and it's been very reliable everyday. It costs $3.10 each way, which saves me on gas, bridge toll, and insurance (or having to drive in the…
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hey BART, Tell these people below me to quit their complainin'. If they don't like you, they can take the Greyhound bus, AC Transit, get a ride, take MUNI, take CalTrain, take Amtrak, take SamTrans,…
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2007
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