Some context, via BART’s press release:
A milestone in public outreach for BART’s Fleet of the Future project comes July 23-26, when a full scale mock up of two-thirds of a train car interior will be set up for public viewing at MacArthur Station in Oakland.
You can kick the tires (metaphorically; after all, this is a wooden model of the interior of the car, and BART trains don’t have tires) between 2 pm and 7 pm from Tuesday – Friday on the concourse level of the station, in front of the multicolor peacock-feather-looking mural. BART has built the plywood model to give the public a sense of the proportions of the new cars, possible configurations of seats, placement of bike racks and handholds, so visitors can share impressions about these and other new features. Those going through the model will fill out a survey to give their feedback. Nearly 10,000 people have shared feedback so far on the project by attending other events, taking online surveys or emailing comments.
Those seats look incredibly uncomfortable. Are they just a mock-up?
Sorry, I was rushing, but now I added some context.
Ahh, ok, that makes sense. Thanks!
They’re designed that way so that hobos have a hard time sleeping on them.
Master of the obvious……
those seats would be a dream come true. i don’t need the seats on Bart to be soft and absorbant.
A horrible, horrible dream.
I want the seats comfy, but I’m with you on non-absorbent. Whoever came up with the idea of cloth seats on the subway oughta be keelhauled.
Keelhauled in piss.
Glad to see they’re keeping the iconic shape of the trains.
i’m pretty sure bart trains do have tires. they aren’t very visable, but they are there.
Wheels, yes. Tires, no. Though the Montreal Metro does use rubber tires. Strangely quiet.
Same with the Mexico City Metro. Makes kind of a “whooshing” sound.
bart deeeefinitely has no tires!
Living down to BART expectations.
Looks like a set from the new Star Trek films.
Not pictured : Kirk having sex with an alien woman in the rear seat of the car.
Pretty sure that was Worf and Crusher. http://www.startrek.com/database_article/worf
Ha! Exactly what I was thinking. All it needs is better mood lighting, embedded LCD displays, and Majel Roddenberry’s voice making announcements.
I appreciate the flip tone of the press release — “in front of the multicolor peacock-feather-looking mural,” for example. While it risks sounding as if written by a summer intern, it’s a risk that pays off.
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