Re: Contact for BART

[Mike Hale <eyeronic.design () gmail com>]

I mean, did anyone seriously ever confuse BART with Bart Simpson?  Or
ROW with row?  Come on now.

On Sun, Jan 20, 2019 at 1:53 AM Scott Christopher <sc () ottie org> wrote:
> No :)
>
> BART is Bay Area Rapid Transit, a public transportation system with its own bureaucracy and publicly elected board.
>
> Caltrans is a separate State bureaucracy, though it has a big office in the city of Oakland near BART Headquarters.
>
> And then there is Caltrain which is the commuter rail that runs down the peninsula. That organization has its own 
> bureaucracy and board, too.
>
> Lesson to be learned: don't use obscure acronyms unknown outside a small geographical region :)
>
> Owen DeLong wrote:
>
> You’ll have more luck finding California Dept. of Transportation if you call them “CalTrans” which is what they call 
> themselves.
>
> Owen
>
>
> On Jan 18, 2019, at 17:27 , Ben Cannon <ben () 6by7 net> wrote:
>
> HAH. Apologies for copying the list.  But I think we all needed a good Friday laugh.
>
> Making it relevant again, also looking for a good contact within CALDOT (California Dept of Transportation) and the 
> joint bridge authority for the Bay Bridge in San Francisco.
>
> Have a good weekend all :)
>
> -Ben Cannon
>
> On Jan 18, 2019, at 5:25 PM, William Herrin <bill () herrin us> wrote:
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> On Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 5:18 PM Ben Cannon <ben () 6by7 net> wrote:
> > I’m speaking of the san francisco based Bay Area Rapid Transit department about Rights Of Way for fiber…
>
> Now you've said enough that if the person you're looking for is here he'll have some idea you mean him.
>
>
> > What are you talking about?
>
> Inappropriate abbreviation. I mean sure, why not a NANOG Friday Fight Club, but why would you want to get in a ROW 
> (noisy argument) with BART Simpson?
>
> Regards,
> Bill Herrin
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