An update thread: we received 20 proposals from individuals and organizations for ideas to repurpose retiring legacy BART cars.
We asked earlier this year to submit pre-qualified proposals. BART hopes to give new life to select legacy cars and is not selling the cars at profit.
Heads up, rail fans! If you are interested in giving retiring BART cars a new, second life, BART staff is accepting pre-qualified proposals until THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 12, AT 5 PM PST.
We want to hear your idea for our BART cars! Application is here: bart.submittable.com/submit
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We cannot name the proposers currently. But we can disclose the proposals came from:
-Museums
-Restaurants
-First-responder orgs for training
-Parks & Rec
-Sports team
-Design students
-Orgs & individuals who want to turn them into livable spaces
As more new train cars arrive, the plan for what to do with the OLD cars is taking shape. The Board will hear a presentation next week about some options: Museums? Tiny homes? Pop-up food trucks? Scrap? Retiring them is not as easy as you might think. bddy.me/2Vrtfhj
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Deadline for the proposals was this March. Since then until June, BART staff involved in fleet decommissioning has been combing through all proposals and will notify successful proposers.
Final selections for the proposals will be made near end of this year.
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While not selling the cars at a profit, BART has estimated that costs, including hiring a crane, a flatbed truck, personnel, insurance, permits, etc., could run the proposers up to around $10,000.
BART staff is working with proposers to ensure the proposal can succeed.
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Doing the money math here ... how many @sfmta_muni residential parking permits do I need to park a BART train car on my block?
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How do you intend to get it there without bottoming out at the top or bottom of the block? Also, what prevents it from rolling downhill?
May 5, 2021 · 6:43 PM UTC
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