A computer upgrade has shut down BART

Re:A computer upgrade has shut down BART by rahimnathwani on Friday September 05, 2025 @08:12PM (#45145222)

Some time ~11 years ago, I needed to take a bus trip in SF. There was nowhere nearby to reload a Clipper card, so I was happy when I found out I could do it online. I was less happy when the web site said it would take 24-48 hours for the newly-loaded funds to be available on my Clipper card.

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Re:A computer upgrade has shut down BART by inferiorhuman on Friday September 05, 2025 @10:17PM (#45146003)

I find that a little hard to believe given that you can/could service Clipper cards at any Walgreens and a bunch of other retailers (e.g. pharmacies and hardware stores).

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Re:A computer upgrade has shut down BART by rahimnathwani on Saturday September 06, 2025 @11:12AM (#45149989)

I was just North of Golden Gate Park. The nearest bus stop was 1 minute away. I wanted to take a 20 minute bus ride. The nearest Walgreens was 30 mins walk away (Geary and 42nd/43rd). The nearest street with shops was 12 mins walk away. I don't know whether any of those shops offered Clipper card top-up.

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Re:A computer upgrade has shut down BART by VonGuard on Saturday September 06, 2025 @12:52AM (#45146711)

Still the way it is. Clipper is a multi-agency cooperative. It sucks but the fact that it works at all is a real triumph....

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