Comment on BART airport shuttle gets rave reviews

BART airport shuttle gets rave reviews BART’s new Oakland Airport service got off to a wet start Saturday — with crews forced to squeegee off rain that had blown in and flooded the airport station platform — but nothing could dampen the enthusiasm of its jubilant first-day riders. “It was great, it was wonderful, it was easy, quick and cheap,” said Susan Krones, a Lake County prosecutor who took the four-minute ride to the terminal while headed for a flight to a conference in Anaheim. [...] rave reviews aside, Mike Moran, a BART customer service representative, was worried about the rainwater that somehow blew in that morning. Yellow warning signs alerted passengers to the risk. Moran said the platform surface had recently been honed to improve wet surface traction and prevent slip and fall accidents. The water had pooled near the edge of the platform and did not make it to nearby rains, forcing BART workers with push-broom-style squeegees to force the water away. The water clearly did not bother Connor Hunt, 19, an exuberant San Francisco State student who was toting his skateboard on a flight to Los Angeles and had one train entirely to himself. [...] the water was a bit of a concern for Jeff Law, a landscape architect from San Diego, who liked the convenience of the new service, but shook his head at the puddles.