Reading a book on the train is a tale-old tradition many BART riders partake in.
To encourage reading for those even without a book, BART is piloting touchless @ShortEdition_EN Short Story Dispensers, which print out short stories, at 4 BART stations.
The Short Story Dispensers print 1-, 3-, or 5-minute reads on recyclable receipt paper.
The dispensers are located inside paid areas at Montgomery (coming soon), Fruitvale, Richmond and Pleasant Hill — where we tried out and printed out Percy Shelley’s “Ozymandias”!
Unlike us, you can simply print out stories by hovering your finger over the button! No need to touch!
The one-year pilot is being sponsored by BART Communications and its Art Program, as installation begins on National Reading Month. @RIFWEB
A big fan of the dispensers and BART’s pilot: legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.
Coppola’s North Beach restaurant Café Zoetrope was first in US to install these dispensers.
“Anything that brings people together..which art can do, is clearly desirable,” Coppola told BART.
Once the pilot is running on all four stations, BART staff hopes to expand and create opportunities for Bay Area writers to be featured with their unique short stories and welcome back riders.
Read the full article at bart.gov/news/articles/…
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