With a cool $5.4 million in new state bond money, according to the Chronicle, "BART will upgrade and expand its security camera system" to the likes of which you've never seen before! Dangerous sounding "smart cameras" will litter BART cars, stations, parking lots, and even inside of the Transbay Tube.
The new surveillance system will be "helpful in preventing crime, improving emergency response and helping police identify suspects," according to BART General Manager Dorothy Dugger. But more importantly, what will they look like? That's what we want to know.
This goes along with BART's addition need for "$250 million of security needs" -- for such serenity-inducing devices as chemical, biological, and radiological detectors as well as bomb-sniffing puppies -- to help you feel calm and secure while BARTing it to Civic Center or Orinda.
What's more, this will put an end to, um, those of you riding the last car. What was a time-honored tradition on BART might soon be a thing of the past. So: cover it up, pervs.