À la Une 06/04/2026
[US] Bay Area’s youngest writers take their words for a BART ride
A collaboration with San Francisco nonprofit 826 Valencia transforms station dispensers and train car ad space into a roving showcase for local youth voices.
If you find yourself on BART without anything to read, don’t worry — there will be inspiring words from up-and-coming local literati to get you through your trip.
Poems and short stories written by students are printed in the transit system’s Short Story Dispenser kiosks and inside train cars. They turn the grind of Bay Area commuting into something resembling a mobile literary festival.
The program, launching Monday, is called “BART Lines: 826 Valencia.” It’s an extension of a partnership(opens in new tab) with the lauded San Francisco literary nonprofit.