Month: July 2012

SF Examiner: Monday protest might disrupt Muni service

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Photo by tellumo

The Examiner today brings us news that several Muni protests planned for Monday could disrupt service. From the Examiner:

Event organizers have targeted the intersection of Third Street and Palou Avenue in the Bayview district as the gathering point for the protest, which calls for all Muni lines to be shut down. The T-Third Street light-rail line and the 54-Felton, 44-O’Shaughnessy, 24-Divisadero and 23-Monterey bus lines all pass through the intersection.

Muni says it is bracing for disruptions.

Kristen Holland, a Muni spokeswoman, said the agency is aware of the planned protest, and is taking the necessary steps to ensure that service runs as smoothly as possible. She did not discuss specifics of the agency’s strategies, saying that those details could aid the protestors.

It’s unclear who is organizing the protest, and when it might start. Read the Examiner post for more information.

Category: News

Muni Dance Party

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Yeah, there have been dance parties. Rick Rolls on the N-Judah count, as do old-school dance moves in Muni Metro stations. Sometimes we are a part of the Rhythm Nation and sometimes those BART poles come in handy.

But this is like one of those commercials where even Bud Light looks festive. Well done, videographers, ’cause I wanna ride the crap out of some Muni if this is in store.

Via jtschirch, who says, “This was done as a semester-long senior art project at USF. My friends Mikey B. and Andrew filmed it. The music was mixed by my boyfriend David. This is on the 38 Geary bus at about 3 AM one rainy night in San Francisco.”

Hat tip: Amy at Tiny Rides.

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Taking Your Clipper Card and All Your Song Dedications

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100 Muni StoriesSometimes you gotta whistle a tune to make the day go by. To wit, rider @KristinCanWrite heard on it the bus:

First, “Somewhere Over The Rainbow.” “Now, The Lion Sleeps Tonight…” I wonder if my whistling bus driver takes requests.

Got your own 140-character observations of life on public transit? Follow us @munidiaries, @bartdiaries, and @caltraindiaries!

Category: 100 Muni Stories, diaries, Funny: Muni LOLs

Photo Diary: Learn Your Bay Area Literature on BART

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Photo by Jeremy Anderson

Rider Jeremy Anderson noticed this new poster at Glen Park BART station and dropped it in our Flickr pool. It’s a part of the poster series by Owen Smith commissioned by BART.

The series “Literary Journeys” depicts BART riders immersed in books by Dashiell Hammett, Jack London and Amy Tan, with scenes from the books coming to life in their imaginations.

There are 60 posters in all, placed in stations throughout the BART system, so there’s a good chance that you might see one of these surreal posters on your commute. Do you know the book referenced by the poster Jeremy saw?

Category: BART, diaries, Photos
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