Live Bus App At Your Fingertips
Here is a neat new app that displays live locations of Muni buses. Click SF Live Bus to see the little boxes moving around. Kind of mesmerizing. And useful.
Author: eugenia
Eugenia Chien has been eavesdropping on the 47, 49, or 1 lines since the mid-90's. She lives by the adage, "Anything can happen on Muni" (and also, "That's not water.")
22-Fillmore en español
Photo by torbakhopper
Muni rider Erin overheard a charming exchange of cultures and languages on the 22-Fillmore the other night.
On the 22 to the Richmond late Saturday night, sitting next to thirty-something Hispanic woman. Twenty-something Chinese couple and white male friend get on the bus.
Chinese couple sits in front of us: “How’s your night going?”
Woman next to me: “Perdona, no entiendo.”
Chinese guy: “Hablas español? De donde es usted?”Cue conversation in Spanish in which I learn (eavesdropping) that the Chinese couple is out with their Spanish tutor, the white gentleman, and love the Spanish language.
Don’t know if they realized I understood anything, but I nearly laughed when Chinese guy told the Hispanic woman that Chinese people and people from Central America have a lot in common because they love spicy food, but white people don’t.
Such a random late night convo.
And such a reason to love San Francisco.
Update: Embarcadero Station Reopens
Photo by @paulsfo
Update:
Looks like things have cleared up at Embarcadero Station, according to @jqmcd:
all’s good on the platform at 5:55
Carry on, commuters, and tweet us any new happenings on Muni or BART.
Original post:
Our Twitter followers on the ground are reporting that there is smoke filling up the Embarcadero Station as of 5:13 p.m. today and that the station is closed.
From @supereric:
In Embarcadero station, it’s filling with smoke. Two firetrucks on street upstairs. Can’t be good. #muni
From @jeremysprague:
Firemen are going into the Embarcadero BART station. A small puff of smoke was seen, but other entrances don’t look blocked.
From @paulsfo, who took the photo above:
Embarcadero station closed! A lot of police and firefighters here
Are you on the scene? Tweet us @munidiaries and let us know what’s happening!
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