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.")

Your Weekend Transit Advisory: Bridge to Bridge Run This Sunday

The Bridge to Bridge run is this Sunday and several Muni lines will be impacted. Me? I will be admiring the athleticism of the runners from afar, probably behind a haze of bacon smoke.

Polk Street Blues Festival

On Saturday and Sunday the annual Polk Street Blues Festival will be held on Polk Street between Jackson and California streets from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For event details, please visit www.polkstreetbluesfestival.com.

19 Polk Muni route will be affected.

Party on Block 18

On Saturday the third bi-annual “Party on Block 18” will take place on 18th Street between Dolores and Guerrero streets from noon to 5 p.m.

33 Stanyan Muni route will be affected.

Blessing of the Fishing Fleet

On Sunday the annual Blessing of the Fishing Fleet will begin with a procession at 2 p.m. from Saint Peter and Paul’s Church on Washington Square. The procession will proceed to Jefferson Street between Jones and Taylor streets via Columbus Avenue and Leavenworth Street for the blessing celebration at approximately 3 p.m.

The following Muni lines and routes will be affected:

· Powell-Mason Cable Car
· F Market
· 8X Bayshore Express
· 30 Stockton
· 39 Coit

Bridge to Bridge Run

On Sunday the Bridge to Bridge Run will begin at 9 a.m. from the Ferry Building. Both 7K and 10K courses will go north along The Embarcadero through Fisherman’s Wharf , up into Fort Mason and to Crissy Field. The 10K course will continue from Crissy Field to Golden Gate Promenade, then to Fort Point where it will turn back and finish at Crissy Fields. For event details, please visit http://bridgetobridge.com.

The following Muni lines and routes will be affected:

· F Market
· 2 Clement
· 6 Parnassus
· 14 Mission
· 21 Hayes
· 28 19th Avenue
· 31 Balboa
· 47 Van Ness
· 49 Van Ness-Mission

Buses Return to Mission Street Saturday


Photo by Torbakhopper

The 14, 14L, and 49 are heading back on their normal Mission Street routes starting this Saturday. These lines were rerouted in early March to make way for road work. The Department of Public Works told MissionLocal that some of the improvements include new bus bulbs at the 24th Street BART plaza, curb ramps along Mission Street, as well as underground repairs of gas lines, earthquake-resistant pipes, and water mains. The DPW also repaved Mission street between 16th Street and Cesar Chavez.

MissionLocal also reports that the SFMTA used the rerouting to see if the temporary route was actually better than the original route.

For now, it’s back to our old familiar bus stops along Mission Street again.

 

Muni Haiku Battle at Lit Crawl, Oct. 13!

Mark your calendars: we’re putting on a Muni Haiku Battle like you’ve never seen before at this year’s Lit Crawl on Saturday, Oct. 13!

The Muni Haiku Battle is styled after the famed “Dirty Haiku Battle” at Tourettes Without Regrets in Oakland, where emcees battle it out with their best odes in 17 syllables. Tourettes Without Regrets host Jamie Dewolf will be our referee in the Muni Haiku Battle at Lit Crawl. He will be pitting three writers against Caitlin Gill, the nine-time Dirty Haiku champion herself.

Who will attempt to top Caitlin and take home the Muni Haiku Battle trophy? Our contestants:

Anna Pulley: Arts / Culture Ed. at/SF Weekly. Funny ”ha/ha” and funny “queer.”

James Nestor: James has written for Outside Magazine, Dwell, The New York Times, Men’s Journal, and more. He prefers the 24, shaken.

Will Reisman: you know him as the transportation reporter with the San Francisco Examiner. He takes Muni all the time and has only once witnessed someone throwing up on the bus.

We’re huge fans of Lit Crawl, and can’t wait to be a part of the fun this year.

Details:
Muni Haiku Battle at Lit Crawl, Phase II
7:15 – 8:15 pm, Oct 13,2012
Clarion Alley

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