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.")

Avoid Being Mistaken For a Tourist With TOC One-Fold Map

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There are a couple of rookie mistakes that tourists make in San Francisco: wearing a “I Love SF” fleece with shorts, asking a Muni operator for change, or toting around a big unwieldy map. We can’t really help you with the first two, but Eric Meltzer and his team have come up with a map that folds and unfolds with one snap so you won’t look like a dork.

Like this:

Eric says the TOC map that they developed also works great as a Muni map. The map is water proof so you can use it in the rain (or if you dropped your map onto some unidentified liquid on the bus…it’s a possibility).

Category: diaries

Spot the Parrot on Muni

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Photo by @dleesf

Our Twitter wires are buzzing with two sightings of a gentleman rider with his pet parrot (or is it a cockatoo?). First @dleesf spotted him napping comfortably while the pet parrot enjoyed the view out the window.

Then another rider reported a sighting of this tropical duo. @DukeofMergers spotted the same rider on his bus with the parrot on his shoulders.


Photo by @DuekofMegers

Any more sightings of this parrot or other creatures of note today? We can’t get enough of the Muni zoo.

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Tell SXSW: What’s on your Muni Wishlist?

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Photo by Agent Akit

We don’t have to tell you that our public transit system is far from perfect. So what do you do to make up for what our bus system lacks?

This year we’re honored to be on a panel at South by Southwest to talk about data solutions for public transportation. We’ve seen the many ways that Muni riders use social media to communicate about what’s happening on the bus in real time when the official information isn’t fast enough. So tell us how you think Muni and other transit systems can use technology to improve our commute:

What’s on your Muni wishlist?

More bus shelters with NextBus data? Better arrival prediction? Yet another Muni mobile app? Throw your wish in the hat!

And if you’re going to be at South by Southwest, please come to our panel:

Sexy* Data Solutions for Public Transit
Monday, March 12
11:00AM -12:00PM
AT&T Conference Hotel
Salon D

*according to SXSW

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