‘We can do this’ on the N-Judah
P.S. We know you’re not really working this week, so adjust the volume, put on the headphones, and enjoy Derek’s hilarious and possibly uplifting tale.
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.")
Time Running Out to Cover This Muni Shelter with Stories
You might already know that we scored a real Muni bus shelter for Julie Michelle’s I Live Here:SF exhibit at SOMArts this month, thanks to the generosity of the SFMTA. You can see photos of the bus shelter being delivered over at I Know Alyssa Jones.
On the bus shelter, we’ve provided some blank story cards so you can write your own Muni story and post it (yes, on real paper!). You can also caption some fun Muni cartoons by Michael Capozzola, who draws “Surveillance Caricatures” in the San Francisco Chronicle’s 96 Hours section.
We’ll be posting some of the stories and cartoon captions from the gallery here on Muni Diaries. I already saw some funny anecdotes and captions when I was at SOMArts this Saturday. So get over to the exhibit for Julie Michelle’s amazing photography, Chris Rusak‘s text-based art, and Rick Prelinger‘s Lost Landscapes film, and partake on a little Muni fun.
SOMArts (934 Brannan between 8th and 9th Streets) will be open this Tuesday and Wednesday from noon to 7 p.m., and then Tuesday, Nov. 30, for the closing night reception.
Weekend Photos: Shades of Black
Photo by Nick Fisher
- O’Shaughnessy’s Map Now Available at Market Street Railway Museum (Market Street Railway)
- Buses, bikes and businesses battle to be king of the road (SF Examiner)
- Busted vehicles dragging Muni down (SF Examiner)
- George Luong, Accused of Knifing Cable Car Operator, To Be Arraigned (SF Weekly)
- Muni board discussing contract to rehabilitate escalators (SF Examiner)
- Cause of Wednesday Night Derailment near Balboa Park Under Investigation (SF Examiner)
- “Sunday FunDay” — $2 All-Day Muni Pass on Sundays in December (FunCheap SF)
- Buses loaded: Giants’ playoff run costs Muni (SF Examiner)
Also, SF Public Press unveiled a set of Muni stories this week:
- Drivers take the heat for discontent of Muni riders
- Reporters’ Notebook: En route: 28-19th Avenue often off schedule
- Finding the slow buses
- Muni planners say speed to come from untangling messy streetscape
- Muni: In elusive quest for 85% on-time performance, computers are displacing eyes on the street (Video)
We’ve received a couple of great pictures of fashionable Muni riders, but in case you didn’t know about Fashion Friday and the great prize sponsored by Secession Art and Design, we’re extending the deadline for Fashion Friday until the first Friday of December. So keep the submissions coming!
Enjoy these black and white photographs and your weekend.
Photo by Brandon Doran
Photo by Jaymi Heimbuch
Photo by Mason Keeling
Muni Mobile Spinach Deals
Editor’s Note: Thank you for supporting Muni Spinach, a new deal program managed by Mobile Spinach. The Mobile Spinach Muni deals have ended for the year. If you have trouble using Mobile Spinach, email John Vitti at john@mblspn.com. Meanwhile check out our current deals by Scoutmob. If you have other deals you’d like to see on Muni Diaries, please email us!
And all of that would seem a lot sweeter if these restaurants would give me half off the price…
My day dreaming about food aside, this is really to tell you that we’ve teamed up with Mobile Spinach to bring you a huge set of deals on a couple of Muni lines! We all already take the bus from point A to B to C and beyond, which is all the more reason to check out the businesses on your Muni line to see if there’s a coupon you can use.
The participating merchants are pretty awesome: the long list includes Chow and Chez Maman ($20 for $40 of food and drinks), and discount for drinks at Blue Bottle Coffee, Elixir, and Blackbird.
Mobile Spinach is a social mobile coupon company, offering mobile cash that you can store on your phone and deals on local merchants. Their offers are loaded onto your mobile device and redeemable at select locations around the city. The mobile cash never expires – say if you buy the $20 for $40 of food and drinks at Burma Superstar, Mobile Spinach loads your coupon onto your phone, and you can redeem it at the restaurant after you polish off the roti prata.
Mobile Spinach is calling this new campaign is called Muni Spinach. To kick things off, the deals are located at various restaurants, cafes, and shops along the 1-California, 22-Fillmore, 38-Geary, and N-Judah lines. We’ve listed all of the offers, organized by line and stop. Click the merchant you’re interested in and you’ll be directed to the appropriate page so you can buy the deal. All vouchers can be purchased directly from your iPhone, iPad, Android, or BlackBerry Torch. Each voucher is only available to purchase for a limited time, but can be redeemed at any time.
Note: The deals are programmed especially for Android devices, iPhones, iPads, and BlackBerry Touches.
Introducing Muni Time Capsule
The idea for Muni Time Capsule started when one day, Jeff’s former co-worker walked into the office with a box of Muni memorabilia. Inside were old schedules, service change pamphlets (sometimes for service increases, if you can believe it), maps, photos, and various ephemera that we couldn’t believe we were lucky enough to see.
You’ll see some of the great items from the box on the site, but that’s not all. As with Muni Diaries, Muni Time Capsule is a collaborative process. This is a place where you can help build a digital time capsule of life on public transit in San Francisco, and a place for you to share your favorite images and stories of Muni from back in the day.
We’re celebrating Muni Time Capsule and our collective love for the city today at the Muni Diaries and I Live Here:SF Happy Hour at SOMArts, 5-8 p.m.. There will be food carts, drinks, amazing photography and art, and you can even write your own Muni story and caption your own Muni cartoons. So, please, meander over to Muni Time Capsule, take a look around, and we will see you this evening!
Look Who’s Got Hero Complex on the 14
You may know Isaac Fitzgerald as the managing editor of The Rumpus, but what you may not know is that he’s got a little hero complex, which got him into a … situation on the 14-Mission. He told the story at Muni Diaries Live a few weeks ago at the Make-Out Room, and we invite you to enjoy his tale in this video.