Before You Complain: Jazzy Muni Faregates Instructional Videos
Akit also has a video on how to add fare to your card using the new machines. Check them out.
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.")
Weekend Photos: Before you can blink
Photo by Brandon Doran
- SFMTA Responds to Rumors of Muni Sickout, Warns Employees Not to Participate (SFAppeal)
- Muni ‘Sickout” Flier’s Bold Threats (SFWeekly)
- Muni Officials plan for worst, hope for false alarm (SF Examiner) (Full Muni sickout flier at SFist)
- Anonymous fliers prompting concerns of sick out (SF Examiner)
- Report: Muni collision rate has been rising (KGO-TV)
- PERB Denies TWU Request for Injunction Stopping Muni Service Restorations (Streetsblog)
Next week we’ve got stories in the bag, thanks to all of your submissions, which made the first week of steering the Muni Diaries ship on my own not nearly as scary as I would have thought! Oh, and if you’re trying to figure out your plans for tonight, check out the opening party of The Classics, a “defining art exhibit featuring works by the true Bay Area graffiti art pioneers” at 1AM Gallery on Howard and 6th Street. I had a sneak peek of the show last night and saw that Muni makes several guest appearances in this amazingly curated show by Nate1.
Enjoy the t-shirt weather and these photos!
Photo by Bhautik Joshi
Photo by Agent Akit
Photo by Flickr user sxl
Photo by Daniell Lefebvre
Muni Photog: Brad Evans
You run into a lot of interesting people on Muni. And it’s a great place to take some snaps from across the aisle. Seeing this photo again after I snapped it a few years ago reminds me that it would be good to spend more time riding and taking pictures on the rail cars and buses.
Here’s another great shot from Brad:
You can see more of Brad’s on his blog, Citysnaps.
If you’ve got great shots in and around Muni, our Flickr pool would love to have you!
Goats at the Muni Yard
Rider Anna sent in this picture that I just had to post:
It was so strange! There was a whole crowd just in awe of the little guys. Totally out of place and kind of a shock early in the morning.
Wow, I don’t know what I’d do if I saw this in the morning before I had my coffee. Got any unexpected sightings on and around Muni? Let us know!
Celebrities Riding the Subway
Keanu rides the subway, photo courtesy of BuzzFeed.com
Unfortunately, judging by the photos, it looks like by “subway” they mean the New York City subway. Now, I don’t have to remind you the location of the actual center of the universe, do I?
San Francisco Character – Vivienne, Muni Operator
I like her calling me ‘sweetie.’ I know, this is nothing unusual around here, but given that I am Swiss and used to Swiss public transit operator attitudes, the idea of being called ‘sweetie’ by a Swiss bus driver just amuses me… they are waaay too stiff and formal to do something like that.
Vivienne told Madeleine about what happened during a graveyard shift on the 91-Owl when she picked up a man on Van Ness who said he had just been hit by a cab. Read the rest of the story at Madeleine’s blog, SFCharacters.
Got another Muni driver who made an impression on you? Let us know. Or even better, are you a Muni operator? We want to hear from you!