Transit News: Muni murder, BART strike, BART strike, and BART strike

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Photo by Steve Damron

BART and its unions are still talking, but a potential strike looms this Friday. Here’s the latest on that and other Bay Area transit news:

  • BART Unions Give in a Little, Offer New Proposal With Lower Raises (SF Weekly)
  • BART Strike: Faux Point-Counterpoint Gives Commuters an Even Less Clear Picture of Labor Dispute (SF Weekly)
  • Business Community Prepares for BART Strike (SF Weekly)
  • BART talks likely to go to 11th hour—or beyond (SFGate)
  • AC Transit workers reject 2nd offer, full transit strike looms (KTVU)
  • San Francisco man accused in Muni killing pleads not guilty (SF Examiner)
  • Monday 10/14 – Forum on Level Boarding and Caltrain/High Speed Rail Platform Height Compatibility (Green Caltrain)

Lost on Muni: Wallet, computer, blue teddy bear

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We’re sorry for this Muni rider’s loss. But at least they’ve got their prioritehs straight.

LOST!!! Grey Osprey backpack containing a red wallet, Samsung computer, journal, other person items, and a BLUE TEDDY BEAR.

I lost this backpack between 6 and 6:30pm on Tuesday, September 24th somewhere along the 1 bus route between Lower Pacific Heights (Sacramento/Fillmore) and the Richmond District (California/the Avenues)

Please, if you have found this backpack or any of the items in it (especially the blue teddy bear), please call me at ———-

Thank you so much, neighbor!”

Via Fionna.

Your Weekend Traffic Advisory: Hardly Strictly, Marin Headlands closed, Bridge to Bridge run, Castro fair, football

Lots in store this sunny, warm weekend. Enjoy it!

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
From Friday through Sunday the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Concert will take place at the Speedway, Marx and Lindley Meadows in Golden Gate Park. The concert will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., each day. An attendance of 40,000 participants is expected each day.

The Park streets in the immediate area will be closed. No city street closures will be required.

Concert patrons are encouraged to allow plenty of travel time. Gates will open at 10 a.m. before the first concert each day.

Muni Service—From Friday through Sunday
The 5L Fulton Limited special bus service will be in place from approximately 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. The service operates from McAllister and Jones streets to Fulton Street and 25th Avenue making limited stops at Polk Street, Van Ness Avenue, Fillmore Street, Divisadero Street, Masonic Avenue, Stanyan Street, Arguello Boulevard, Park Presidio Boulevard and 25th Avenue.

Post-concert:
After the final concert, the 5L Fulton Limited special bus service will operate one-way eastbound departing from either 30th or 25th avenues and make limited stops at Arguello Boulevard, Stanyan Street, Masonic Avenue, Divisadero Street, Fillmore Street, Van Ness Avenue, Polk Street, McAllister and Jones streets.

Limited bus service will stop at approximately 8 p.m.

Heavy ridership is anticipated before and after the event, the SFMTA will provide additional light rail service on the N Line from approximately 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
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Five gross things on Muni

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Photo by Lynn Friedman

Ah, the Petri dish that is Muni. The disgusting gift that keeps giving. Notably, this, week:

  1. A passenger sprayed air freshener to counter tourist fart stench and now others are clutching pearls & gagging #FTrain
  2. Powell station blaring the chicken dance song. It enhances the fresh blood stains and drug deals also occurring. #sfmuni
  3. On crowded #Muni bus someone standing trying to eat what looks like Chipotle bowl by shoving face in bowl. Disaster inevitable
  4. Time to play the ‘guess which passenger crapped themselves’ game on #Muni. Spoiler alert: I win and lose at the same time
  5. This man next to me is coughing up a lung, and offering people masks. How considerate. Except he didn’t offer me one

This week’s Five Things on Muni was brought to you by @uppityfag, @mollydee88, @kmiffy, @thisbeazy, and @trappfotos. Get up on @munidiaries and share your Muni experience today.

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