Muni: It’s for the birds
Photo by Erin
Literally. Nearly one after the other, we heard about sightings of winged creatures on San Francisco public transit.
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Author: jeff
Muni Gladiators: Throwdown 2013
Photo by eviloars
There’s an important score to settle here, folks, and we need your help.
Last week on the Muni Diaries Facebook page, we asked you:
Which line would win in a fight? (click links for diaries about that line)
No official tally has been taken yet, although we saw some creative and entertaining responses. Karen says, “The things I’ve seen in 14 cannot be unseen.” It’s fair to say that the 14-Mission leads the pack, with the 19-Polk perhaps a bus-length behind.
We cannot complete this survey without putting it to a vote here. So, tell us who you’re putting your money on. And if your answer is “other,” let us know which route you’d choose.
Go!
Transit News: BART strike ban, Oak St. streetcars, BART reliability, free Muni assessment
- Support lacking for BART strike ban (SF Examiner)
- A Streetcar On Oak Street? (Haighteration)
- Sleepless Train: Muni Idles its Rail Vehicles All the Livelong Night (SF Weekly)
- Report: BART Reliability Drops As Ridership Increases (SF Appeal)
- Free Muni for low-income youths hailed a success just months into pilot (SF Examiner)
Maxin’ and relaxin’ on Muni
Or, as Muni rider Anzelmo wants to know, “What’s your story bro?” It’s probably a good one, right? I mean, are those his glasses?
Also, happy Monday. What’s your Muni story?
Your Weekend Transit Advisory: Baseball, sailboat races, farmer’s market, football
Here are some goings-on about town this weekend. What are you up to?
Giants Baseball
Friday through Sunday, the San Francisco Giants will finish their set of home games against the Pittsburgh Pirates at AT&T Park at the following times:
· 7:15 p.m., Friday
· 6:05 p.m., Saturday
· 1:05 p.m., Sunday
As a reminder to fans and other motorists, the SFMTA will close eastbound King Street between 3rd and 2nd streets beginning in the 7th inning of all Giants home games until the post-game traffic has died down. Drivers on northbound I-280 should avoid taking the King Street exit during this period and use the 6th Street exit instead. A map showing alternate post-game routes from AT&T parking lots is available on the Giants’ website.
Details about transit service to AT&T Park, including connections from Bay Area transit systems to Muni, can be found at www.sfmta.com. Regional transit information for BART, Caltrain and the ferries as well as traffic is available at www.511.org.
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Five of your fellow Muni passengers
Photo by davitydave
Imagine for a moment that San Francisco was filled, to a head, with really boring people. We’re talking Walnut Creek boring. Luckily for us, that’s not the case.
Here are five Muni passengers who keep things interesting for themselves and the rest of us.
- Woman singing a song about believing in your dreams while a young man next to me sleeps with his head on my shoulder.
- Dude gets on #Muni with Taoism book with flower in it; then starts yelling at everyone and bus driver. Oh the irony
- “Girl, don’t you take my picture and put it on that Tweeter.” “I’m reading the New York Times.” #sfmuni
- Theres seriously a 2yr girl with a gold tooth on this T-train #sfmuni #tline #sf
- you know its a good night when someone is playing “This old man” on the banjo #NJudah
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