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Transit News: Subway money, new-look Muni buses, subway drills arriving
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- Central Subway awarded $142 million in federal New Starts funds (Central Subway Blog)
- New look for rehabbed Muni buses (SF Examiner)
- Alert Muni driver Todd Westbrooks honored for saving life (SF Examiner)
- Sketch of BART shooting suspect released (SFGate)
- Central Subway tunneling machines set to arrive in San Francisco; digging expected to start in June (SF Examiner)
Your weekend transit advisory: Giants games, cherry blossom festival, Cesar Chavez parade
Get out, why don’tcha? So nice outside, with continued nice in the forecast. Here are this weekend’s transit advisories:
Baseball Game Traffic Reroutes
The San Francisco Giants will play five home games beginning Friday through Wednesday at AT&T Park
Two games against San Diego Padres:
· 7:15 p.m., Friday
· 6:05 p.m., Saturday
· 1:05 p.m., Sunday
Three games against Arizona Diamondbacks:
· 7:15 p.m., Monday
· 7:15 p.m., Tuesday
· 12:45 p.m., Wednesday
As a reminder to fans, in order to reduce congestion on city streets after all events at AT&T Park, the SFMTA will close the northbound portion of the 4th Street (Peter R. Maloney) Bridge to all traffic except streetcars, buses, taxis and bicycles during the post-game period. Giants fans parked south of Mission Creek Channel who are heading north of the channel are encouraged to exit to the south along 3rd or 4th streets in order to avoid congestion on King and 3rd streets after AT&T Park events. A map showing alternate post-game routes from AT&T parking lots is available on the Giants’ website.
For 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.
Cherry Blossom Festival and Parade
The 46th annual Cherry Blossom Festival will take place on Saturday and Sunday. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day with the Grand Parade being held on Sunday. For more event details, please visit www.sfcherryblossom.org.
The following Muni routes will be affected:
· 2 Clement
· 3 Jackson
· 5 Fulton
· 19 Polk
· 21 Hayes
· 22 Fillmore
· 31 Balboa
· 38 Geary
· 47 Van Ness
· 49 Van Ness-Mission
· 76X Marin Headlands
Cesar Chavez Parade and Festival
On Saturday the annual Cesar Chavez Parade will begin at 11 a.m. Participants will gather at 19th Street between Dolores and Guerrero streets at 10 a.m. The festival will be held after the parade on 24th Street between Treat and Bryant streets from noon to 5 p.m.
The following Muni routes will be affected:
· 12 Folsom-Pacific
· 14 Mission
· 14L Mission Ltd.
· 27 Bryant
· 48 Quintara-24th Street
· 49 Mission-Van Ness
· 67 Bernal Heights
Muni rider takes safety into his own hands
I sometimes think we should all wear helmets. Like, always. This guy knows what I’m talking about.
Via bryanstokely on Tumblr.
The Art of Sleeping on Muni
Photo by @christa
We’ve seen our fair share of Muni sleepers over the years. This three-seater ranks among the most audacious of them all.
And while your attention is focused on transit sleeping, Buzzfeed has some advice for you. Check out “19 Tips For Sleeping On The Train.” My favorites are 8 and 9.
