As things unfolded on Muni one day …


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Just your average ride on the bus, as chronicled by @kudeki:

“Crazy guy gets on muni, refuses to pay. Bus driver stops the bus and says we ain’t goin nowhere til you pay. Guy curses at bus driver.” – 11:58 AM

“Guy stands over bus driver, threateningly, yelling that he’s been in this town 20 yrs and driver is the dumbest dumbfuck he’s ever seen.” – 11:59 AM

“Driver waves something in guy’s face, yells “get out”. Guy stands on steps, driver opens and closes doors on him, yell at each other more.” – 12:03 PM

“Doors close on guy, he picks up a half full anchor steam from a now-empty outdoor table at bougie pac-heights cafe. Walks away cursing.” – 12:07 PM

“Entire bus starts laughing. Hipster girl in big sunglasses, red flannel shirt and matching iphone case, says ‘This is why I love Muni.'” – 12:11 PM

And the grande finale!

“Several stops later, still in wealthy neighborhood, different crazy hobo type gets on bus, chanting ‘money talks, money talks.’ He pays tho.” – 12:15 PM

We’re guessing this ride was on the 22-Fillmore. What do you think? Had to be, right?

Transit News: Clipper clamp-down, Muni all-door boarding report, Muni straps, and new Muni buses


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  • Clipper Cards to Clamp Down on BART Fare Cheaters (Around Dublin)
  • All-door Muni boarding hasn’t encouraged no-fare scofflaws (SF Examiner)
  • Muni Trains Get Slight Speed Boost in Twin Peaks Tunnel (Streetsblog SF)
  • SFMTA to Purchase 45 New Low-Floor Hybrid Muni Buses (Streetsblog SF)
  • Eyes on the Street: Muni Trains Get Straps to Prevent Gap Crossings (Streetsblog SF)
  • Muni sees huge increases in fare-evasion citations under new deployment strategy (SF Examiner)

Sound off on Muni!


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Do you like surveys? I like surveys.

SFMTA wants to know what we think about it. Apparently reading Muni Diaries and every other website about San Francisco isn’t enough for the agency. Heh.

The survey has questions about riding bikes in the city, taxis, and walking also. Basically, it covers all modes of getting around that fall under SFMTA’s purview.

Take the survey here. It took me about four minutes, FYI.

Your Weekend Transit Advisory

Another busy one …

Komen 3-Day Walk
Komen 3-Day Walk will start with a camp at the San Francisco Gaelic Athletic Field on Treasure Island, followed by a three-day walk beginning on Friday and the closing ceremony will take place on Sunday. For more details, please visit www.the3day.org.

The following Muni routes will be affected:

108 Treasure Island

Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival
The 17th annual Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. each day. For more details, please visit www.ghirardelli.com/chocolatefestival.

The 19 Polk Muni route will be affected.

Inner Sunset Sundays
On Sunday the Inner Sunset Sundays will take place on Irving Street from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Irving Street between 9th and 11th avenues will be closed from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Heavy ridership is expected on Muni bus line and route around the event area.

Sunday Streets Western Addition
The ninth of 10 Sunday Streets events will be held this Sunday in the three distinct neighborhoods in the Western Addition: Fillmore Street, Alamo Square and North Panhandle. The route connects with the Panhandle multi-use path at Central Avenue, traveling through the North Panhandle neighborhood along Central Avenue, Grove, Baker to Fulton streets where it continues past Alamo Square Park and the iconic Painted Ladies Victorian row houses. It will then connect to the Fillmore merchant corridor from Fulton Street to Geary Boulevard. The route will be available for recreational activities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free to all participants.

The headquarters for the event will be located at the Panhandle on Fell Street between Central Avenue and Baker Street, where participants can get details about activities along the event route as well as free bike rentals.

For further event details, please visit www.sundaystreetssf.com.

The following Muni routes will be affected:

· 5 Fulton
· 6 Parnassus
· 21 Hayes
· 22 Fillmore
· 24 Divisadero
· 31 Balboa
· 33 Stanyan
· 38 Geary
· 71 Haight-Noriega

San Francisco Giants Baseball Games

From Friday to Sunday the San Francisco Giants will host the first of three games with the Los Angeles Dodgers at AT&T Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:15 p.m., Friday; 1:05 p.m., Saturday and 5:05 p.m., Sunday.

Heavy traffic is expected both before and after the games. Game attendees and those traveling in the area are encouraged to take public transit.

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