Your place to share stories on and off the bus.
Photo by waltarrrrr
Among the more memorable things said:
Mayor Ed Lee: “Muni is such an important part of every San Franciscan’s life.” (We couldn’t agree more!)
Supervisor David Chiu: “Love it or hate it, everyone has a Muni story.” (YES!!!!!)
Just after the speeches, VIPs got on board Car No. 1 and went for a stroll down Market Street. Car No. 1 first entered service on Dec. 28, 1912, when Muni was first launched. The historic streetcar is set to join the F-Market/Wharves fleet. We can’t wait to ride it.
As a part of the centennial celebration, Muni Diaries is launching our “100 Days, 100 Muni Stories” project: your story can appear in an ad inside the bus! Sounds like Supervisor Chiu has at least a story or three.
Here are some photos from this morning’s event. Special thanks to Market Street Railway for all its hard work getting these moving museums back into service.
Car No. 1 makes its way down Steuart before turning west onto Market
Sen. Feinstein and Mayor Lee unveil the official Muni centennial logo
Aren’t you a little tall for a Jawa?
Via @brhau. Of course, this isn’t the first Star Wars character to be spotted on the slowest-moving vehicles in the galaxy. Who can forget the Ewok or Obi-Wan?
Photo by visnup
Two San Francisco supervisors have proposed new laws that would force Muni operators to allow baby strollers on Muni unfolded. According to SFGate, it currently is up to the driver whether to allow strollers (news to us). More from SFGate on the current situation:
If it is allowed, the baby must be removed and the stroller must be folded up. The policy also prohibits parents with strollers from using wheelchair lifts and “special ramped platforms” for boarding a bus.
Families are apparently leaving the city, and the supervisors hope that this policy change will slow that phenomenon down.
Read the rest of the report on SFGate. And let us know what you think about this proposal.
Josiah just sent this dispatch: “Cuervo Silver & San Pellegrino on the 33-Stanyan.” Hmmm, never tried that.
Photo by @kwpianist
Update:
If you’re one of the few riders who’s been lucky enough to sit on the new seats, tweet us about it!
Before:
Photo by the_gain_card
Original post: BART seats are about to become a lot less disgusting. BART has announced a trial run for its new, easier-to-clean, not-cloth-and-cushion seats. Cars with the new seats will be labeled with a decal, and riders are encouraged to participate in a survey to let the agency know what you think.
One hundred BART train cars have been fitted with the new seats and will be integrated into the fleet gradually.
From BART.gov:
Before BART purchases more seats, on-board surveys will be conducted to determine whether or not customers give the new material a thumbs up. The survey period is expected to run between April 21 and May 2.
If you are lucky enough to ride on one of these cars, let BART know about the experience. Feel free to share your thoughts here, too.
And we have to wonder: Once the entire fleet is fitted with vinyl seats, what will the BART Poop Bandit do?