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What are you listening to on Muni?

June 2, 2011 jeff Leave a comment

Tyler Cullen walked around New York City asking people what they were listening to at that moment on their headphones. The video and Cullen’s story quickly blazed its way around the internet, including an appearance on one of The New York Times’ blogs. It’s a great idea, we agree. In fact, we did the same thing on Muni a few years ago. Check out the first Muni playlist we put together in 2009.

And perhaps it goes without saying: What are you listening to on Muni these days?

Category: diaries, reflection

Off-brand Muni hat spotted on Muni

June 1, 2011 jeff 2 comments

Tara’s out in the field tonight, but she sent this photo to Muni Diaries HQ. From the outbound 8BX-Bayshore Express.

What gives? Bootleg?

Category: diaries, Funny: Muni LOLs Tags: 8BX-Bayshore B Express

Riding the BART rails all day long

June 1, 2011 jeff 3 comments

Photo by nadja robot

Holy moly! Hadley Robinson spent all day riding all over the BART system. She recounts her many tales over at Mission Local. Read the whole post there.

My favorite part is on the Dublin/Pleasanton to SF train, where the guy dressing in the back of the train went unnoticed, until …

Fascinating stuff.

Category: BART

Muni News: Wage freezes, senior Clipper signups

May 31, 2011 jeff One comment

Muni management, operators union reach tentative agreement (SF Examiner)
Big Changes for Clipper Card Starting (This Wednesday), June 1 (Akit’s Complaint Department)
Senior Muni riders can sign up for Clipper cards this week (SF Examiner)

Category: News

Muni in the Movies: Casualties of War, 1989

May 31, 2011 jeff 27 comments

Octoferret shares this movie still and the following info:

From the movie “Casaulties of War“, likely the only Vietnam movie to feature the Muni Metro system
#1264 is the same Boeing LRV that’s currently parked on Duboce.

Casualties of War starred Michael J. Fox and a young but post-Spicoli Sean Penn. Never seen it. What other movies have you seen Muni in, besides the obvious?

Category: diaries

Muni News: Lawsuits, Good Samaritans, Union Agreements

May 27, 2011 jeff Leave a comment

Husband Of Man Killed By Candy-Bar Unwrapping Muni Driver Sues Transit Agency (SF Appeal)
Weekday NX Judah Express Begins June 13 (SFMTA — page looks hella janky in Chrome browsers as of this writing)
SFPD Honors Martial Arts Instructor Who Helped Detain Muni Fare Evader (SF Appeal)
Muni strikes deal with union, but pact with operators still outstanding (SF Examiner)
Violence against Muni drivers spikes (SF Examiner)
Muni allows foldable bikes on buses, light rail (SFGate)
BART delayed after wheelchair-bound man falls onto tracks (SF Examiner via Streetsblog SF)
Weekend Traffic And Transit Disruptions: Critical Mass, Carnaval, Holiday Parking (SFMTA via SF Appeal)