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Placemat evokes Muni
Right? Complete with the “Impossible Dream” marquee.
Illustration by Luke Butler, as seen at SFMOMA.
San Francisco No Pants Subway Ride 2011
The No Pants Subway Ride 2011 seems to have gone off without a hitch (or an inseam).
If you have photos of the No Pants ride, share them on Muni Diaries. More photos by Bhautik Joshi. And here are No Pants rides of past years: 2010 2009
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Photo by danishdynamite
Photo by Bhautik Joshi.
Photo by Bhautik Joshi.
Photo by Bhautik Joshi.
Photo by Bhautik Joshi.
Photo by Bhautik Joshi.
Photo by Der Dunn
Photo by Der Dunn
Photo by Marco Sanchez
Photo by Marco Sanchez
Photo by Marco Sanchez
49-Van Ness demolishes bus shelter
MissionMission reader Blake sent that site photos after a 49-Van Ness plowed into and destroyed the bus stop at the corner of 24th Street and Mission this afternoon. No one was hurt, according to NBC, and the driver was placed on non-driving status. No word yet on what caused the bus to jump the curb. MM commenter “Mulch” says he was on the bus, and that no one was injured. Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster!
All photos courtesy Mission Mission reader Blake’s friend Renna’s Facebook page
Weekend Photos: First of 2011
Photo by Franco Folini
- Muni’s got a deficit — brace for more parking tickets (SFGate)
- San Francisco settles 11 Muni lawsuits (ABC 7/KGO)
- New year, same old problem; SFMTA faced with $21 million budget deficit (SF Public Press)
- What Would an Ed Lee Administration Mean for Sustainable Transportation? (Streetsblog SF)
- Nearly half of Muni drivers are unavailable on any given day (SF Examiner)
- Hearing scheduled on Muni switchbacks (SF Examiner)
- Leona Bridges Sworn in as SFMTA Board Director at City Hall Ceremony (Streetsblog SF)
Enjoy your weekend and these photos, and don’t forget to keep your diaries coming!
Photo by Jeremy Brooks
Photo by tofuart
Photo by Meligrosa
Letting out at Sacramento and Fillmore
Photo by Roshan Vyas
Roshan has this disgusting and far-too-common story to share:
As I got closer, I noticed why no one was standing there: In the middle of the covered shelter area, someone had left a giant pile of poop. This was no dog dropping either. This was human. Everyone was rightly standing outside the shelter and I joined them there.
Checking my phone while waiting for the 1, I noticed the following email from my other half, who had left for work 10 minutes earlier.
Subject: Alert! Poop at muni stop!!!!!
Body: Watch out!Indeed. It was quite the harrowing experience and made for a great story.
As the day went on, questions like “Who would do that?!” and “Who is responsible for cleaning that up?!” came up. Was it the City? Was it a neighborhood association? Was it Marc?
When I got home that night, the pile was gone, but a giant stain remained. Not only that, some of the substance was also left behind as footprints walking away from the pile. Someone had accidentally stepped right in it! How could that happen?! My theory is that it was someone getting off the back of the 1 during the day, who just jumped off the Muni looking forward to getting some Peet’s coffee and maybe a $50 dog bowl at Jonathan Adler.
Little did they know that their day, their summer, was about to be ruined.
That person’s experience is why I now take a moment to look down before jumping off the Muni. If you are waiting behind me, now you know.
You were warned.
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