SFMTA to open new sales kiosk at Geary/Presidio Ave.

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Photo by Thomas Hawk

According to a release from SFMTA, on Dec. 27, a new sales kiosk will be opened at Presidio and Geary. Riders will be able to buy Clipper cards and all other types of tickets, including Lifeline Passes.

Here’s the text of the release:

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which oversees the Municipal Railway (Muni) and all surface transportation in the City, today announced that it will open a new Muni sales location at the corner of Presidio Avenue and Geary Boulevard on December 27. The $829,000 project, paid for by grants, includes two new sales kiosks. The second kiosk will replace the current one at the Powell and Market Cable Car turnaround.

Locating the kiosk on Geary Boulevard at Presidio Avenue will provide an additional sales outlet for Clipper cards and all other Muni fare media, including Lifeline Passes.

“The SFMTA continues to seek out ways to improve our customer service,” said Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., Executive Director/CEO. “The volume of customers that passes the location on Geary near Masonic makes this an ideal spot to expand our efforts to the west side of town.”

The proposed location on Geary Boulevard is at the intersection of multiple high-volume Muni routes that serve the western portion of the City, including the 38 Geary and 43 Masonic. This location is also within blocks of four other major east-west Muni routes including the 2 Clement, 21 Hayes, 31 Balboa and the 5 Fulton.

Weekend Photos, or The Weekend Photos

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Photo by Brandon Doran

What’s happening in Muni news this week, in three, two, one…

  • Muni Drivers May Not Get Year-End Bonuses (CBS 5)
  • Chicago’s “Green Hornet” Livery Coming to the F-Market line (Market Street Railway)
  • Time to Switch from Muni Monthly Passes to 31-Day Passes? (Akit’s Complaint Department)
  • Teen Gets Probation for J-Church Gay Bashing (SF Appeal)
  • Clipper Card Tagging Error Rate Rises, As Do Concerns About BART Pass Phaseout (BCN via SF Appeal)
  • BART to Study Feasibility of Running Later Weekend Trains (StreetsblogSF)
  • Clipper: Big Brother’s Best Friend? (Mission Local)

On Muni Time Capsule this week, we posted a service-frequency pamphlet from 1977, along with great info on what Muni was like 33 years ago. Check it out, and don’t forget to bookmark/RSS Muni Time Capsule while you’re there.

Enjoy these photos and your weekend!


Photo by Justin Beck

Empty Bus On 24th Street
Photo by Troy Holden

Ten Fifty
Photo by Chris Saulit

Immortalize the Muni Fast Pass!

The Muni Diaries Fast Pass T-shirts designed by Nate of New Skool not only make good holiday gifts — they’re also a great way to show your love of the now half-dead San Francisco tradition that was the Fast Pass. Fast Pass cards were a tactile experience (nice to hold those flimsy things in your hands or have them get wet and stop working, right?). But also, discovering each month what the passes’ two colors would be was, shall we say, one of the greater joys of the overall Muni experience?

And now you can wear that experience and remind everyone around you how colorful and cool things were “back in the day.”

Until December 31, the T-shirts are on sale at our Muni Diaries Etsy store: $22 plus shipping.

Also, Secession Art and Design at 3361 Mission St. (across from the 30th St. Safeway in Bernal) carries hoodies, onesies, and some sizes of shirts we’ve run out of. If you’re looking for something to do tomorrow night, drop by Secession’s holiday party Friday from 6:30 to 9:30, get some homebrew, cupcakes, and Fast Pass gear!

Comic book vendor on the 47-Van Ness

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Photo by Anna L Conti

Muni rider Charles caught an interesting scene from the back of the 47 last night:

There was a guy attempting to sell comic books and related items to passengers. Periodically, he would hold up things and announce, to no one in particular, the price and perhaps some noteworthy aspect of the items. I wish I could have heard some of his more detailed descriptions, but I was sitting too far away.

Which brings up the question: What else should be sold (legally or not) on Muni?

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