Boar ‘heads’ home on Muni
You know what they say about riding Muni: It’s never boaring …
Via Muni rider Jim: “This is not a pig. It’s a boar.” “It’s beautiful.”
Author: jeff
Transit News: BART art, Muni paper transfers, BART soundproofing in San Jose, Muni September service changes
- Art on BART wouldn’t be a pretty sight (SF Chronicle opinion)
- Muni riders say they won’t miss old hand-torn transfers (SFGate)
- BART Soundproofing San Jose Homes for South Bay Expansion (NBC Bay Area)
- Muni ready to roll out its new plans for better service (SFGate)
‘Salad Days’ on Muni
Sure, you’re not supposed to eat or drink on Muni. But who says you can’t prepare your meals?
Via Debi on the Muni Diaries Facebook page:
“Preparing lunch for his kid on the bus”
What’s happening on your bus? Don’t be selfish: Let the whole world know!
Upcoming art show honors Muni drivers
This weekend, SF artist Kurt Schwartzmann will put on a free show he calls “Yellow Line.” From the Facebook Event page:
[Schwartzmann’s 64] drawings were created to honor the Operators of S.F. MUNI who put up with SO much drama and still manage to keep our city moving, rain or shine. Media include Pen and Ink, Watercolor, Colored Pencil and Acrylic Pen on Watercolor Paper and Collage made from bus transfers, collected by the artist while drawing this series from February through July of 2015.
Details
Exhibit times: Saturday August 29, 5pm – 9pm
Sunday August 30, Noon – 4pm
First Congregational Church of San Francisco, United Church of Christ
1300 Polk St, San Francisco
Facebook invite
Admission is free
We hear you about drama. And uh sorry about that.
Transit News: Cleaner BART stations, BART art, transit Wi-Fi, Muni and the local economy
- Central Subway Stations Update (Moving SF)
- BART customers notice stations getting cleaner, says survey (SF Examiner)
- BART approves art program to improve transit experience (ABC 7)
- Wi-Fi remains hit or miss on Bay Area transit (Chronicle)
- Study: Every one dollar spent on Muni generates $2 to $3 for local economy (SF Examiner)
The End of an Era: Say goodbye to Muni’s paper transfers
When they came for our paper Fast Passes, we … well, we said a lot.
Now, as SFBay reports, Muni is set to replace paper Muni transfers we’ve come to love and make hella art out of with fare boxes that print transfers on the fly. That won’t hold things up, nah.
The agency’s Board of Directors on Tuesday approved a plan to begin accepting proposals for the project, which includes a minimum of 1,250 new transit vehicle fareboxes.
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A SFMTA staff report said there would be no need to provide drivers with pre-printed transfer booklets. The report also said new printed transfers would help with security issues like stolen transfer booklets.
What’s that you say? You have a Clipper Card and never use the transfers? Oh, but still. Times is a-changing.
Read the full article on SFBay to learn more.
See Also:
Muni and the US flag collaborate, worlds explode
Now and then: Muni transfer art
How long is this giant Muni transfer good for?
More Cool Muni Transfer Art
Photo by @YungPeng