Muni moments to inspire us all

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Sometimes on your way, between points A and B, you see things that make you grateful to be alive. Here are some examples:

  • There are a couple of kids singing “We are the World” on the 5 Muni this morning. What year did I wake up in?
  • saw one rider offer another some hand sanitizer to clean his hands. There is hope!
  • on 14x listening to a play by play of the @BurgerKing menu in the cathartic cadence of a baseball announcer. #haveityourway
  • dude next to me on #SFMuni negotiating drug deal without a care in the world. Whatever it’s probly a legal deal anyway.
  • I love that two little girls on the bus are playing a hand clap game right now

This week’s Things on Muni is graciously provided for you by fellow riders @WatersUSF, @CWCrawlers, @teklex, @abeetley, and @rachelalonso. Follow Muni Diaries on Twitter and share your Muni stories and observations.

Photo by torbakhopper

Transit News: 21-Hayes stops, Muni shooting, Muni bike racks, Muni funding, Caltrain ridership

Here’s our latest round of Bay Area transit news. Enjoy!

  • Cafe Owner, Breed, Sway Muni to Keep Two 21-Hayes Stops Within a Block (Streetsblog SF)
  • Man Expected To Survive After Being Shot In Face Aboard Muni Train (CBS Bay Area)
  • Muni rolls out new three-bike racks (SF Bay)
  • Mayor, supervisors to announce proposal to boost SFMTA funding (SF Examiner)
  • Caltrain ridership hits all-time high — again (Daily Journal)

Dad and lad ride all Muni lines

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We’ve heard stories of people setting out to ride all Muni lines before. Martin brought his son along, which, well, here, I’ll let Martin tell the story.

When he was 4 years old, my son Max was really into Muni. He knew whether all of the buses we frequently rode were electric, biodiesel, or hybrid electric. When we got off the bus, he made me stop and watch it go, so that he could see if there was a spark on the wire, or if the bus “came off the track.” After a preschool trip on the 5-Fulton and 22-Fillmore to the pet store at Potrero Center, he led his nanny there a week later, knowing exactly where to change buses and where to disembark.

I decided that it would be fun for him (and frankly, for me) to take every Muni bus line in the city, in order. Our first day was Sunday, April 13, 2014. We started at Drumm and Clay and took the 1-California some distance up Sacramento, walked over to Post to take the 2-Clement and then the 3-Jackson back toward Market, got on the 5-Fulton heading south on Market until there was a good connection to the 6-Parnassus headed the other way to Third Street, walked down to Third and Mission to take the 8X-Bayshore Express back a stop to Market, where we caught our last bus of the day, the 9-San Bruno. As I expected, Max loved the idea, and it really never got old for him. Read more

May the Fourth be with you, on Muni and everywhere

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What is that you say? Star Wars Day on a year in which a Star Wars movie will premiere? Why yes. Yes!

Let this post, a roundup of all the times Star Wars has intersected our Muni universe, serve as homage to the entire franchise.

(above) May the N-Judah be with you
Photo Diary: Staging Star Wars on Muni
Star Wars box on Muni
Chewbacca is concerned about your Muni etiquette
Boba Fett on Muni Metro
It’s a trap!

Photo via 7×7

Transit News: Muni bus signage, Muni stop signage, Balboa Park boarding island, BART funding, Muni shooting

Here’s a roundup of transit news from around the Bay Area.

  • New Muni buses won’t have old signage (SFMSR)
  • Muni’s Yellow Pole Markings at Transit Stops Will Be Replaced By Real Signs (Streetsblog SF)
  • Balboa Park Gets Better, Safer Boarding Island (SFMTA)
  • BART May Ask Taxpayers For The Billions It Needs To Keep Trains Running (CBS Bay Area)
  • S.F. man arrested in Monday shooting on Muni train (SFGate)
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