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Because some things happen ‘Only on Muni’

October 3, 2014 jeff Leave a comment

Muni Diaries is all about celebrating (and lamenting) life on Muni. To that end, we’re giving away two front-row seats to Muni Diaries Live on Nov. 8. All you have to do is tag your Muni tweets #OnlyonMuni for a chance to win.

This week’s entries include:

A woman was singing TLC’s ‘Creep’ at the top of her lungs (Great song choice btw), then spit her mouthwash on floor. #OnlyonMuni #sf
There’s a guy literally spinning yarn from raw wool fiber with a drop spindle on the 1 California right now. #OnlyonMuni
The most tattooed individual I have ever seen was a septuagenarian on the 38L #OnlyOnMuni
Fact: You can’t ride the 8BX and not see a tall can of Steel Reserve. #onlyonmuni
Sitting behind guy on #sfmuni I think he shaved his head this morning and forgot to wipe off excess shaving cream #OnlyonMuni

Those delicious slices of Muni life are brought to you by @ariananicolay, ‏@VerifyInField, ‏@salazar_jillian, @michaelhines_1, and @4fifteen. Drop yours into the pile over at @munidiaries, and don’t forget to include the hashtag #OnlyonMuni!

Category: Funny: Muni LOLs Tags: Things on Muni

Transit News: Feds give Muni money, late-night transit, Muni turn-only lane

October 3, 2014 jeff Leave a comment

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Photo by Lynn Friedman

SFMTA hearing to address near-term service response before new light-rail cars arrive (SF Examiner)
Feds give Muni money to buy new buses (KTVU)
Hope for late-night transit dawns; BART to roll out test project (SFGate)
Muni crashes minutes apart injure 4 (SFGate)
Muni expects improved travel time for 29-Sunset with new left-turn lane (SF Examiner)

Category: News

Bernal residents demand Cesar Chavez Muni route revival

September 30, 2014 jeff 2 comments

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Image by Bernalwood

Today, Bernalwood wrote about a “gaping hole” in Muni service along Cesar Chavez (née Army) Street. Turns out there’s no easy way to get over to the Caltrain Station at 22nd Street and Third Street and other Dogpatch destinations. Imagine that!

From the Bernalwood post (quoting Bernal resident Mark):

Right now, there’s no easy way to get to the 22nd Street Station. Yes, you can take the 48-Quintara down 24th St. and over the hill, but this takes a very long time. It would be so much quicker for the bus to head down our remade Cesar Chavez, bypassing Potrero Hill, making a turn at Third St., and heading straight for the station. I’ll bet it would save at least 15 minutes vs. a comparable trip on the 48.

You could start the route at Castro and 26th, or (as I have it) at Church and Cesar Chavez to connect with the J-Church.

Curious as to whether Muni ever had a line down Cesar Chavez, I looked around and found a 1947 Muni map posted by Eric Fischer.

New Muni service? An archival Muni map? Color us intrigued (and supportive). What about you? Would a revival of the 54B make your life better?

Moth spares its weary wings, hitches a ride on Muni

September 29, 2014 jeff Leave a comment

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I understand fatigue and everything. But I have to wonder whether, even for insects, walking would be faster than taking Muni.

Via Muni rider Courtney.

Category: Aww: Cute on Muni

SFMTA changes route terminal, says ‘psyche,’ changes it back

September 25, 2014 jeff 3 comments

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Photo by torbakhopper

So Muni done somebody wrong, again.

Allegedly without first, like, taking the pulse of the people it would affect, SFMTA/Muni recently moved the last stop of the 30-Stockton from Divisadero to Fillmore. That’s quite a long way for people expecting to, you know, ride the bus instead of walk.

Muni rider Natalie, who wrote her supervisor in an effort to undo this horrible mistake, let us know that all is well with the world again, as Muni has moved the terminal stop back to Divisadero:

In fact, […] Muni, who didn’t bother to inform the community, [has] admitted it was a stupid idea and “apparently” moving it back to it’s original location (Divisadero and Chestnut).

The Marina Times has the full story. Check it out.

Category: News Tags: 30-Stock

Guy makes Muni arrival sign for his home

September 24, 2014 jeff 8 comments

Not content with the abundant Next Muni arrival apps out there, Muni rider Pavel done went and hacked his own.

Pavel says he got fed up one day when his Muni Metro train pulled off without him. Imagine what the world would look like if we all made something new every time that happened. Our city would be an ever-growing mound of stuff, kinda like in WALL-E. But I digress …

Read Pavel’s tl;dr story about making his own Muni arrival sign. Would you want one of these little buggers in your house?