Transit News: Muni funding, Muni contract, BART vandalism, Muni “double berthing”

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Photo by Patrick

  • Mayor ratchets up pressure over Muni funding (SFGate)
  • Muni mechanic makes the wheels on the bus go round (SFGate)
  • SFMTA Approves 3-Year Contract For Muni Drivers (CBS Bay Area)
  • BART Plans Weekend Closure Of Daly City Platforms (SF Appeal)
  • BART Investigating Racist Vandalism Directed At Employees (SF Appeal)
  • Muni Train Hits Van On The Embarcadero (SF Appeal)
  • Harmony out the window in Muni funding dispute (SFGate)
  • Muni Plans to Launch “Double Berthing” in October, a Year Behind Schedule (Streetsblog SF)
  • Mayor-Funded BeyondChron Attacks Wiener’s Transit Funding Measure (Streetsblog SF)
  • Pilot charging commuter buses to use Muni stops hits the streets (SF Examiner)

Transit News: Muni population-based funding, Muni fare cheats, Market Street transit-only lanes, BART infrastructure grant

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Photo by Vasile Cotovanu

  • Muni Funding Measure Based on Population Added to November Ballot (SF Appeal)
  • Debris from Muni wire strikes S.F. pedestrian (SFGate)
  • Fare cheats targeting back doors on Muni (KTVU)
  • SFMTA Rolling Out “Red Carpet” Transit-Only Lanes On Market (SF Appeal)
  • $17.4 million grant to enhance security of BART’s critical infrastructure (KTVU)
  • Proposed: Traffic Signal For Intersection Of Church And Cesar Chavez Streets (Noe Valley SF blog)

BART map from ye not-too-distant dayes

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Funny how the recent past can look so dang old. Full-size image here.

BART rider Charles sent this relic. Here’s what he had to say:

This is a severely beaten BART map found at Powell, circa late ’90s-early 2000s, as it still shows extensions to Baypoint and Dublin still under construction. I spotted this not too long ago, though I think the only reason that it was around was that they seemed to be changing all the advertisements in the station that night. I’m not entirely sure on that though, so it may still be up there. I wonder whether any French tourists got confused.

Easy answer: Yes, tourists are confused. Hella.

This reminds me of how, every time we’re at Powell, Tara looks for the super-secret door that used to lead up to Woolworth’s.

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