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It’s like Christmas morning here at Muni Diaries headquarters.
The good folks at Tenderloin Geographic Society found our white whale, and in so doing, have made our week, our month, our year with the video above. Thanks, guys!
But the rest of you 71 passengers, don’t take this as a case-closed signal. Gluttons that we are, if you’ve got more audio or video of this mobile baritone, share it here on Muni Diaries!
Photo by messtiza
At the Muni Time Capsule event back in November, KALW reporter Audrey Dilling spoke with several people who showed up that night to share their Muni stories. One of our favorites was this modern-day transit love story:
Listen to Steven and Vickie’s story
We’ve run a few stories about couples who found love amid the crazytrain that is Muni. Eric’s story of his future-wife’s hands is one of my favorites.
Do you know anyone who found a long-term mate on Muni?
Right? Complete with the “Impossible Dream” marquee.
Illustration by Luke Butler, as seen at SFMOMA.
As created with Sketchbook Pro by drain.
Image by Give a Minute
The campaign is called Give a Minute. It’s a pretty and well-functioning way for CTA to reach out to its constituency. And Give a Minute is active in Memphis, New York, and San Jose, also. Yes, San Jose. We hope our own SFMTA is taking notice.
And so, to plagiarize, “Hey, San Francisco, what would encourage you to walk, bike, and take Muni more often?”
Thx: Daily Dish
And of course Muni is SF magnified times infinity.
That’s perhaps why it was so refreshing and uplifting to learn about Muni operator Tammy. Rider Greg shared his story of Tammy’s last days driving the 33-Stanyan (she now drives the 24-Divisadero) back in May. And oh how it resonated.
Nearly eight months later, it’s still my favorite diary of 2010. What’s yours?