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Photo by Flickr user revger
Photog “revger” snapped this picture on the shelter of a streetcar stop. The anonymous Muni Romeo said:
Work from home Muni Girl,
I should have asked you to join me for tea! Raincheck? (followed by phone number politely blurred by revger)
Yeah, you should have! Hope you got in touch with her, Muni Romeo.
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Last year I spotted the same sign on the 47, and just this week rider Jeff Schwartz sent in another one that he spotted on an outbound 71 bus. I just want to know: who is this romantic bandit changing the signs and making our day just a little bit brighter?
Because really, how could it be any worse? And when we say better for Muni, we really mean better for the hundreds of thousands of people who rely on the public transit system every day.
But before we get there, we’ve got a little catching up to do. Over the weekend, we received the following from Muni rider Darryl:
Although it’s probably not much of a surprise, but I think this week was probably one of Muni’s worst weeks for service since Brown was in office.
There were unexplained delays 3 out of 5 days headed between Castro Station and downtown. The usual 100-200 people waiting at rush hour.
[Friday] at 8:50am I took a snapshots [above] of almost the entire Muni fleet stuck between Van Ness and Embarcadero outbound at morning rush hour. Luckily got to work only 15 minutes late, but I feel sorry for anybody trying to get outbound or get anywhere later. No shuttles, no ETA, no explanation.
And to follow up on last Friday’s accident involving a pedestrian getting struck by and trapped under an M-Ocean View, Muni rider Allen showed us more from the scene, seen below. Go here for the original post, which includes photos sent in by Christopher. (The victim is alive, but reportedly in serious condition.)
The week was enough to dampen our attempt at keeping up rosy Muni dispositions. That’s saying a lot. At one point, we even condoned the use of taxis. Oh lord, forgive us, as we know not what we do.
So yes, here’s hoping the worst is behind us, and we can all get back to smelly, crowded, hot, wet trains and buses that get us to work only 12 minutes late.
Photo by Flickr user Johnny Grim
Oh, man, oh, man. It sure was a nasty week for our beloved despised Muni system. It culminated with this morning’s total Muni breakdown and concurrent MTA board budget meeting. Ironic, eh?
Here are some other headlines from this grim week:
(it’s been such a nutty week, please let us know what stories we missed here or simply forgot about)
Looking ahead, you’ll have yet some more chances to give MTA your $0.02, at upcoming Feb. 6 and 9 town halls. Sharpen those pitchforks, people!
Seriously, though, have a great weekend! See you Monday.
P.S.: The photo at top was chosen for its symbolism given the current state of affairs for Muni. Please excuse our cynicism.
Photo by Stuart
Photo by Troy Holden
Photo by Flickr user GrimReynard
Photo by Flickr user Sharon Hahn Darlin
We lied. We’re back, and with even more FAIL for you.
Christopher Rogers sent in the photos above and below. An M-Ocean View train struck and trapped a pedestrian at Randolph and Arch. MTA says the pedestrian has been transported to the hospital. The extent of that person’s injuries is unknown as of yet.
We’re hoping that Muni soon stops hurting people and we can go back to our normal telling of goofy stories that happen on buses and trains. Ugh.
We interrupt today’s programming to bring you the latest from the battlefronts of your Muni war. Just another day, another front.
The above photo was sent in by Muni attempted-rider Christian, who has this to say:
Muni is being rediculous today. 3 trains have passed the stop going the other direction and the nextmuni time predictions are useless. Who knows when I’ll be home.
We’re not sure where all this week’s fail (operational and budgetary) will lead. We just hope there’s some way to salvage what could and should be a transit system worthy of its ridership.