The NYC Subway, a Horrible Place for Bad Ideas

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Photo by Steve Rhodes

Had it with the transit poop talk? Well, we’re not quite there yet. Definitely not, if there’s a strange utterly mind-boggling story involved.

According to Gawker, a New York man was killed last month after he fell onto the tracks while trying to create a makeshift toilet between two cars of a moving subway.

The story gets ever weirder. Shortly before that, another man was found in the same station, bloodied, with “severe buttocks injuries” and a broken pelvis. Police believe he had climbed up from the tracks and although it was unclear what exactly happened to him. He was, most certainly, very drunk.

Via Gawker.

Fantasy Muni Stations

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Alexander Dragunov

Descending down the Van Ness station escalator is like entering the eye of Sauron, am I right? It’d be even more apt if we had stations that look like these fantastical subway stations in Stockholm. Stockholm’s metro system has been called “the world’s longest art exhibition,” and each station is an amazing rendition of an artist’s imagination of an underground world. Bob H at AllCitySF.com hipped us to these surreal subway stations that will pretty much blow your mind.

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Transit News: BART says ‘no’ to poo and pee, Muni vs. private shuttles, Muni overtime

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  • With packed vehicles people opt for private cars, SFMTA says (SF Examiner)
  • BART to (Finally) Ban Peeing and Pooping Criminals From Riding its Trains (SF Weekly)
  • Supervisors call payment plan to BART a ripoff (SF Examiner)
  • New loading zone proposed on Van Ness Avenue to ease issues with private shuttles and Muni (SF Examiner)
  • New Audit Uncovers Irregularities, Lack Of Oversight Of SF Muni Overtime (CBS)

49er pride and Muni’s plans for the Super Bowl

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Photo courtesy eze415 via @verbalcupcake

The Super Bowl is tomorrow. The San Francisco 49ers will play some football team or another in the Super Bowl. You will probably watch the game on TV, because you either a) are a 49ers fan, b) love commercials, c) both, d) are laid up in bed with that flu that’s going around, and have no choice but to watch the Super Bowl. Wait, are we allowed to write “Super Bowl”? I guess we have to hope so.

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Your Weekend Transit Advisory: Lunar New Year flowers, construction reroutes, the so-called big game

Lots going on this weekend. And some sort of “football” game or something, or the other. Check it out:

Chinese New Year Flower Fair
On Saturday and Sunday the Chinese New Year Flower Fair will be held in Chinatown from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday. For more event details, please visit www.sanfranciscochinatown.com.

The following Muni routes will be affected:
10 Townsend
12 Folsom-Pacific

Street Closure for Building Construction
Beginning 11 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday, 5th Street between Market and Mission streets will be closed for building construction work.

To direct traffic during the closure, there will be flaggers or SF Police Officers will be on site at the intersection of Market, Mission and Howard streets on 5th Street. Motorists travelling in this area are advised to allow extra travel time and to use alternate routes including 4th, 6th and Howard streets.

The following Muni routes will be affected:
27 Bryant
8X Bayshore Express
30 Stockton
45 Union-Stockton
91 Owl

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Transit News: Survey results, BART Wi-Fi, Muni money, Caltrain ticket machines

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  • Survey: SF’s Top Transpo Priorities Are Fixing Muni, Safer Walking and Biking (SF Streetsblog)
  • BART upgrade could boost riders’ Wi-Fi (SFGate)
  • Will The City’s Building Boom Cause A Muni Meltdown? (Huffington Post)
  • Muni might seek money through San Francisco voters (SF Examiner)
  • What’s Your Dream Ticket Machine? Caltrain Wants To Know (BCN via SF Appeal)
  • Mayor Lee puts Muni at top of to-do list (SFGate)
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