Transit News: More Caltrains, all-door Muni boarding, BART poop cleanup, Muni switchbacks


Photo by Jeremy Brooks

  • Caltrain To Add New Trains To Accomodate Historically High Ridership Level (SF Appeal)
  • One Month Into All-Door Boarding, Muni Reports Some Lines Moving Faster (Streetsblog SF)
  • BART Says It’s Cleaned Poop and Pee From Most Broken Escalators (SF Weekly)
  • Muni Switchbacks Stink, But What’s the Real Root of the Problem? (Streetsblog SF)
  • Muni has made big inroads on line turnbacks (SF Examiner editorial)
  • Muni driver shortage causes trip cuts (SFGate)
  • Muni’s Twitterbus off to a slow start (SFGate)

Turn the Lights Down Low at Muni Diaries Live


All Photos by April Malvino

Put on some of that soft mood music and turn down the lights, it’s business time at Muni Diaries Live.

If you weren’t at the show Saturday night, you missed one of the hottest evenings we’ve had to date. We heard stories about making love and finding love on the bus; learned anatomical details about strangers we have never met; and all the other strange but wonderful things that can happen on public transit. Read more

Your (Muni Diaries Live) Weekend Transit Advisory

Got plans Saturday night? We have a suggestion, if not.

Not that you’d want to do anything that might conflict with Muni Diaries, but just … in … case:

Outside Lands Festival
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the Outside Lands Music Festival will be held in Golden Gate Park from noon to 10 p.m. An attendance of 60,000 participants is expected each day. Please visit http://sfoutsidelands.com for more details.

The following Muni lines and routes will be affected:

· N Judah
· 5 Fulton
· 28 19th Avenue
· 29 Sunset
· 44 O’Shaughnessy
· 71 Haight-Noriega

Muni Service:
The SFMTA will supplement service on the 5 Fulton with the 5L Fulton Limited special bus service for before and after concert from McAllister Street between Charles J. Brenham Place (7th Street north of Market) and Jones Street (near the Civic Center Muni/BART Station) to Fulton Street at 25th Avenue.

Pre-concert: Friday
The 5L Fulton Limited special bus service will be in place from approximately 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. and from approximately from 6:30 until 8 p.m. Pre-event service, one-way westbound, will proceed to 25th Avenue making local from Jones Street to Van Ness Avenue, and then stopping at Fillmore Street, Divisadero Street, Masonic Avenue, Stanyan Street, 8th Avenue and Park Presidio Boulevard.

Post-concert: Friday Night
After the concert, the 5L Fulton Limited special bus service will be in place from approximately 8 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. Post-event service, one-way eastbound, will depart from either 30th or 25th avenue and then proceed to stops at Park Presidio Boulevard, 8th Avenue, Arguello Boulevard, Masonic Avenue, Divisadero Street, Fillmore Street, Van Ness Avenue and make local stops to Jones Street.

On Friday night only, Nx Judah Express bus service will also operate from approximately 6:30 until 11:30 p.m.
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Free Wine Delivery For Your Muni Story This Saturday

Want some free wine delivered to your door? Join us for Muni Diaries Live this Saturday at the Elbo Room, and you could win $150 worth of wine delivery from Rewinery.com. Just sign up to tell a two-minute story during the audience contest portion; if you want to sign up in advance, just email us at muni.diaries.sf@gmail.com.

Not into being the star of the show? That’s ok. Come on over and hear tales from these fine storytellers:

  • Broke-Ass Stuart, the king of stylish brokeitude
  • Hiya Swanhuyser, writer and San Francisco culture maven
  • Jesse James, Muni Diaries Live audience favorite
  • Joyce Lee, spoken word wonderwoman
  • Mahsa Matin and Elyse Bova, of Beat Feet Orchestra

Our awesome sponsors:

We’ve got more details about the other prizes tomorrow! Spoiler alert: lots of cool free stuff.

Muni Diaries Live

Sat., Aug. 11, doors: 6:30, show: 7 p.m. Tickets: $12.
Buy advance tickets
Elbo Room
647 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Take Muni there: J-Church, 12, 14, 22, 33, 49, or BART: 16th or 24th St stations
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Your Weekend Transit Advisory

Some stuff going on this weekend that affects Muni service. To whit …

N and J Line Rail and Street Improvements
From 8 p.m., Friday through 5 a.m., Monday, the SFMTA will continue construction for the Church and Duboce Project with street repaving on Church Street between Market and Reservoir streets and at the intersection of Church and Duboce as well as the installation of the guard rail on the Church Street boarding island between Duboce and Reservoir streets. The Carl Street project will include track replacement at the intersection of Carl and Cole streets, requiring the closure of that intersection, and sewer work on Carl Street between Arguello Boulevard and Hillway Avenue.

N Judah bus shuttles will be in place starting 7 p.m. on Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, the J Church streetcar will provide service from Balboa Park to Market and Church. Customers will need to transfer at Church Station to continue Downtown.

Reroutes will be required for:
43 Masonic
37 Corbett
22 Fillmore
N Owl

Rugby Tournament in Treasure Island
On Saturday and Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, the San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby Tournament will take place at Ray Sheeran Field on Treasure Island. Please visit www.sfggrugby.org for more details.

The 108 Treasure Island Muni route will be affected during the street closure.

Sunday Streets — Mission District
The sixth of 10 Sunday Streets events will be held this Sunday in the Mission District. Sunday’s event is a 2.2-mile route and includes street closures on portions of 24th Street, Valencia Street and various adjacent streets. The route will be available for recreational activities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free to all participants.

For further event details, please visit www.sundaystreetssf.com.

The following Muni routes will be affected:
· 12 Folsom
· 14 Mission
· 14L Mission Limited
· 22 Fillmore
· 24 Divisadero
· 27 Bryant
· 33 Stanyan
· 48 Quintara/24th Street
· 49 Van Ness/Mission
· 67 Bernal Heights

News: 9 Hurt in Collision That Pinned Car Between Muni Bus and Streetcar


Photo via Kai

Nine people were hurt in a collision in the Financial District that sandwiched a car between a Muni bus and a streetcar, CBS Local reports. Several of our sources were on the scene on Market and Battery and sent us these photos. The accident caused traffic delays and was reported around 12:20 p.m., according to SF Appeal.

emergency_in_sf tweeted a photo of the scene. Looks like the rear of the car got it pretty bad.


Photo by emergency_in_sf

On Twitter, @RtothaG saw emergency personnel arrive at the scene.


Photo by @RtothaG

Our own Laura of @caltraindiaries snapped this photo of the cleanup.


Photo by Laura Oppenheimer

If you’re on the scene of this (or any other) Muni incidents, tweet at us at @munidiaries.

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