In Soviet Russia, Dogs Ride Metro!


Photo: AlphaTangoBravo/Adam Baker

As incredible as it may seem, the Moscow Metro is home to some 500 stray dogs, a number of which have taken to commuting by subway. Perhaps based on smell, the dogs appear to know which stations to exit from, and they’ve been known to wait patiently as trains pull up and the doors open. If only some Muni riders were that well trained, right?

The (non-human) animals on Muni are a very well-behaved lot, we’ve found. Never seen a dog on Muni? There are dogs on Muni.

Muni boarding and fare changes start Sunday


Photo by A National Acrobat

Yep, July is right around the corner, folks. For Muni, that means two changes are about to take place: All-door boarding on all Muni vehicles and a slight fare increase for most passes.

The SFMTA website has details on both changes.

Under all all-door boarding, customers with valid prepaid Proof of Payment may enter through any door of any Muni bus or streetcar. — SFMTA

The fare increase affects passes only, not the fare for individual rides.

Muni passes increase in price effective with the July 2012 passes. Muni single-ride fares and Passports are not increasing at this time. — SFMTA

Your Weekend Muni Transit Advisory: Pride Is Here!


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Pride is upon us, you guys. Here are this weekend’s mostly Pride-related transit advisories …

Transgender March
On Friday the annual Transgender March will begin at 6:45 p.m. from Dolores Park. The route will be as follows: north on Dolores Street, east on Market Street and north on 7th Street into U.N. Plaza.

The following Muni lines and routes will be affected:

· F Market
· J Church
· 5 Fulton
· 6 Parnassus
· 9 San Bruno
· 19 Polk
· 21 Hayes
· 22 Fillmore
· 33 Stanyan
· 47 Van Ness
· 49 Van Ness-Mission
· 71/71L Haight-Noriega

Pink Saturday
On Saturday the Pink Saturday event will be held from 6 p.m. to midnight. The following Muni lines and routes will be affected:

F Market
J Church
L Owl
22 Fillmore
24 Divisadero & 24 Owl
33 Stanyan
35 Eureka
37 Corbett

Golden Gate Triathlon
The Golden Gate Triathlon will take place on Sunday at 6 a.m. in the Presidio. 400 participants are expected to participate at the event.

The 29 Sunset Muni Route will be affected.

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Transit News: Bikes on BART, Muni restrooms, Central Subway funding, BART fire


Photo by WarzauWynn

  • Muni Driver Accused Of Killing Alleged Pimp (SF Appeal)
  • Pilot program will allow bikes on BART all day on Fridays in August (BART.gov)
  • Muni employees calling for more bathroom facilities on routes (SF Examiner)
  • Muni asks drivers to hold it in while new bathrooms get approvals (SF Public Press)
  • Blaze near BART may be suspicious – 3 sought (SFGate)
  • Funding delays could increase cost of Central Subway (The Bay Citizen)
  • Muni: “Glad Bag Bus” Yanked Out of Service (SF Weekly)
  • First batch of new BART cars set to arrive in 2015 (Examiner.com)

Your Weekend Muni Transit Advisory

Another busy weekend is in store for San Francisco. Tomorrow, temperatures are forecast to reach 80 degrees. Stay hydrated and keep applying that sun screen, folks!

Here are SFMTA’s weekend transit advisories:

U.S. Open Championship
The US Open at The Olympic Club began Monday, June 11 and will continue through Sunday, June 17. U.S. Open shuttles operate from the Colma BART Station and Candlestick Park to the event. For more details about the event and transportation, please visit www.usopen.com.

While the 18 46th Avenue is affected by the event, it is also the best Muni service to use to get to the U.S. Open. Please visit the U.S. Open page on www.sfmta.com for more details.

North Beach Festival
On Saturday and Sunday the North Beach Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

The following Muni routes will be affected:

· 30 Stockton
· 39 Coit
· 45 Union/Stockton
· 8X Bayshore Express

Juneteenth Celebration
On Saturday and Sunday the Juneteenth Celebration will take place on Fillmore Street between Post and Turk streets from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Please visit San Francisco Juneteenth for more details.

The following Muni routes will be affected on Saturday and Sunday:

· 5 Fulton
· 22 Fillmore
· 31 Balboa
· 38 Geary

Juneteenth Parade
The Juneteenth Parade will begin on Saturday at 11 a.m. starting from the African American Art and Cultural Complex on Fulton Street. It will proceed north on Polk Street, west on McAllister Street, north on Webster Street, west on Turk Street, north on Scott Street and east on O’Farrell Street to the Burl L. Toler Campus.

The following Muni routes will be affected on Saturday:

· 5 Fulton
· 22 Fillmore
· 31 Balboa

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