Your place to share stories on and off the bus.
Photo by Octoferret
And don’t forget to submit your Muni story to our 100 Days, 100 Muni Stories feature. Muni turns 100 later this year, and we’re gathering 100 of your Muni stories to help celebrate. The best stories will be featured on ads on the bus, so send us your story today.
See what parts of the city make it into his new works. Of course, our (slightly biased) favorite ones feature Muni zooming by.
Details:
Opening party: Pieces of the City
Secession Art and Design
3361 Mission Street, San Francisco
Friday, April 6, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Check out Nate’s other works and collection of urban-cool shirts and onesies at New Skool.
Art by Nate1
Photo by waltarrrrr
Among the more memorable things said:
Mayor Ed Lee: “Muni is such an important part of every San Franciscan’s life.” (We couldn’t agree more!)
Supervisor David Chiu: “Love it or hate it, everyone has a Muni story.” (YES!!!!!)
Just after the speeches, VIPs got on board Car No. 1 and went for a stroll down Market Street. Car No. 1 first entered service on Dec. 28, 1912, when Muni was first launched. The historic streetcar is set to join the F-Market/Wharves fleet. We can’t wait to ride it.
As a part of the centennial celebration, Muni Diaries is launching our “100 Days, 100 Muni Stories” project: your story can appear in an ad inside the bus! Sounds like Supervisor Chiu has at least a story or three.
Here are some photos from this morning’s event. Special thanks to Market Street Railway for all its hard work getting these moving museums back into service.
Car No. 1 makes its way down Steuart before turning west onto Market
Sen. Feinstein and Mayor Lee unveil the official Muni centennial logo
Your Muni story can be long, short, or even a funny tweet. We’ll choose two of the best stories on Muni Diaries — thanks to SFMTA’s help, portions of the winning stories will appear on advertisements inside the bus. Yes, your clever wit and your name can make an appearance on buses citywide.
So tell us your best Muni stories (use the hashtag #100MuniStories)! Need inspiration? Check out our archive of favorite Muni tales. See all the centennial celebration events at SFMTA’s official Muni centennial site.
Muni Diaries “100 Days, 100 Muni Stories” graphic design is by Lisa Wong Jackson. Check her out at Good on Paper.
Photo by visnup
Two San Francisco supervisors have proposed new laws that would force Muni operators to allow baby strollers on Muni unfolded. According to SFGate, it currently is up to the driver whether to allow strollers (news to us). More from SFGate on the current situation:
If it is allowed, the baby must be removed and the stroller must be folded up. The policy also prohibits parents with strollers from using wheelchair lifts and “special ramped platforms” for boarding a bus.
Families are apparently leaving the city, and the supervisors hope that this policy change will slow that phenomenon down.
Read the rest of the report on SFGate. And let us know what you think about this proposal.