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Birthday DJ Party Time! Celebrate 4 Years of Muni Diaries

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Illustration by Jay Sacher

Muni Diaries is turning four this month (our first post was on April 3, 2008, in fact), and we want to thank you by throwing you a birthday party! Yes, you: We want to thank every single person who has ever tweeted, commented, contributed a story, or LOL’d at the ridiculousness of life on Muni.

So come party with us on Saturday, April 28, at the Make-Out Room! We’ve lined up great 90s hip hop, free margaritas,  a photo booth, and door prizes. Mark it on your calendars!

Muni Diaries 4th Birthday DJ Party
April 28 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Free!
Make-Out Room
3225 22nd Street
Routes serving the area: BART 24th St. Station, 12, 14, 22, 33, 48, 49, 67

Get down with your fellow riders and celebrate life on the bus!
*Jam to 90s hip hop courtesy of DJ SMA of DEBASER.
* Free el Jimador margaritas!
* Look sharp and hop into the Orange Photography photo booth.
* Munch on free 4505 Meats chicharrones while supplies last.
* All attendees are entered to win prizes from Good Vibrations and Timbuk2
* The Chairman Bao truck will be parked in front of the Make-Out Room! Can you say pork belly?

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Disease-Free BART Seats Are Here! (update)

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Photo by @kwpianist

Update: Really, they’re here. Have you sat on the new vinyl, easily wiped-clean BART seats? They arrived last week, and, according to a Bay Citizen report, have that new -car smell. We’ve got an “after” picture of these new fangled BART seats, fresh from the Twitter wires via @kwpianist. Here is another look, courtesy of @Bookpuppy.

If you’re one of the few riders who’s been lucky enough to sit on the new seats, tweet us about it!

Before:

Photo by the_gain_card

Original post: BART seats are about to become a lot less disgusting. BART has announced a trial run for its new, easier-to-clean, not-cloth-and-cushion seats. Cars with the new seats will be labeled with a decal, and riders are encouraged to participate in a survey to let the agency know what you think.

One hundred BART train cars have been fitted with the new seats and will be integrated into the fleet gradually.

From BART.gov:

Before BART purchases more seats, on-board surveys will be conducted to determine whether or not customers give the new material a thumbs up. The survey period is expected to run between April 21 and May 2.

If you are lucky enough to ride on one of these cars, let BART know about the experience. Feel free to share your thoughts here, too.

And we have to wonder: Once the entire fleet is fitted with vinyl seats, what will the BART Poop Bandit do?

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Transit News: New AC Transit buses, SFMTA layoffs, Caltrain upgrades

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Photo by eviloars

  • Made in Hayward: Bus Maker Finally Wins a Local Contract (Bay Citizen)
  • Media Coverage of Pedestrian Deaths Misses the Big Story (Streetsblog SF)
  • 10 let go at SFMTA were in $100K club (SF Examiner)
  • Muni fares still cheap compared to other U.S. systems (SF Examiner)
  • Five Teens Robbed While Waiting For Muni (BCN via SF Appeal)
  • Rerouted Bus Lines Hurt Business, Neighbors Say (Mission Local)
  • MTC Approves $1.4 Billion Caltrain Upgrade (BCN via SF Appeal)
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Woman Suffers Life Threatening Injuries, Possibly From Muni Collision

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A woman was found on the street last night on Howard and Beale, suffering injuries from a possible collision with the 38-L bus, reports Bay City News via SF Appeal.

From SF Appeal:

A witness told police the bus was traveling south on Beale Street through the intersection and the woman was standing on an island on Beale Street south of Howard Street. The witness then saw the pedestrian in the road after the bus passed by the island, according to police.

A Muni spokesperson told Bay City News that the incident involved a Muni vehicle. The details of the collision are still being investigated.

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