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Over at Muni Time Capsule this morning, we posted a photo of some Muni maps from the decade leading up to the Great Depression. The charm here is anything but depressing.
Have a look — there’s even an instance of “Muny” as an actual acronym!
Photo by Thomas Hawk
The proposal was approved by the SFMTA board a few years ago, but opposition from then-Mayor Newsom pushed the idea off the table. Now it’s seeing a second life.
What do you think of the idea of increasing parking meter hours to cover Muni’s $19.6 million deficit over the next fiscal year? Will it work?
Lots more info over on Streetsblog’s post. Check it out.
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FiDi is just a clusterfuck this evening. Our own Laura O. (@caltraindiaries) reports that as of 6:40 p.m., Second Street between Market and Mission is a big mess with four stopped Muni busses, a huge semi trying to back out of an alley, and a 12-Folsom mistakenly turned onto the intersection.
Explanation from the Muni operator on scene? A 21-StantonHayes died and that all the buses were “out of air.”
Another photo from Laura:
Out of air? We’ll keep you posted when we get more information.
On the scene? Tweet at us @munidiaries!
Update (7:37 p.m.): Official word from Muni spokesman Paul Rose has more details on the accident. Take it from the bicyclists among us: be very careful riding on tracks, even if you think you’ve got it under control:
It appears that a bike tire became stuck in track on the street and ejected the cyclist underneath the bus. The cyclist was transported to hospital with what appears to be life-threatening injuries.
Original Post:
A bicyclist was serious injured when his wheels were caught on a Muni track at New Montgomery and Market this afternoon. First alerted by @IRideMUNI, we have eyewitness reports via Twitter from Muni Diaries readers on the scene:
@teklex: Never a good sign when cops are taping up Market Street and Monty, a bus is dark, and there’s a riderless bike propped next to bus.
@msmugler: 2 buses were involved. If memory serves, a 31 and a 38…cops have the whole area taped off. Detectives all over.
@kimcumber: Accident on Market Street. Muni lines rerouted to Mission between Beale and 3rd Street.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that after he caught his wheel on the Muni track, the man fell under a bus:
The bus, an outbound 31 Balboa, rolled over the man at the intersection of Market and New Montgomery streets at about 4:41 p.m. , said San Francisco Metropolitan Transit Agency spokesman Paul Rose.
Outbound Market Street transit is being diverted to Fourth and Mission and inbound to Mission and Third.
Were you on the scene?
Be careful out there, everyone.