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This week’s transit news for you, which we can best sum up as, “Don’t touch anything on BART.”
Rock ‘n’ Roll San Francisco Half Marathon
On Sunday the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Francisco Half Marathon will begin at Great Highway and John F. Kennedy Drive. The race will start at 6:30 a.m. The 13.1-mile course will take runners across the Golden Gate Bridge and back through the city to finish at Civic Center. For more event details, please visit http://runrocknroll.competitor.com.
The following street closures will be required:
Note: Local access will be allowed. Motorists are encouraged to avoid the event area until after the race has finished. San Francisco Police Department personnel will be present along the course to direct traffic.
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Photo by Jeremy Brooks
April 1 is probably not the best day to stage a political protest, especially if you’re going to be wearing unitards. Muni rider @Jessica sent over the photo above, in which people dressed in oddly colorful unitards and “GMuni” yoga balls blocked a Google bus in the Mission.
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Critical Mass
On Friday at 6 p.m., the Critical Mass bicycle ride will begin at Justin Herman Plaza.
There will be heavy traffic in the area. Motorists are advised to allow extra travel time.
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Ever had a scary moment when you realized you were standing too close for comfort to an approaching subway train? Chicago subway riders had that experience times a thousand Monday when a train at the O’Hare International Airport jumped the tracks, careening up a escalator and set of stairs before stopping. More than two dozen people were injured in the crash, believed to have been caused by the train’s operator falling asleep at the controls.
See the dramatic video here.
Uh, yeah … holy crap. After seeing this, we don’t care how slow Muni moves.
h/t Gizmodo