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Because some adults need help chewing their food and tying their shoelaces, BART has put together this tutorial on how not to be an asshole.
A list of no-shit BART rules of thumb:
There you have it. Thanks, BART. Now we no longer have to deal with any of these transgressions ever again, right?
Did you think they were going to use TLC’s “No Scrubs” as the soundtrack, also? Because at first, I thought they might just use “No Scrubs” as the soundtrack.
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Oh hey, here’s your weekend transit advisory from the SFMTA. Nothing too exciting happening this weekend except for some street repairs and unveiling an art installation called “Caruso’s Dream.” Be sure to check if your line’s affected by the repair work.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Repair and Maintenance Projects
Beginning at 9 p.m., Friday through 4 a.m., Sunday, crews from the SFMTA, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Department of Public Works and PG&E will perform maintenance work along Market Street and at various locations:
Market Street between Fremont and 3rd streets
Market Street at 1st Street
Spear Street at Market Street
Spear Street at Mission Street
Kearny Street between Post and Market streets
3rd Street between Market and Mission streets
There will be no street closures required for this project.
The following Muni lines and routes will be affected during the course of the work:
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Update (8:23 a.m., Friday): Per SFBay report Jerold (below, in comments): The surplus is $22.2 million this year and $15 million the following year. There is also a recommendation to increase Muni service by five percent this year and five percent next year.
Original post: We linked to an SFGate story in our transit news roundup the other day. The story talks about several different proposals being shopped out concerning SFMTA’s budget for the next couple of years, and something gave us pause: a cash fare hike from $2 to $2.25, and a 300-percent increase in the single-ride cost for F-Market streetcars.
But that’s not all! Missing in SFGate’s report is the fact that SFMTA is actually running a surplus, its first in recent years. ABC 7 has the details:
“The Metropolitan Transportation Agency that runs Muni is facing a surplus and there are many different ways the public could benefit. At the hearing [on Tuesday], the agency was asking the public where some of that extra money should go.”
ABC 7 does not mention the amount of the surplus. Proposals for how to spend the money, however much it is, include:
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