Photo diary: I’m all wet
Okay, I totally ripped this off the Twitter wires without asking. Hope that’s cool with you, @girljournalist. I figure this photo sums up all of our experiences on Muni today this week.
Stay wet and beautiful!
Category: Photos
Weekend Photos: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop
Photo by Flickr user kayveeinc
The fare hike, that is.
Today in BART news, CBS5 reports that at least two BART board members are in favor of a new fare hike for transbay tube users. No definite word yet so stay tuned on BART Diaries to see this developing story. And remember that on Monday, MLK day, BART will be operating on the Saturday schedule.
Enjoy these moody and nearly monochromatic photos (it’s that kind of day for me today!). As always, send us your stories and pics on BART!
Photo by Flickr user jgatts
Photo by Flickr user artbandito
Photo by Flicker user mikedthron
Ok, for giggles from the No Pants ride last Sunday. I can’t get over this man’s outfit:
Photo by Flickr user Klara Kim
Weekend Photos: Looking out on San Francisco
Photo by Flickr user jwhiteman
I simply do not believe that another week has past. That must mean that 2006 2010 is almost over, right? So fast.
So a couple of bombshell Muni news stories dropped just before this post published. The first, and perhaps most crucial, is Streetsblog SF’s report that SFMTA is now considering a second round of major service cuts in May to close its still astounding nearly $17 million budget gap. Cuts would affect every line, and hike fares on the F, cable cars, and express buses. Ouch.
Also late-breaking, KRON reports that Muni stabbing suspect Bobby Brown was found competent to stand trial for his alleged crimes. We find that hard to believe, but then, we’re not lawyers.
There was also this report from The Thin Green Line (an SFGate blog) about how Muni’s ridership and on-time performance numbers are holding steady. You take the good with the bad, I guess.
The weekend advisory from MTA says that rail work on the L-Taraval line will be on hold for the weekend. Also, on Monday (i.e., MLK day), parking meters will be enforced. Enjoy your holiday, if you’re lucky enough to get one!
Photo by Flickr user jwhiteman
Photo by Flickr user daniellallanlefebvre
Photo by Flickr user captin_nod
Photo by Flickr user daniellallanlefebvre
Do you sleep on Muni?
Flickr contributor DavidTakesPics sent the photo above to our Muni Photos Flickr group. It’s not the first photo we’ve seen of someone asleep on Muni; it is, perhaps, the first we’ve seen of someone so camped out as to be totally obscured, under the tent, as it were. Kinda reminds us of a sweet and tender Muni moment from last September, in which two dudes were caught catching their Zs on an unwitting passenger. Hey, sometimes, nature calls.
But we wonder: Do you ever accidentally fall asleep on Muni? Lord knows sometimes your commute is longer than you planned. And sometimes, even the most upsetting ruckus can evolve into white noise, and lull us to sleep. Snoozing on BART is a well-established art, it’s true. Still, BART is no Muni. Is it safe or advisable to get shuteye on Muni?
Also, if you fall asleep on Muni, you’re going to miss all the great stuff that should be on this site. Instead, you might become that stuff.
Sweet dreams …
Photo diary: Just a disco rat on Muni
@spiritanimals tweeted us the above photo. And we couldn’t, like, not post it, could we?
BART king spotted in SF Chinatown
Photo by Flickr user justinbeck
Indulge us briefly in a “this is why we love interneting” moment.
Last week, we posted a video from BART rider Mac showing a lovely creature of such regal proportions riding BART. Lo and behold, commenter Justin chimed in with the above photo: the same lovely lad, spotted and recorded (and beautifully, we might add) in San Francisco Chinatown.
The internet is about 17 people big.