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Weekend Photos — First Week of the New Decade on Muni

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muni snacking
Photo by Flickr user brandi666

Before we get into this week’s happenings, I have to point your attention to the above photo of a young, impossibly cool Muni rider. God, I couldn’t dream to be that cool at that age. Or now, actually.

We started off the first week of the year, unfortunately, with a Muni crash of the 19-Polk, when both the bus and the truck driver ran the stop sign, as shown in a video released by the SFMTA. Another piece of disturbing news: The SFAppeal reports an assault and robbery on Muni when a person who was texting on the bus was punched and had his/her phone stolen. Hey, can’t we all get along?

In better news, I hope you’re ready rock 2010 on Muni this Sunday at the No Pants ride! Last year we spotted a gentleman wearing no pants and carrying a pineapple for inexplicable reasons. I can’t wait to see who will top that this year.

Enjoy these photos and don’t forget to add your own pics of Muni at our Muni photo pool.

Have a great weekend, everyone.


Photo by Flickr user Daniell Lefebvre

365/236 Montgomery to Castro
Photo by Flicker user Noodles and Beef

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Photo by Flickr user andy54321

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BART photo roundup

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Riding on BART
Photo by Flickr user LeeFlicksPhotos

It’s a new year. Posting has been spotty here at BART Diaries, half owing to our respective vacations, and half owing to, well, a lack of content. That means you, dear reader: It’s time to spread the word about BART Diaries. Tell your friends, your families … hell, tell your fellow BART passengers how fun it is to share and read BART stories. Remember: This site is nothing without your submissions.

In BART-related news, the trial of former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle got under way this week in Southern California. There were protests outside the courtroom, natch. It ain’t gonna be purty. Mehserle is being tried for the Jan. 1, 2009, murder of BART passenger Oscar Grant. If you didn’t know that, now it’s safe to come out from under that rock.

BART also began issuing passes to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans on active leave. Very nice of the agency, wethinks.

And now, for more BART photos. Don’t forget: Another great way to tell it like it is on BART is by joining and contributing to our BART Photos Flickr group, from which we get so much of the beautiful art that adorns the posts on this site.

Happy weekend!

boarding bart at 16th and mission
Photo by schlachet

Dog on BART
Photo by echoes71

Firemen on the Rotunda
Photo by grimreynard

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San Francisco: Our Beautiful Town

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Yeah, we know there’s poop and pee and trash and nutjobs all over the damn place. But at the end of the day, San Francisco really is a pretty place.

Last week, we came across Pictory, “a one woman operation” collecting photos that tell a story. The woman, Laura Brunow Miner, put together her first compilation honoring the beauty of San Francisco. And what would a pictographic showcase of San Francisco be without a shot of one of our famed streetcars?

The above image was shot by Beijing-based photographer Owen Tiam, who was gracious enough to let us run it here on Muni Diaries.

See more of Owen’s photos here.

See the rest of the San Francisco showcase on Pictory here.

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Weekend photos: My Favorite Bus Stop

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My Favorite Bus Stop
Photo by eviloars

Among other things, this week saw the beginnings of what we hope is a concerted effort on behalf of SFMTA to alert Fast Pass holders of the Jan. 1 increase in the cost of Fast Passes. Details are here.

We also learned that Muni isn’t the only public transit system suffering service cuts this season. Both New York City’s MTA and the closer-to-home AC Transit reported upcoming slashes to service. It’s hard out there for … all involved.

But our favorite bit of Muni news this week was Mike Sugarman’s report on CBS 5 of one of the new voices of Muni announcements. And how she kinda … yeah, FAILed at that.

All righty then. Have yourselves a merry little weekend.

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Photo by goodpotatoes

Ain't it true
Photo by hereandthereblog

Disabbreviation
Photo by moppet65535

abandoned
Photo by mikedthorn

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The San Francisco that might’ve been

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San Francisco rapid transit plans (1956)
Image from Eric Fischer‘s Flickr account

I honestly can’t recall how I came across this. Twitter? RSS? Email?

In any case, the image above, published to Flickr by Eric Fischer, is a map of proposed subway and elevated train routes through our fair city. I often imagine what could be transit-wise, failing to remember that some of that stuff is more “what might’ve been.” Or, in some cases, it’s “what used to be.” The freeways-all-over-the-damn-place stuff I can do without. These subway lines, on the other hand, are the shiznit.

(This post ran on Muni Diaries yesterday. Share your BART stories today)

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The San Francisco that might’ve been

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San Francisco rapid transit plans (1956)
Image from Eric Fischer‘s Flickr account

I honestly can’t recall how I came across this. Twitter? RSS? Email?

In any case, the image above, published to Flickr by Eric Fischer, is a map of proposed subway and elevated train routes through our fair city. I often imagine what could be transit-wise, failing to remember that some of that stuff is more “what might’ve been.” Or, in some cases, it’s “what used to be.” The freeways-all-over-the-damn-place stuff I can do without. These subway lines, on the other hand, are the shiznit.

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