Pilgrim waits for the ‘Muni Mayflower’
Because Thanksgiving.
h/t Muni rider Jing: “No big deal, just a #Pilgrim, hat and all, casually waiting for the #38Geary bus this morning.”
These Muni seats reserved for cute dogs
Or so says our friend Ronn Vigh: “Didn’t realize Muni changed their signs to “these seats must be vacated for seniors, disabled & dogs.” Um, DUH, Ronn!
Video: Muni operator has a very surprising reason for driving the bus
At Muni Diaries Live last month, expert Muni rider and comedian Cara Tramontano told the story of coming home from the Punchline Comedy Club, wherein she discovered the joys of Muni driver Edison. Watch the video to find out the surprising events that prompted Edison to start driving the bus.
If you run into Edison, please give him a high five for us. We love random Muni driver kindness, like this driver who stopped for a baby bird. Or this driver who helped out a blind man.
Featured image by @coastallocal
Transit News: Geary BRT opposition, BART retail booths, Central Subway tour, tech buses
- (Surprising no one) Merchants to decry Geary Bus Rapid Transit project (SF Examiner)
- ‘Curated’ Retail Booths Arrive at BART Stations (SFist)
- Central Subway project walking tour shows light at end of tunnel (SF Chronicle)
- Corporate buses, symbol of changing San Francisco, gain approval (SFGate)
Video: Elbo Room sound guy’s Muni B2B ride to top all others
Elbo Room sound dude Gabriel took the Muni Diaries Live stage last month with a story about cutting his SF teeth on Muni, of all places. Riding public transit can really change your perspective of what you should and shouldn’t be afraid of in life, Gabe says. And how did he learn this? By hauling the remainder of his B2B float on Muni while under the influence of Jell-O shots, of course.
There’s nothing like Bay to Breakers to create some sympathy for your fellow Muni riders. From a suburban beginning through Everclear-laden Jell-O shots aboard a pirate ship B2B float, Gabe tells us about how one Muni ride can change how you see San Francisco.
Hip hip hooray! The Muni wires will stay!
In a swift defeat of what could very well be the dumbest idea to hit San Francisco ever (and there sure is stiff competition in that realm), the Super Bowl planning committee has withdrawn their own plan to remove Muni’s overhead trolley wires around Justin Herman Plaza.
The SF Examiner has the story:
A representative of the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee apparently said in a phone call to Supervisor Jane Kim’s office that after some analysis the committee decided it would not move through with plans to remove Muni wires.
There was no mention during the phone call of the public backlash to the plan, according to Kim’s office.
Great news, although, as Market Street Railway points out, the F-Market route will essentially be cut in half, with bus substitutes running west up Market Street and streetcars remaining along the Embarcadero. Several bus routes will be rerouted as well.
About the wires, though, Kim had this to say:
“I’m gratified that the Super Bowl 50 committee took another look at the idea of removing overhead Muni wires for the Super Bowl festival, and decided not to pursue that idea. The impact on commute times and work productivity for the folks that make San Francisco work would have been burdensome, not to mention the possible consequences for bicyclist and pedestrian safety. Those were my greatest concerns, so I’m happy that this was resolved.”
You can read the whole story over at the Examiner’s site.
Done and done. No need for the petition. But please don’t stop sharing your rad photos of Muni wires!
Photo by Lynn Friedman