Transit News: ACT boss quits, Muni cameras, BARTable website, Muni ethics violations, Muni upgrades

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Here are the latest Bay Area transit headlines. Check out our News section for more.

  • AC Transit boss quits just ahead of dismissal meeting (Contra Costa County Times)
  • David Chiu wants Muni buses to keep their enforcement cameras on (SFGate)
  • New website highlighting “BARTable” destinations is launched (BART.gov)
  • Muni contract sparks scrutiny, talk of ethics violations || Update (SF Examiner)
  • Man suspected of pushing man in front of Muni train charged with attempted murder (KRON)
  • Muni’s vow: Service upgrades coming this month, this fall, next February (SFGate)
Category: News

BART ‘baseball card’ will get you ready for Opening Day

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Can you hear that crack of the bat? Can you smell the popcorn and hot dogs? Are you even more frustrated riding the N-Judah anytime after 4 p.m. on a weekday?

These are all indicators that baseball season has arrived. The good folks at TransForm are celebrating in a rather unique way:

“Opening Day is just around the corner—and we thought your readers would appreciate our handy BART baseball card with key stats about the region’s most baseball-oriented transit system. Check it out in our latest blog post.”

Judging by the stats up above, I think BART has a chance of winning it all this year. Max train speed of 80 mph!

Those of you who are graphically inclined: We request Muni, AC Transit, SamTrans, and VTA “baseball” cards to add to our collection. Thanks!

If you’re not already familiar with them, one of TransForm’s goals is to ensure that we have a BART system that works. Get more information at the Save BART website.

Join us at Muni Diaries Live on Saturday, April 18, for a night of true, hilarious, weird, and sweet stories that can only happen on Muni! Grab a ticket and we’ll see you there!

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Muni appears in tattoo declaring love of San Francisco

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Hot on the heels of our post yesterday about a guy whose tattoo honors his Muni-driving grandfather, Muni rider Matt sent us the following explanation.

Keeping with the theme of Muni tattoos, here’s another one to add to your collection.

I’m a transplant but fell in love with this city immediately upon moving here. I’ve decided I’ll die here one day. My sleeve is a tribute to the things in the city that played a part in my swooning for SF. The F line is one of the coolest things ever.

It’s not the first F-Market tattoo we’ve seen: This post was about an F-Market tattoo with the words, “The city is my sweetheart” inscribed below the streetcar.

Keep ’em coming, Muni and SF lovers!

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Tattoo honors Muni driver grandfather

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This blows me away on so many levels. I’ll just leave it here for you to be blown away by.

“William Ochoa, popular driver of the Municipal Railway’s No. 37-Corbett line, was named the June “Muni Man” of the month yesterday. Ochoa, 49, who holds two safe-driving awards, join the [sic] Muni in 1947″

Check out these other rad Muni tattoos:
Another Muni worm tattoo surfaces
Muni Transfer Tattoo Honors Family, Bernal Heights
Muni Tattoos Revisited
Hey, That’s My Tattoo! Girl Reunites With Her Muni Tattoo

h/t: Mo’ Better Tattooing: “Tattoo of an article his grandfather was in. Year 1964, he has been a Muni Bus driver for 30years straight and has not missed one day of work!”

Join us at Muni Diaries Live on Saturday, April 18, for a night of true, hilarious, weird, and sweet stories that can only happen on Muni! Grab a ticket and we’ll see you there!

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Muni shopping list: butt pillows

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This proves so many theories: 1) Not everyone uses smartphones to do everything; 2) Muni is there to serve (see #1); 3) We all lose things from time to time, and 4) #3 really sucks.

Losing shopping lists especially sucks when you’re in need of butt pillows.

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h/t Muni rider Ellen: “Someone who rode muni earlier today needs more butt pillows in life. Don’t we all”

Join us at Muni Diaries Live on Saturday, April 18, for a night of true, hilarious, weird, and sweet stories that can only happen on Muni! Grab a ticket and we’ll see you there!

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