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Eyes up, phones down is a Muni thing, yeah. But wouldn’t it be easier if the stuff we were doing on our phones were available IRL?
BART rider jxh came across these sporty fellas the other day, just goin’ where they were goin’ and enjoying a game of cards along the way. No bigs.
The BART train appears to be a little packed, yeah. But at least these guys weren’t having sex on BART (NSFW) or anything …
Photo by Roshan Vyas
File under: Fewer Things to Worry About
SFMTA announced yesterday that it will pilot a new smartphone app for paying Muni fare. From the press release:
“This mobile fare payment pilot program is part of our efforts to improve the customer’s experience on the Muni system. With this new app, riders will be able to buy tickets on their phones anywhere and anytime,” said SFMTA Director of Transportation, Ed Reiskin. “Customers will now have another convenient option to pay their Muni fares in addition to cash and Clipper.”
The mobile ticketing platform will allow you to buy, store, and use tickets to ride Muni using a smartphone. No pesky cards, you say? Hear hear, we reply!
According to SFMTA, the Muni mobile payment app will include the following features:
… [I]t is part of a broader effort to evaluate smartphone mobile payment options for adjoining Bay Area transit operators that participate in the Clipper card program. The next generation of Clipper card, slated for introduction by 2020, aims to provide multiple payment options to Clipper patrons.
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The Muni mobile payment application will initially be available for iOS and Android operating systems and there will be no change in fare structure. Transfers will still be available for those who pay with cash.
Sign us up!
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Photo by John Herschell
What do you think of harps? I’m lukewarm, myself. I think it’s the visual. Like, if I could just hear their music but not have to watch people actually play them, I’d be okay.
Via Muni rider Khmera: “guy playing the #harp on #SFMuni… he was pretty good. #AsianGrandma wasn’t having it though.”
Image via The New York Times
Lookthehellout, Bay Area manspreaders!
In a recent editorial, the San Francisco Chronicle discussed our local need for transit etiquette campaigns similar to those we’ve previously reported in cities like New York, Japan, and Paris. Here’s the kicker:
“‘Oh, we’re on it,’ said Paul Rose, spokesman for San Francisco’s Muni. Muni has etiquette tips (like the one about giving up your seat for the elderly and disabled) posted throughout the system, but Rose said that this year it plans to survey riders about their concerns for an expanded campaign.”
Well then, Muni riders, let’s give Mr. Rose and the SFMTA a hand here. Sound off on your top five beefs with other Muni riders. Last time we checked on your pet peeves, the list almost literally went on and on and on …
Photo by Robert Couse-Baker
Another New Year’s Eve has come and gone, and we all seem to have escaped largely unscathed. How was your Muni experience Wednesday evening? Here’s what some of your fellow Muni riders had to report:
This week’s Things on Muni is brought to you by fellow Muni riders @heidi, @Fratterfield, @aicelanne, and @schwalove. Share the LOLs here: @munidiaries.