Cool New Muni Fast Pass Posters Feature Your Neighborhood

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It’s no secret that everyone loves those colorful paper Fast Passes. It’s been a few years since they were taken out of regular use, but we found these great Muni posters by designer Brian Toth, who honors his favorite San Francisco neighborhoods in Fast Pass format.

We caught up with Brian to ask him why he created these posters.

The reason I created these was that, like most designers, I’m a huge fan of those old Muni passes. They are iconic, something I will always associate with San Francisco. I currently have a set of Muni Fast Passes from January, 2006, to January, 2011 hanging from my door in my apartment. I thought it would be interesting to use that familiar structure in the passes as a way to highlight some of the many neighborhoods in San Francisco

One of my favorite Muni lines has to be the 22-Fillmore. From Dogpatch to the Marina and all that’s in between, this line is one of my favorites. If you take the time to ride it from one end to the other you really get to see the many aspects of the city we all live in.

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The last time the Adult paper Fast Passes were in use was in 2011. Take a look at all the different incarnations that the paper Fast Passes through the years!

You can get one of Brian’s prints at Society6.

All the popular Muni tweets

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Photo by Sonny Abesamis

And wouldya just lookee there. Many of them are about drinking and the hot, hot heat we suffered this weekend. Coincidence?

  1. To the dude drinking Steel Reserve in the back of the 8x at 7:45 in the morning on a Monday – I salute you.
  2. Drunk guy on Muni yelling random lyrics from Lorde songs. #onlyinSF
  3. So it’s 72 in SF (equivalent to the rest of the world’s 92) & #Muni has the heater on. #MuniIsTryingToKillUs
  4. The #19 bus is like the Mos Eisley of #SFMuni. I only wish I had Obi-Wan to escort me every morning. cc @starwars
  5. If the bus smells like if someone is eating fried chicken is most likely bc someone really is eating fried chicken

This week’s astute Muni observations were made by @taylormadeSF, @IvanVanderbyl, @LorenaBennett, @brendenguy, and @Zurib19. What’s happening on your Muni commute? Tell it to @munidiaries.

May Day Protest Blocks All Muni Buses on Mission

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Our correspondent Laura O (of @caltraindiaries) sent the photo above to us at 6:46 p.m.: May Day protesters are blocking all buses on the corner of 16th and Mission. People holding black flags and signs protesting anything from police brutality to education have taken over the intersection. The southwest entry of the 16th Street BART station is closed. Laura says that about 20 buses are blocked from passing through, and there are four people doing a sit-in at the intersection. The 14-Mission and 49-Van Ness are stuck on Van Ness and is stopping along South Van Ness instead, as of 6:58 p.m.

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People behaving badly on BART

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BART rider Nick enjoyed a greatest hits of bad behavior recently. Here are the goodies, with captions from his point of view.

1. (above) “Gee, you’re precious, but it’s the last fucking train to the East Bay on a Giants game night.”

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2. “I work too hard all day to put my little-ass bag on my lap so an old lady can sit.”

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3. “Wow, I miraculously woke up to transfer to the Richmond line, but I’m still an inconsiderate asshole.”

TBT: Awesome vintage video documents fight to save cable cars

It would be hard to imagine a San Francisco without cable cars. But in the early 1950s, the city nearly moved forward with plans to replace the city’s famed trolleys with buses. The fight to save the cable cars was captured in this very cool 1954 news reel that British Pathé recently uploaded to its YouTube channel along with thousands of other videos. Interesting tidbits: cable cars are “no bigger than an automobile,” and can apparently fit 120 people.

Also in the British Pathé collection is a 1946 video showing cable cars, streetcars, and motor coaches speeding around San Francisco and drivers undergoing reaction tests. Sadly, there is no sound.

Got any old photos on Muni or memories you’d like to share? Use our submission inbox or send us an email.

h/t: CurbedSF

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