San Francisco hill is not Muni’s friend
Photo by @pulverman
Oops. @pulverman snapped this photo and said,
Bad day defined.
Hope your Monday goes better than this!
Muni goats through the years
We last visited Muni’s grazing goats in October 2012. Turns out they’re not purely nocturnal creatures.
Lindsey spotted these guys scarfing away at the Muni barn at Geary and Presidio. Just in case you wondered whether they were still around. Yes, they are still around.
NOM NOM NOM!
Your Weekend Transit Advisory: Giants, festival, America’s Cup, concerts, 49ers, Western Addition Sunday Streets
Are you guys going to any Giants games? Tickets are hella cheap, finally. Anyone? Anyone?
And other goings-on over the sun-soaked weekend … enjoy it!
Giants Baseball
Beginning Thursday and through Wednesday, the San Francisco Giants will play seven home games at AT&T Park:
· Four games against Arizona Diamondbacks:
o 7:15 p.m., Thursday
o 7:15 p.m., Friday
o 6:15 p.m., Saturday
o 1:05 p.m., Sunday
· Three games against Colorado Rockies:
o 7:15 p.m., Monday
o 7:15 p.m., Tuesday
o 12:45 p.m., Wednesday
The SFMTA advises motorists of the increased congestion in San Francisco and advises commuters to use transit on these dates.
As a reminder to fans and other motorists, the SFMTA will close eastbound King Street between 3rd and 2nd streets beginning in the 7th inning of all Giants home games until the post-game traffic has died down. Drivers on northbound I-280 should avoid taking the King Street exit during this period and use the Sixth Street exit instead. A map showing alternate post-game routes from AT&T parking lots is available on the Giants’ website.
Muni customers may purchase their fare in advance at the Embarcadero Metro Station three hours prior to the start time of each game:
For details about transit service to AT&T Park, including connections from Bay Area transit systems to Muni can be found at www.sfmta.com. Regional transit information for BART, Caltrain and the ferries as well as traffic is available at www.511.org.
Sunset Autumn Moon Festival
On Saturday, the Sunset Autumn Moon Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The following street closures will be required from 3 a.m. to 8 p.m. For event details, please visit www.autumnmoonfestival.org.
The 71 Haight-Noriega Muni route will be affected.
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Top Five Muni Moments This Week
Photo by Generik11
This week’s top Muni moments feature a Christmas tie. It’s not too soon, is it?
- Do you think the 38 drivers feel inferior to the 38L drivers when they get passed by them on O’farrell?
- The look on people’s faces when they realize they got on an express bus by mistake.
- There is a man on the 49 wearing a necktie with a bold Christmas tree motif. ‘Tis the season!
- A man on Muni playing music from his phone just dropped it and it fell apart. Music man 0 – everyone else 1.
- I was pretty convinced the toddler behind me shat on the N-Judah. Then I saw the woman eating tuna.
This week’s top five Muni moments were brought to you by @krystaelaine, @harpersfinest, @kitzerkoo, @lamelsauceda, and @annedcamp. Got your own Muni moment? Tweet it to us at @munidiaries!
Transit News: Muni murder arrest, E-Embarcadero, BART ridership boost, BART talks
Photo by Lynn Friedman
- Lee Sullivan Is Third Suspect Arrested in Connection to Muni Murder (SF Weekly)
- Muni E-Line — From Wharf to Ballpark — May Be Made Permanent (SF Weekly)
- BART Ridership Jumps In Wake Of Bay Bridge Closure (SF Appeal)
- BART unions file complaints to governor, attorney general over negotiations (SF Examiner)
- BART Negotiations Stalled: Both Sides Make Bad Faith Allegations (SF Appeal)
A piggy bank filled with “Overheard on Muni”
Photo by marc.flores
People collect things. It’s one of the things people do. It’s fun, and sometimes borders on sickness.
Grace collects things she overhears in San Francisco. She alerted us to the special room in her house of overheards: Overheard on Muni. Naturally, we bought in.
A sampling:
OH in SF (on the 14L):
Woman: Hey that’s knitting she’s doing! My Dr. says I should learn that cuz it’ll relax my mind, also I need to find an AA meeting.