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Still reeling from seeing people getting busy on those oh-so-cozy fabric BART seats? Comfort yourself by checking out the full-scale mockup of the new BART train interiors this week. Between 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. each day from this Tuesday, July 23, to Friday, July 26, you can check out a wooden model of the new BART trains at the MacArthur station in Oakland. Read more
Photo by jyri
The huge corporate shuttles that drive up to your Muni stop and get in the way every morning might finally have to pay to use Muni’s bus stops. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, “Muni wants to share 100 of its stops with the growing swarm of private commuter shuttles, give priority to its own buses and charge a fee to the private operators.”
These corporate shuttles currently use about 250 Muni stops, according to the Chronicle story. The proposed test plan will only last for 18 months, and there hasn’t been a decision on how much the fee will be.
We’ve definitely heard increased complaints from you about these corporate shuttles. Remember when a vigilante Muni rider told the Facebook bus to get out of the way?
This proposal will be presented to the MTA Board of Directors this Friday. We’ll keep you updated.
So, do you think Muni’s new proposal is enough?
Photo by goofcitygoof
Rider Alia received this email from a co-worker about why the coworker is late for work that day:
“I will be a bit late, there is a fire in the Lower Haight and buses were re-routed but for some reason my driver went waaaaaay off course and we are halfway to the Marina now. I’m seeing things I have never seen before. Read more
Let’s just all take a moment, sit back, and appreciate this wonderful shot by Thomas Hawk.
There, that’s better.
You may go on with your day now.
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Photo by torbakhopper
If you were the Muni Lord for a day, what would be your ten commandments of riding Muni? The people on Twitter have spoken, and here are a few rules to live by. Pro tip: be careful who you look in the eye. Read more
Amy’s friend Lauren (not Laura) sends this rad photo from a public-transit vehicle in Thailand. The obvious caption works, but the image is begging for alternatives, supplied by you. Go!
Who knew one could render saffron-robed monks so elegantly in diagram?
h/t Insight Travels