Your place to share stories on and off the bus.
I’m willing to bet the farm that this guy is sleeping under the “Help Us Keep BART Accessible” sign, just like this fella.
WTF? Is there melatonin seeping out of a vent nearby or something?
Photo by our very own Amy (of Tiny Rides), who says, “And he was snoring.”
Hey dude, I was kidding when I said, “Leggo my Eggo.” You didn’t have to rush off the bus all in a hurry like that.
Muni rider Zann G. found someone’s abandoned breakfast on the bus.
Other useful breakfast items found on the bus: Bagel as back rest!
Burrito Justice and Eric Fischer went underground, y’all. Way underground.
Mr. Justice posts about the tour of the Central Subway’s Mom Chung tunnel-boring machine. It’s scheduled to begin tunneling its way from SOMA to Chinatown this month.
Jealousy abounds.
Visit Burrito Justice for the full recap, including gratuitous GIFs! And check out the Central Subway blog for more information on the project.
Pictured above (by Burrito Justice): A cake of the tunnel-boring machine Mom Chung. What else?
The haps this weekend (and early next week). Have a good one!
Critical Mass
On Friday at 6 p.m., the Critical Mass bicycle ride will begin at Justin Herman Plaza.
Live Nation Concerts
On Friday and Sunday Live Nation Concerts will take place at the America’s Cup Pavilion at Piers 27/29 at 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. respectively. Doors will open an hour before each concert begins. The SFMTA will provide additional service on F Market-Wharves bus line before and after each event:
Pre-concert
· F Line shuttle service will ONLY run between Don Chee Way and Pier 39 beginning at 5:05 p.m.
Post-concert
· Outbound shuttle service will begin at 10 p.m. and will pick up passengers at the Greenwich F Line station
· Regular F Market-Wharves route service will not stop at the Greenwich station
Street Closure for Special Event
On Saturday and Sunday, a special event organized by the San Francisco Golden Gate Ruby Club will require a street closure on Treasure Island.
The 108 Treasure Island Muni route will be affected during the closure.
Union Street Eco-Urban Festival
The annual Union Street Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday on Union Street between Gough and Steiner streets. Please visit Steven Restivo Event Services, LLC for more details.
Fillmore Street will remain open for through traffic, though it may be congested due to crowds. There will be local access for residents on the impacted streets except for Union Street.
The following Muni routes will be affected:
· 22 Fillmore
· 45 Union/Stockton
Statuto Race
The 93rd annual Statuto Race will begin at 9 a.m. on Sunday in North Beach. There will be a five-mile run and a two-mile walk this year. Please visit San Francisco Italian Athletic Club for more details.
The 39 Coit Muni bus route will be affected.
Baseball Game Traffic Reroutes
The San Francisco Giants will play two home games against the Toronto Blue Jays at AT&T Park next week: 7:15 p.m., Tuesday and 12:45 p.m., Wednesday.
The SFMTA advises motorists of the increased congestion in San Francisco and advises commuters to use transit and avoid using the Bay Bridge on these dates.
As a reminder to fans, in order to reduce congestion on city streets after all events at AT&T Park, the SFMTA will close the northbound portion of the 4th Street (Peter R. Maloney) Bridge to all traffic except streetcars, buses, taxis and bicycles during the post-game period. Giants fans parked south of Mission Creek Channel who are heading north of the channel are encouraged to exit to the south along 3rd or 4th streets in order to avoid congestion on King and 3rd streets after AT&T Park events. A map showing alternate post-game routes from AT&T parking lots is available on the Giants’ website.
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.
REMINDER: Overnight Closure for Construction
Overnight closure of northbound Highway 1 (Park Presidio Boulevard/Veterans Boulevard) at Lake Street for the Presidio Parkway construction has been taking place each night. This night closure is expected to last for three weeks with the following hours:
Mondays through Thursdays From midnight to 4 a.m.
Fridays through Saturdays From 1 to 4 a.m.
During the closure, Muni routes 28 19th Avenue and 91 Owl will be affected.
For more information, please visit www.presidioparkway.org.
Photo by echoes71
You guys noted some Muni moments that made our week. I hope the guy found his Chewbacca costume (see below).
Top five Muni moments this week:
In other news, this week I was on the 2-Clement and was sure that the man across from me was taking a photo of me. But I just couldn’t imagine what I was doing that could be so interesting. It’s kind of like blogging-karma slapping me in the face.
This week’s top five Muni moments were brought to you by @tiny_librarian, @thunderlips187, @zarembamf, @sarachristine29, and @rgb_since1981. Got your own Muni moment? Drop it off at @munidiaries!
UPDATE 9:45 a.m. Reports from Twittersphere, from irate commuters like you:
@MrBShah worst case scenario. Nighmareish BART delays and my battery is about to die. Happy Friday! #shouldhavetakencaltrain
@keralajane Our @rideact driver said AC transit is trying to get more transbay buses out to accommodate commuters stranded by #BART FYI
@SJLandes I went home and drove down the peninsula to work… so much for saving the environment with public transportation today. :o/ (Ed note: one of us drove, too, DON’T TELL ANYONE.)
ABC7’s @amyhollyfield via @superxolo MacArthur Bart platform is PACKED:
Are you commuting via BART from the East Bay to San Francisco today? Then you must have seen the delays after the tube wreck early this morning. According to SFGate, “a maintenance truck collided with a rail-grinder working in the tube around 2 a.m. and damaged 380 feet of the electric line that powers BART trains.” No one was hurt.
BART had to run all trains on a single track while crews replaced the damaged sections of the third rail, causing major delays on all four transbay lines.
(Rest of the story on SFGate.)
How was your commute on BART this morning? Let us know via @bartdiaries!