Hey, pothead: You left your joint on Muni
What happened, uncontrollable case of the munchies when the 21-Hayes got to Popeye’s?
Interestingly, headless gummy bears found in a similar situation last year would’ve paired well.
Via missquela.
What if BART ran Muni?
Photo by Andrionni Ribo
Last week, a thought occurred to us: What if the agency that runs BART took its turn running Muni? It’s not necessarily a new question, but it’s a fun thought experiment nonetheless.
Would BART make Muni better? Worse? The same? Would running San Francisco’s buses, metro trains, streetcars, and cable cars actually make BART worse?
Here’s the mixed bag of what some of you had to say (responding to the question over at @munidiaries):
- “all for it. Especially if they bring the BART robot voice to MUNI bus announcements.” @jcsnotes
- “what would be better is if we had a comprehensive Bay Area wide transit system instead of a dozen transit fiefdoms” @biohzrd
- “anything would be better than Muni running muni.” @Jynx69637
- “cons: very noisy underground & wouldnt run 24/7. Pros: much much faster” @Medium_Matt
- “it’d be harder to get pee off the cushioned seats” @CrusaderMaximus
- “if muni could be a closed system with its own right of ways… This is like comparing apples to a shitstorm.” @cripsahoy
- “you would have shorter buses during commute hours for no apparent reason” @bellacantare
- “likely the better of two evils. I’m convinced mta is ran by a chimp who’s addicted to meth.” @richardsondh
What do you think? What if BART ran Muni?
Your Weekend Transit Advisory: Holiday Muni service, Carnaval, Giants games
Memorial Holiday Muni Service and Parking Enforcement
On Monday, Memorial Day holiday, Muni service will operate on Sunday schedule.
Carnaval Parade
On Sunday the Carnaval Parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. The staging area for the parade will be on Bryant Street between 18th and Cesar Chavez streets. Assembly for the parade will begin at 5 a.m. and the parade will finish by 4 p.m.
The following Muni routes will be affected:
· 12 Folsom
· 14 Mission
· 14L Mission Limited
· 27 Bryant
· 33 Stanyan
· 48 Quintara-24th Street
· 49 Van Ness/Mission
· 67 Bernal Heights
Athletic Association Event
On Saturday, the San Francisco Gaelic Athletic Association event will take place at the San Francisco Gaelic Fields on Treasure Island.
Avenue “H” between 11th and 13th streets will be closed from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m.
The 108 Treasure Island Muni route will be affected during the closure.
Baseball Game Traffic Reroutes
The San Francisco Giants will play five home games at AT&T Park from Friday through Sunday and next Wednesday and Thursday:
Three home games against Colorado Rockies:
· 7:15 p.m., Friday
· 1:05 p.m., Saturday
· 1:05 p.m., Sunday
Two home games against Oakland Athletics:
· 7:15 p.m., Wednesday
· 12:45 p.m., Thursday
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 taken 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.
Pop-Up Barber Shop at the Muni Stop
Photo by Russell Kwok
Muni rider redseca2 learned that there is a convenient electrical outlet on Muni shelters that can be put to very interesting use.
The Route: 6-Parnassus, inbound morning commute, a little after 8 a.m.
As the bus pulled into the Haight Street/Buena Vista West stop, some of the regular overnight campers from the park were gathered at the bus stop, but not waiting for the bus. I guess they must of had the day off. Anyway, some of these folk must have long term leases in the park because you come to recognize them, and they are certainly well-versed in the available amenities.
But I was surprised to see a guy with an electric hair trimmer giving another fellow a professional hair cut as he sat in the bus shelter. Read more
Mighty Mighty Good Man on Muni
Are swoons audible? I’m pretty sure I can already hear a collective one over this.
From the tweet-ready fingers of @archijoey:
Dude is carrying a baby and a AgentProvocateur shopping bag — best husband ever or a really odd manny
Cue Salt-n-Pepa’s “Whatta Man,” either way, right?
Horse-powered, music-appreciating public commuter
And this wasn’t during Bay to Breakers. And this wasn’t on a day when Matt Cain pitched.
What has this stallion (or mare) so enthralled?
Via Dani.