Muni’s New M Line
Photo by Here and There and In Between
Oh hey, looks like Muni’s planning a new M line? Will there be antlers in the front?
Photo by Here and There and In Between
Browse SF transit history in new, interesting ways
Oh, so this is cool. Fred Chasen, Raymon Sutedjo-The, and Charles Wang built a neato web toy that chronicles the long history of transit in San Francisco. I started looking at this one day last week while at work, and well, didn’t get much else done for like an hour.
Curious about what transit was like before your grandpappy was even born? Check out SFTransitHistory.com.
Hat tip: Huffington Post
Your Weekend Transit Advisory: Asian Heritage Festival, Wine festival, Bay to Breakers, Giants games (Monday-Wednesday)
Lots on tap this weekend. Consider these transit advisories, and plan accordingly. Enjoy!
Asian Heritage Festival
On Saturday the Asian Heritage Street Festival will be held in front of the Asian Art Museum from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more details, please visit www.asianfairsf.com.
The following Muni routes may be affected:
· 5 Fulton
· 19 Polk
· 31 Balboa
Uncorked! SF Wine Festival
The 8th annual Uncorked! SF Wine Festival will be held on Saturday at and around Ghirardelli Square between 1 and 6 p.m. Please visit www.ghirardellisq.com.
The following street closures will be required 12 a.m. to midnight, Saturday:
· Beach Street between Larkin and Polk streets
· Polk Street between North Point and Beach streets
The 19 Polk Muni route will be affected.
Athletic Association Event
The 108 Treasure Island Muni route will be affected from 6:15 a.m. until 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.
Bay to Breakers Race
On Sunday the race will begin at 7 a.m.
Baseball Game Traffic Reroutes
The San Francisco Giants will play three home games against Washington Nationals beginning Monday and Tuesday at 7:15 p.m., and 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, at AT&T Park.
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.
Five Faith-Restoring Muni Moments This Week
Photo by Jeremy Brooks
This week’s top Muni moments gave me hope for humanity again. As told to Muni Diaries, here’s what happened on the bus this week:
1. “A fellow rider and I paid another dude’s fare and we each got sweet gel pens in return!”
2. “The Muni driver I had this morning is the same one I have taking me home and she asked how my day was. I love her.”
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Here’s Your Daily Dose of Cute
Photo by sucka free
Sure, there’s a lot of gross stuff on Muni. But from time to time there’s also this refreshing adorable scene.
Photo via sucka free.
Muni driver fails to use indoor voice on the phone
Last week, we asked what you think of excessing blabbing on Muni during the morning commute. Opinions vary.
Around the same time, Blair (she of the 12-Folsom Fix-It Fame) sent us this dispatch:
“What do you do when it’s [the] Muni driver talking SOOO loudly on their phone??????”
If you’re Oscar the Grouch (see photo above), you … grouch.