Transit News: Subway money, new-look Muni buses, subway drills arriving
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- Central Subway awarded $142 million in federal New Starts funds (Central Subway Blog)
- New look for rehabbed Muni buses (SF Examiner)
- Alert Muni driver Todd Westbrooks honored for saving life (SF Examiner)
- Sketch of BART shooting suspect released (SFGate)
- Central Subway tunneling machines set to arrive in San Francisco; digging expected to start in June (SF Examiner)
Really Good Note From a Stranger On Muni
Ever been on the bus and someone decides to shove you and yell at you? It happened to Muni rider Kimmie the other day, but afterwards a random stranger slipped her this note. Here’s a shoutout from Kimmie to people who are actually nice to other people. Read more
Your weekend transit advisory: Giants games, cherry blossom festival, Cesar Chavez parade
Get out, why don’tcha? So nice outside, with continued nice in the forecast. Here are this weekend’s transit advisories:
Baseball Game Traffic Reroutes
The San Francisco Giants will play five home games beginning Friday through Wednesday at AT&T Park
Two games against San Diego Padres:
· 7:15 p.m., Friday
· 6:05 p.m., Saturday
· 1:05 p.m., Sunday
Three games against Arizona Diamondbacks:
· 7:15 p.m., Monday
· 7:15 p.m., Tuesday
· 12:45 p.m., Wednesday
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.
Cherry Blossom Festival and Parade
The 46th annual Cherry Blossom Festival will take place on Saturday and Sunday. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day with the Grand Parade being held on Sunday. For more event details, please visit www.sfcherryblossom.org.
The following Muni routes will be affected:
· 2 Clement
· 3 Jackson
· 5 Fulton
· 19 Polk
· 21 Hayes
· 22 Fillmore
· 31 Balboa
· 38 Geary
· 47 Van Ness
· 49 Van Ness-Mission
· 76X Marin Headlands
Cesar Chavez Parade and Festival
On Saturday the annual Cesar Chavez Parade will begin at 11 a.m. Participants will gather at 19th Street between Dolores and Guerrero streets at 10 a.m. The festival will be held after the parade on 24th Street between Treat and Bryant streets from noon to 5 p.m.
The following Muni routes will be affected:
· 12 Folsom-Pacific
· 14 Mission
· 14L Mission Ltd.
· 27 Bryant
· 48 Quintara-24th Street
· 49 Mission-Van Ness
· 67 Bernal Heights
I tagged my card and got a citation
I used my clipper card on Muni for the first time this month on April 4. I tagged my card when I entered the Muni on Evans St. at 3:35 pm. My clipper card transaction history shows “Threshold auto-load at a TransLink Device at 3:35 PM.. I have spoken to Clipper customer service and they verified that I tagged my card. When I off-boarded at Embarcadero station, the officer said I did not tag my card and that I added $20 value at 3:45 Pm and issued me a ticket for $103. I was riding on the Muni at 3:45PM after having swiped my card at Evans St. ten minutes earlier. My clipper card transaction history shows that at 3:35PM $20 in value was added to my card; however is does not show that the fare was deducted.
Help! My citation review was denied even though I sent a copy of my clipper card transaction history along with the request for review.
I tagged my card, my transaction history shows that. The Muni system failed to deduct my fare. I had a balance for $9 before the $20 was added!.
I’d appreciate any advice and assistant.
Thank you in advance,
Denise Levin
Five Muni Moments You Missed This Week
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This week’s top five Muni moments contain a Princess Bride reference, tiny dogs, and observations of interesting wardrobe choices on the bus. Get ready:
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