Making Spirits Bright on Muni

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Photo by torbakhopper

You thought the holidays were over? LOL. Muni rider Wendy relays the following.

The subway was backed up yesterday afternoon so I had to take an above ground bus from Civic Center to the Financial District. Taking the above ground is something that I usually hate having to do because it takes forever. I hopped on the first bus to come along, which was an F Market.

A group of teenage girls who boarded at 5th Street started singing in the back. The bus driver got on the intercom and asked if they’d maybe sing some Christmas carols instead, which they gladly did. The next thing you know, the driver has joined in over the intercom and then suddenly, there was an entire F Market streetcar singing Jingle Bells and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

The holidays might be over but there was certainly enough cheer left to spare today.

What’s the haps on your bus?

Always feel like somebody’s watching you on Muni

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Photo by MarkPritchard

I’m sure many of you will be thrilled to know that Muni is set to implement a $5.9 overhaul of its surveillance cameras. Thanks to a grant from the federal government, SFMTA officials will now be able to monitor sounds and images from Muni vehicles in real time. Yep.

Via NBC Bay Area:

“The information we receive from the surveillance video is very helpful for authorities and Muni personnel,” SFMTA’s Paul Rose said. “The authorities are able to investigate crimes and find out what took place and use that as leads for their investigation.”

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Best Caltrain Apology

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When in doubt, always address your audience in a presidential manner:

“The award for best way to apologize for a track delay goes to #CalTrain,” @actualkris observed.

Oh, by the way, are you following us on @caltraindiaries? You can get a daily dose of commuter life in the Peninsula: cell phone convo that should require an NDA, tragically failed pickup lines, of course, toenail clipping.

Free Muni for Youth Applications Available Now

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Starting today, SFMTA is accepting applications for the storied Free Muni for Youth program, which was finally adopted in December. SFGate’s City Insider has the story:

To be eligible for the program, kids must be San Francisco residents between 5 and 17 and from households with annual gross incomes below the Bay Area median income. That varies by household size but for a household of two, it’s $82,400; three, $92,700 and four, $103,000. Applicants must have or get Clipper cards.

Qualified youth will get a free Muni pass until they turn 18 or the program ends. It is scheduled to begin on March 1 and continue for at least 16 months.

To apply, go to SFMTA’s Free Muni for Youth page.

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